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Power Query
Have you ever wanted to turn Excel into a fun, interactive trivia game? In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to use Excel’s Power Query to pull trivia questions from an online API, randomize the answers, and display the correct answer with a reveal feature — all without using VBA. By the end, you’ll be…
Ever wish Excel could tell you a fun cat or dog fact every time you click refresh? Good news — it can! In this post, we’ll walk through a short, practical project that uses Power Query to pull random facts about cats and dogs from public APIs directly into your worksheet. Whether you’re a pet…
How to Get Live Weather Data in Excel Using Power Query and Geography Data Types (Includes a Summary of Posts 1-3) Have you ever wanted to turn Excel into your very own weather dashboard? With a few powerful Excel features, like the Geography Data Type, the WEBSERVICE() and FILTERXML() functions, and Power Query, we can…
Using Power Query to Get AM/PM Temperatures by Day in Excel Let’s be honest—weather data inside a spreadsheet might seem like magic. With Excel’s built-in tools like Power Query and the Geography Data Type, we can pull live weather forecasts, break them down by day, and split them into AM and PM temperatures. In this…
Create a Dynamic Weather Forecast in Excel This is the second post in the Weather series. In this post, we’ll walk through how to build a dynamic weather forecast tool using Excel and Power Query. By the end, we’ll be able to simply click Refresh, and Excel will pull in the latest weather forecast based…
Wouldn’t it be great if Excel could automatically generate a list of public holidays based on a single year input? And even better, have that holiday table update all related formulas and schedules across your workbook? Well, that’s exactly what we’re going to build in this post—an automatic calendar in Excel with public holidays, dynamically…
Manually searching for currency exchange rates is a thing of the past. With Excel’s smart integrations, we can now pull real-time foreign exchange data into our workbooks using built-in features and free web APIs. Whether we are looking up current rates or building a currency converter, Excel has all the tools we need to get…
Have you ever wanted Excel to automatically return the City and State when simply entering a ZIP code? In this guide, we’ll explore three reliable methods to make that magic happen. Using Excel Copilot, Power Query, and traditional Excel functions, we’ll show how to pull accurate location data from a ZIP code using a live…
Working with ZIP code data in Excel just got easier. With Power Query and a free web service, we can automatically retrieve city, state, and country details associated with any U.S. ZIP code. This approach is extremely helpful for users managing form inputs, mailing lists, or regional datasets who want to automate the lookup process…
Did you know Excel can be your new favorite Sudoku playground? That’s right! Using a clever combination of formulas, Power Query, or the COPILOT function, we can dynamically generate Sudoku puzzles and solutions directly within our workbooks. In this article, we’ll explore three powerful methods that bring Sudoku to life right inside Excel. Plus, we’ll…