How to Handle Merged and Multi-Row Headers in Power Query

Working with merged or multi-row headers can complicate your data transformation process in Power Query. In this video, we’ll guide you through handling both types of headers, helping you clean up and organize your data efficiently for analysis.

What you'll learn:

The common challenges of merged and multi-row headers in Excel
How to unmerge and transform headers for cleaner data
Techniques for consolidating multi-row headers into a single row
Best practices for automating header cleaning for future imports
By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to handle both merged and multi-row headers in Power Query with ease, ensuring your data is structured correctly for analysis.

00:00 Introduction
01:20 Separate the header rows
01:55 Replace null values
03:00 Rename the columns
06:00 Refine merging the columns