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7 years ago
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No "Get Data" on Excel 2016 DATA tab

Hi

 

I had a problem whicle teaching Power BI today. 

 

I've only started using Power BI in the last 18 months and always used Excel 2016 (with or without Office 365), and used  "GET DATA". I was aware that the 2010/2013 interface is differen.

 

Today, a student's laptop had 2016 on it but the Power BI interface looked more like 2013:

 

I coudn't get data from a folder in the manner I'm sed to.

 

I had a look at the available commands under "Ribbon Otion" but there was no simple"Get Data" option

 

 

I am confused! could anyone explain?

 

Thanks!!

 

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  • v-juanli-msft's avatar
    v-juanli-msft
    7 years ago

    Hi Anonymous 

    I have Excel 2016 (with or without Office 365), i also have the same screenshots as you provide.

    I have no option "Get data" on the Ribbon under "Data".

    If you want to connect to a folder, you could take this way:

     

    When you download Power BI Desktop, you could see "Get Data".

     

    Best Regards
    Maggie

     

    Community Support Team _ Maggie Li
    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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  • v-juanli-msft's avatar
    v-juanli-msft
    Community Support
    7 years ago

    Hi Anonymous 

    I have Excel 2016 (with or without Office 365), i also have the same screenshots as you provide.

    I have no option "Get data" on the Ribbon under "Data".

    If you want to connect to a folder, you could take this way:

     

    When you download Power BI Desktop, you could see "Get Data".

     

    Best Regards
    Maggie

     

    Community Support Team _ Maggie Li
    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.