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- name: Edit table data in Excel
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title: Open table data in Excel | Microsoft Docs
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description: Open table data in Excel for interactive viewing and editing.
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# Open table data in Excel
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[!INCLUDE[cc-data-platform-banner](../../includes/cc-data-platform-banner.md)]
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By opening table data in Microsoft Excel, you can quickly and easily view and edit data by using the Microsoft Power Apps Excel Add-in. <!-- The Power Apps Excel Add-in requires Microsoft Excel 2016. -->
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By opening table data in Microsoft Excel, you can quickly and easily view and edit data by using the Microsoft Power Apps Excel Add-in.
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> ![Excel Add-in](./media/data-platform-cds-excel-addin/ExcelAddin.png "Power Apps Excel Add-in")
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To install the Power Apps Excel Add-in, see [Microsoft PowerApps Office Add-in](https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/office/WA104380330?tab=Overview). For more information about how to add or remove an Office Excel Add-in, see [Add or remove add-ins in Excel](https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-or-remove-add-ins-in-excel-0af570c4-5cf3-4fa9-9b88-403625a0b460).
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To install the Power Apps Excel add-in, see [Microsoft PowerApps Office Add-in](https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/office/WA104380330?tab=Overview). For more information about how to add or remove an Office Excel Add-in, see [Add or remove add-ins in Excel](https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-or-remove-add-ins-in-excel-0af570c4-5cf3-4fa9-9b88-403625a0b460).
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## Open table data in Excel
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1. Sign in to [Power Apps](https://make.powerapps.com/?utm_source=padocs&utm_medium=linkinadoc&utm_campaign=referralsfromdoc).
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3. Open the Excel worksheet that is downloaded to your browser's default download folder named similar to *table-name (1591125669213).xlsx*. This workbook has binding information for the table, a pointer to your environment, and a pointer to the Power Apps Excel Add-in.
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3. Open the Excel worksheet that is downloaded to your browser's default download folder named similar to *table-name (1591125669213).xlsx*. This workbook has binding information for the table, a pointer to your environment, and a pointer to the Power Apps Excel add-in.
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4. In Excel, select **Enable editing** to enable the Power Apps Excel Add-in to run. The Excel Add-in runs in a pane on the right side of the Excel window.
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4. In Excel, select **Enable editing** to enable the Power Apps Excel Add-in to run. The Excel add-in runs in a pane on the right side of the Excel window.
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5. If this is the first time that you've run the Power Apps Excel add-in, select **Trust this Add-in** to allow the Excel add-in to run.
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6. If you're prompted to sign in, select **Sign in**, and then sign in by using the same credentials that you used on [Power Apps](https://make.powerapps.com/?utm_source=padocs&utm_medium=linkinadoc&utm_campaign=referralsfromdoc). The Excel Add-in will use a previous sign-in context and automatically sign you in if it can. Therefore, verify the user name in the upper right of the Excel Add-in.
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6. If you're prompted to sign in, select **Sign in**, and then sign in by using the same credentials that you used on [Power Apps](https://make.powerapps.com/?utm_source=padocs&utm_medium=linkinadoc&utm_campaign=referralsfromdoc). The Excel add-in will use a previous sign-in context and automatically sign you in if it can. Therefore, verify the user name in the upper right of the Excel add-in.
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The Excel Add-in automatically reads the data for the table that you selected. Note that there will be no data in the workbook until the Excel Add-in reads it in.
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The Excel add-in automatically reads the data for the table that you selected. Note that there will be no data in the workbook until the Excel add-in reads it in.
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After the Excel add-in reads table data into the workbook, you can update the data at any time by selecting **Refresh** in the Excel add-in.
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title: Edit table data in Excel and publish it back to Dataverse for Teams | Microsoft Docs
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- [Troubleshooting](../maker/data-platform/data-platform-excel-addin.md#troubleshooting)
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