Use Excel’s “Get Data from Folder” feature to import and combine multiple trial balance files into a single query. Clean and transform data using Power Query to prepare it for analysis.

Figure A Transfer the Excel Table into Power Query. How to add a new column in Power Query Our goal is to combine the t-shirt sales by client into a single cell for each client.

When you want to combine values in Microsoft Excel, instead of complex expressions or VBA, opt for Power Query – it’s fast and easy.