# How to Use Power BI with Excel

> To use Power BI with Excel, launch Power BI Desktop and click Blank report. Click Get Data on the Home tab, select Excel, and open your file. Check the desired sheets or tables in the Navigator window and click Load. Finally, drag and drop fields from the Fields pane to create visualizations.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-use-power-bi-with-excel/
Apps: Excel, Power BI
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a5234ab56e05a00fff516/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. Launch Power BI Desktop and click 'Blank report' to start fresh.
2. Click 'Get Data' in the Home tab, then select 'Excel' from the common data sources.
3. Navigate to your Excel file location, select it, then click 'Open'.
4. 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.
5. Click 'Load' to import the data directly.
6. Your Excel data now appears in the Fields pane. Drag and drop fields to create visualizations in your report canvas.