In addition, if you make charts from your data, using a table means the chart will automatically update if you add new rows. Tables make it easier to sort, filter and visualize, as well as add new rows that maintain the same formatting as the rows above them. Tables are among the most useful features in Excel for data that is in contiguous columns and rows. So if you've got Power Query on an earlier version of Excel on Windows, a lot of these tips will work for you as well, although they may not work on Excel for Mac.) 1.
And many of the query options in Excel 2016's data tab come from the Power Query add-in for Excel 20. (Note: Keyboard shortcuts will work for the 2016 versions of Excel, including Mac those were the versions tested. Want to get more out of Excel? At Microsoft's inaugural Data Insights Summit last month, several experts offered a slew of suggestions for getting the most out of Excel 2016.
