How to Use Power BI with Excel
- George Apostolov
- 05 Sep 2025
Guide
Launch Power BI Desktop and click 'Blank report' to start fresh.
Click 'Get Data' in the Home tab, then select 'Excel' from the common data sources.
Navigate to your Excel file location, select it, then click 'Open'.
In the Navigator window, check the boxes next to the sheets or tables you want to import. You can preview the data on the right.
Click 'Load' to import the data directly.
Your Excel data now appears in the Fields pane. Drag and drop fields to create visualizations in your report canvas.
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