Power View in Excel is a data visualization feature that helps users create interactive charts and reports from large datasets. It allows quick analysis and better presentation of data through dynamic visuals.
Note: Power View is deprecated in newer versions of Microsoft Excel and may not be available in Excel 2016 and later. Microsoft recommends using Power BI for advanced data visualization.
Steps to Insert or Show Power View in Excel
Let's see how we can insert the power view in our excel document.
Step 1: Adding Power View: By default, Power View is not added to the excel ribbon (tools tab). In order to add it, we need to customize our ribbon. For this, we can use any tab(here, in this example we are using data-tab) Right-Click > Customize the Ribbon.
Once we click on the Customize the Ribbon option, excel will open a popup window where we are required to set the Power View option.
As you can see, we do not have a Power View option in our Data menu.
Step 2: Creating A New Group: In this step, we will create a new group for our Power View option. For this Select Data > New Group. This will create a New Group in the Data menu.
Step 3: Rename Group: In this step, we will rename our group. For this Select New Group > Rename. This will open a popup window to rename the group that we have created. (Here, we have renamed the group to Power View).
Once we clickOK, our group will be renamed to Power View.
Step 4: Adding Command: In this step, we add a command to our Power View group. Select Power View > Choose commands from > All Commands.
From the “All Commands” list, select Power View, click Add to move it into your custom group, and then click OK to save the changes.
Step 5: Output: Once we click on OK button, excel will add Power View to our selected tools tab. (Here, it is in Data).
