Business Intelligence with Microsoft Power BI - with Material - Text Functions in Power Query

This video tutorial introduces text functions in Power Query, emphasizing ease of use through button clicks rather than coding. It covers merging and splitting columns, basic text functions like upper, lower, and proper case, and advanced text manipulation using left, right, and mid functions with delimiters. The tutorial highlights Power Query's user-friendly features compared to Excel, making data cleaning and manipulation accessible without writing code.

Why are text functions considered important in Power Query?

• They are used for numerical calculations.

• They assist in cleaning and organizing data.

• They are essential for data visualization.

• They help in creating complex formulas.

What is a key feature of merging columns in Power Query?

• It is only possible with keyboard shortcuts.

• It needs advanced Excel skills.

• It can be done using simple button clicks.

• It requires writing complex code.

Which function is used to remove unwanted spaces in Power Query?

• Split

• Trim

• Merge

• Concatenate

What is the purpose of the 'upper' function in Power Query?

• To convert text to lowercase.

• To remove text delimiters.

• To convert text to uppercase.

• To add a prefix to text.

How can delimiters like hash or at the rate be handled in Power Query?

• Using button clicks to remove them.

• By writing custom scripts.

• Through manual editing.

• By using Excel formulas.