Using Excel as a Tableau Data Source - Tableau in Two Minutes

In this video we show you how to use Excel as a data source for Tableau so you can visualize your Excel-based data. Knowing how to connect is essential to getting started with Tableau. In fact, that's where I got started!
When you use Excel data in Tableau, you get some unique options for your connections which can help clean and interpret your data for you. We introduce those features in this video, but there are several other videos that may help you with specific aspects of your Tableau to Excel connection.
In this video we cover:
- How to connect to an Excel workbook.
- How to load a sheet.
- How to join different sheets together into one table.
The other videos that might help:
Using the data interpreter: • Using the Data Interpr...
Cross Database Joins: • Cross Database Joins -...

[@jameslucas5590]

Still a great video in 2020. Thank you.

[@mikeuhl9116]

Thank you! This was extremely helpful.

[@hiovanycubillosgomez5901]

that's great job, no stop man

[@mekings0422]

thanks a while lot...................

[@arcaneknight9799]

Does this work with the free version (Tableau Public)?

[@dabangeurope3582]

I have an excel sheet which is being refreshed after every 5 minutes,when I refresh it in tableau,it does not change,what could be the reason please?

[@mariasylviaa7320]

Hai sir... can we import a excel file into tableau desktop and is sample superstore available in tableau desktop 2021 or should we have to install any package

[@turangonul8185]

Thank you so much for this video. it is very helpful. Do you know how can I use an encrypted excel file in tableau? Thanks in advance.

[@penguinanalytics1984]

I think for an encrypted file, you'd have to open in Excel, save as a CSV, then open the CSV in Tableau if it doesn't open when you try the first time.

[@turangonul8185]

@@penguinanalytics1984 Thank you for your answer and your help. I'll try that way. However, this time CSV file would be unprotected in the share drive. Thanks again. Best.

[@juicepotter2967]

can i know where to download the data

[@halaalanazi5847]

i got wrong dates when i open excel in tableau , like i have 25-4-2019 in my excel that is the latest date, but in tableau i get 4-9-2019 as the latest? how to fix it that plz

[@radish550]

Does the Excel file(s) need to be closed prior to connecting it to Tableau or it does not matter whether it is open or closed?

[@penguinanalytics1984]

When I made this video it didn't, but these days it does seem to need to be closed before you can connect to it.

[@jericsayson5073]

File?

[@nickname186]

Dude still has internet explorer

[@user-yq9kr9sy9i]

please share the excel file as well
, no use if you explain the video without sharing the excel file.. very unhelpful