Connect to data

The first step is to connect to the data you want to explore. This example shows how to connect to Sample - Superstore data in Tableau Desktop.

1. Open Tableau. On the start page, under Connect, click Microsoft Excel. In the Open dialog box, navigate to the Sample - Superstore Excel file on your computer. Go to /Documents/My Tableau Repository/Datasources/version number/[language]. Select Sample - Superstore, and then click Open.
2. After you connect to the Excel data, the Data Source page shows the sheets or tables in your data. Drag the "Orders" table to the canvas to start exploring that data.
3. Click the sheet tab to go to the new worksheet and begin your analysis