Getting viable data from an Excel workbook into Power BI for data visualization purposes takes some specific preparation. Here is what you need to do.

Importing from an Excel file saved to OneDrive is one of the easiest choices, so I saved my Excel file, PBIImportFromExcel_SourceFile.xlsx, to OneDrive. The data is in a Table named TableSales.

Data visualization applications such as Microsoft’s Power BI and Tableau can unlock the value of data. This article explores how Power BI works.