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Power Query CRUSHES VLOOKUP

byNeil Malek

Power Query CRUSHES VLOOKUP

In this video, we compare your standard use of VLOOKUP – combining two tables – with the Left Outer Join function in Power Query. Spoiler alert: it’s much faster and more powerful.

If you have an older version of Excel (2010 or 2013), install the Power Query Add-in with this link: https://knack.link/MSFT-PQ-2013DL

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