The Power Query Editor is launched from the Home tab of the ribbon by choosing Edit Queries from the External Data section.
Once launched, the following screen will be displayed:
Figure 6: The Query Editor
As you might expect, the Power Query Editor interface is similar to, and shares common elements with, the Desktop. The Power Query Editor user interface comprises eight areas. We will cover these eight areas in brief in the sections that follow. You can refer to the preceding screenshot while going through the eight areas.