If you don’t even know what Power Query and the Query Editor are (and I know many many folks that don’t), now’s your chance to get a brief overview. If you’re already familiar with Power Query or you don’t use Excel on a Mac, move along nothing to see apart from curiosity as to how they’ve implemented it (spoiler alert – it’s on a par with the Windows version). I actually use these two features.Įarlier this year Microsoft started the Power-Query-on-the-Mac ball rolling by adding the ability to import data from CSV files and other Excel files but this week came the HUGE announcement that The Query Editor is now available to users on Microsoft 365 Beta Channel.Įxpecting some cut down implementation like the VBA Editor, I gave it a test-drive and was pleasantly surprised. Obviously, no one was ready for the new displays, but please rest assured that we will optimize virtual machine usage in full screen on these new Macs in the future product updates. Was this article helpful Tell us how we can improve it. Hi, Parallels Desktop 17 works stable on new MacBook Pros, as good as on the 'regular' Apple M1 chip, and even better.

Parallels Desktop 17 supports assigning up to 32GB of RAM and 8 CPUs to a virtual machine on Mac computers with Apple M-series chips. I create videos and tutorials on these two features. Parallels Desktop 18 supports assigning up to 62GB of RAM and 18 CPUs to a virtual machine on Mac computers with Apple M-series chips. I deliver training on these two features. This is why my Parallels Virtual Machine is running 24/7 on my Mac. Please make sure that your machine meets the minimum requirements to run Power BI Desktop. Two critical (for me and many others but maybe not for you) features that are missing from the Mac version are Power Pivot / Data Model and Power Query.

When it comes to Excel, today there is near-parity between the 2 platforms (it’s taken a few years to get to that point) however there’s still a way to go. That said, because Microsoft has not yet released an official Power BI desktop for Mac, users must use Windows virtualization to run it. Although I use Excel for Windows in my professional life, in my personal/home life I’ve used a Mac since 2006. Parallels® Desktop for Mac is a fantastic way to run Power BI on M1 and Intel-based Mac computers.

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