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Articles on Excel, Power BI, Power Query, dashboards, and automation—kept focused enough to use in your next project.


Mastering Excel Automation with Office Scripts for Enhanced Productivity
Ever find yourself repeating the same steps in Excel? Copying, pasting, and formatting the same data daily can be tedious. It eats up valuable time. What if Excel could do these boring tasks for you? Good news: it can! Microsoft Excel now includes Office Scripts to automate your daily spreadsheet tasks. PRACTICE MATERIAL BELOW!👇 What Are Office Scripts? Automation is about saving time and avoiding mistakes. If you're doing the same task repeatedly, that's a perfect job for a

MirVel
Jul 20, 20254 min read


From Data to Presentation: How to Combine Power BI and PowerPoint for Impactful Insights
Imagine spending hours perfecting your Power BI reports, only to struggle when trying to present them clearly to your stakeholders or audience. Power BI is excellent for interactive dashboards, but sometimes, a good old PowerPoint presentation is what you really need. The good news? Combining these two powerful tools can take your data storytelling to the next level. In this post, you'll discover simple yet powerful ways to seamlessly integrate Power BI reports into your Powe

MirVel
Jul 11, 20253 min read


Automatically Import Data from Email Links Using Power Query in Excel or Power BI
Have you ever received an email with a link to download a CSV or Excel file, and wished it could just go straight into your Excel sheet or Power BI dashboard? Good news: it can. With Power Query, you can connect directly to these file links—whether they’re public or require Microsoft login—and automatically load them into Excel or Power BI. This blog shows how to do it step by step. PRACTICE MATERIAL BELOW!👇 Why Use Power Query for Email-Based Downloadable Links? (M-code to

MirVel
Jul 11, 20253 min read


How to Use NFC with Power BI: A Simple Guide for Frontline Workers
Imagine tapping your phone on a shelf, a machine, or a patient’s wristband and instantly seeing the right data on your screen. That’s...

MirVel
Jun 29, 20253 min read


ChatGPT Prompts for Data Science & Analytics: A Beginner's Guide
Why Use ChatGPT in Data Science? If you're new to data science or analytics, ChatGPT can be a game-changer in your learning and workflow. This AI chatbot has become incredibly popular for its ability to answer questions, generate code, and provide explanations in plain language. In fact, ChatGPT is one of the trending technologies transforming how data professionals work – it's “revolutionizing the way data scientists interact with machine learning systems”. From brainstormin

MirVel
Jun 22, 20257 min read


Effortlessly Auto-Send Microsoft Forms Responses to SQL Database with Power Automate
In this post, I will guide you through a practical Power Automate flow that captures responses from Microsoft Forms and inserts them directly into a SQL database using a stored procedure. Whether you're gathering survey data, feedback, or operational inputs, this approach automates the transfer of structured form entries into your database without any manual intervention. We’ll use: Microsoft Forms to collect responses Power Automate (Flow) to automate the process SQL Server

MirVel
Jun 16, 20253 min read
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