Connecting to Excel files
Since Microsoft Excel is a very commonly used tool for analyzing data, Tableau makes it easy for the users to connect to Excel files.
Getting ready
To use an Excel file as a data source, let's use the sample file that comes with the Tableau installation. Unless you have customized your Tableau installation, you should find the Sample – Superstore Sales (Excel).xls file when you navigate to My Documents | My Tableau Repository | Datasources.
How to do it...
Once you have identified the presence of the sample Excel file, perform the following steps to connect to the Excel file:
- From Tableau's main screen, click on Connect to Data as shown in the following screenshot.
- Under the In a file option, select Microsoft Excel as the connection ...
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