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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...
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    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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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.