The integration is still in its early stages, but it was released on a public preview through the Office Insider program for Mac. Well, in essence is the integration of the new standard Microsoft business-user oriented Data Preparation tool inside of Excel on Mac. OK – with that out of the way, let’s go with part 2: what is Power Query in Excel for Mac? It is not the same as the one that you get on your iOS like your iPhone or tablet, but rather a full desktop experience, but not exactly the same that you might be accustomed to on Windows. What is Excel on Mac? It’s the MacOS specific version of Excel.What is Power Query? Power Query is the Microsoft Data Connectivity and Data Preparation technology that enables business users to seamlessly access data stored in hundreds of data sources and reshape it to fit their needs, with an easy to use, engaging and no-code user experience.In the first one, let’s define some initial concepts: I’d like to tackle this question in two parts. I know quite a few folks that are using their Mackbook Pros to run Windows using Parallels or Boot camp, but never use Excel for Mac and this might be a good reason to start using it. Whether you pick the red or blue pill, you’ll still get Power Query inside of Excel. This blog post won’t be about which OS is better than the other. YES! – I’m not kidding!! I’m almost as shocked as you are.
Power Query can run up to 600% faster on Excel for Mac