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palemi
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Zooming In and Out in Power Query Editor

I am working on a very large table, so I would like to zoom out in Power Query Editor in order to quickly delete numerous columns. Is it possible to zoom in and out in the power query editor? 

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Hi,

 

I think there is no such function in Query Editor, but i have a workaround.

You can use 'Choose Columns' function:

1.jpg

Select the columns you want to keep:

4.PNG

After choosing columns, the result shows:

5.PNG

Hope this helps.

 

Best Regards.

Giotto Zhi

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Turwin
New Member

Old post, but there is a way to zoom in the power query editor:
Zoom in: "CTRL" + "SHIFT" + "="
Zoom out: "CTRL" + "SHIFT" + "-"
Works in Excel and Power BI.

v-gizhi-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi,

 

You can easily delete columns in Query Editor:

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And i advise you using 'DirectQuery' connection mode to get the data.

Reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-directquery-about#when-is-directquery-useful 

 

Best Regards,

Giotto Zhi

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

The information you have provided is not making the problem clear to me. Can you please explain with an example.

Appreciate your Kudos.

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I am referring to decreasing the magnification (the zoom) in the power query window in order to grab more columns at a time. I have a very wide table, so selecting columns manually takes time. The more I zoom out, the easier it is to use Shift to grab multiple columns.

Hi,

 

I think there is no such function in Query Editor, but i have a workaround.

You can use 'Choose Columns' function:

1.jpg

Select the columns you want to keep:

4.PNG

After choosing columns, the result shows:

5.PNG

Hope this helps.

 

Best Regards.

Giotto Zhi

Thank you--this is helpful!

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