Excel 2021 - filter function to only include columns with data

BrerRabbit

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  1. 2021
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I have a table with alot of data and alot of empty columns.

Can I filter where only those columns with data are included? In other words to summarise and condense the table using the filter function?

NameSchoolArt CourseScience CourseMaths CourseEnglish Course
DorothyNew York4.35.9
TimLos Angelos8.27
AlanBoulder63.8
 
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Assuming your table is called Table1, you can do this in Power Query:


Power Query:
let
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
    #"Unpivoted Columns" = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns(Source, {}, "Attribute", "Value"),
    ColumnHeaderColumn = Table.SelectColumns(#"Unpivoted Columns",{"Attribute"}),
    ColumnsToKeep = Table.ToList(Table.Distinct(ColumnHeaderColumn)),
    OriginalSource = Source,
    RemovedNullColumns = Table.SelectColumns(OriginalSource,ColumnsToKeep)
in
    RemovedNullColumns
 
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