Excel 2016 for Mac has a brand new Microsoft Query (MSQuery) and Connection Manager to make creating and managing all of your data connections easier and more consistent with Windows. Let’s take a deep dive into how each of these improvements can help you. Native support for ODBC data connections. Excel 2016 for Mac supports ODBC data connections with SQL Server and Azure SQL Database right out of the box. Activate the worksheet you want to import data to, click the Data tab, and choose From Text button on the Get External Data group. Choose the text file you want to import from the Import Text File window, and then click Import. A Text Import Wizard dialog box will be displayed. See screenshot: 4. Then click Next button, you can set the delimiters your data contains.
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These days we all live and work in a multi-device, multi-platform world, and so when building, one of our key objectives was to make it as easy as possible to transition from using Office for Windows to using Office for Mac and back again. That’s why you’ll notice an interface that’s consistent with what you’d expect when using Office 2016 for Windows, and why we added support for virtually all of the Windows Excel Ctrl keyboard shortcuts. So when it came to working with external data, we applied that same logic: how can we make the experience great and working cross platform easier than ever? External data in Excel 2016 for MacWe examined how we could improve external data for Excel 2016 for Mac and made the following changes:. Excel 2016 for Mac comes with a pre-installed and integrated SQL Server ODBC driver, which we worked hand-in-hand with to provide.
Excel 2016 for Mac has a brand new Microsoft Query (MSQuery) and Connection Manager to make creating and managing all of your data connections easier and more consistent with Windows.Let’s take a deep dive into how each of these improvements can help you. Native support for ODBC data connectionsExcel 2016 for Mac supports ODBC data connections with SQL Server and Azure SQL Database right out of the box. This means several great things for anyone who works with external data:. When creating or refreshing data connections to SQL Server, there are no third-party drivers required—everything you need is included right in the app.
Connections made to SQL Server in Excel 2016 for Mac will work in Excel for Windows and vice versa. Have a workbook with ODBC data connections you’ve been using on Windows and never been able to use on your Mac? Well, now you can with cross-platform compatibility. If you want to connect to something other than SQL Server, we still have several great partners offering to connect to any data source you can imagine.In addition, all of the ways in which you interact with external data are now consistent between the platforms. Looking for that Refresh button?
It’s on the Data tab just as you’d expect.The Data tab in Excel 2016 for Mac. A better way to work with external data connectionsOne of the biggest improvements to working with external data connections in Excel for Windows in recent releases has been the Connection Manager. It provides a central place to see all of the data connections in a workbook, see where they are used, and modify, remove or refresh each one individually. With Excel 2016 for Mac, you now have that same Connection Manager you are familiar with from Windows.
All of your connections are displayed, and you can click any of them to see where they are used in your workbook and to perform any action.The all-new Connection Manager in Excel 2016 for Mac.The Connection Properties dialog has been streamlined as well to match Excel for Windows, so that you now only see the properties that apply to your particular data connection.All of your connection properties are in one place and just like Excel for Windows.However, what good is easier management of your data connections if it’s too hard to create them to begin with? With Excel 2016 for Mac, creating a connection to SQL Server is easier than ever.
On the Data tab, simply select New Database Query SQL Server ODBC, and you are presented with a simple connection dialog. Once it’s filled out, the newly redesigned MSQuery launches.The all-new MSQuery in Excel 2016 for Mac.The new MSQuery experience is very similar to the SQL Query Analyzer that many of you have worked with.
On the left is a listing of the databases and tables in your database that you can explore. At the top right is a color-coded SQL editor, and at the bottom right are the results of any query you run.
Simply enter a SQL statement, click Run Query to make sure it works. Once it does, click Return Data to drop your data right back into your worksheet. And that’s it; your data is now in your Excel workbook, live and ready to use in Excel 2016 for Mac or Excel for Windows!Working with a third-party data provider works the exact same way.
The only difference is that after installing the data provider, you select New Database Query From Database and then select your data provider from the Apple iODBC manager. Now it’s your turn!We think we’ve made huge strides in making external data easier than ever in Excel 2016 for Mac and we hope you do too. And let us know of any questions or feedback you have in the comments!Categories.Filed under:.
Now in Excel 365, we have the area available, which has been described in an older post of mine. The Get & Transform area of the Data tab on the ribbon is superior in terms of Data Connectors and Transformational capabilities.
However though, sometimes we just want to use one of the old wizards to import our data such as the Legacy Wizards.The Legacy Wizards do not appear in the Get & Transform area now, they are just hidden waiting for us to turn them on. Below you can find out How To Turn On The Legacy Wizards In Microsoft Excel 365.We must select the File tab in order to move to Backstage View. Once in Backstage View, from the left of the drop down menu we select the category Options as shown in the image below.Once we select the Option command, the Excel Options dialog box appears, where from the left once more, we select the category Data. Under this category we can Change Options Related To Data Import And Data Analysis, as shown below.At the bottom part of the Data area we notice the area mentioning Show Legacy Data Import Wizards. All we need to do is to activate or deactivate the check boxes at the left of the commands that we need, and which will be displayed in Excel. The commands that are available are the following:. About Smart Office - philippospanMVP:Honored with the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for OFFICE SYSTEM title for the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 by Microsoft, for my contribution and commitment to the technical communities worldwide.Microsoft Master Specialist:This certification provides skill-verification tools that not only help assess a person's skills in using Microsoft Office programs but also the ability to quickly complete on-the-job tasks across multiple programs in the Microsoft Office system.
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