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title: "How to Create Data Connection in Excel"
description: "Here's how to make data connection between Excel and Oracle database"
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date: 2022-08-22
modified: 2026-10-07
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---

# How to Create Data Connection in Excel

Adding a data connection to Excel is often needed to get data from Table; explained easy ways to do it.

## [How to](https://srinimf.com/2010/07/04/excel-sheet-how-to-find-duplicates/) establish the Oracle database connection

**Step 1 – Click on the data tab**

![](https://i0.wp.com/srinimf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-3.png?resize=1361%2C499&ssl=1)*Click on the data tab*

**Step 2 Click on other data sources**

After that, click on the data connection wizard.

![](https://i0.wp.com/srinimf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-4.png?resize=1366%2C768&ssl=1)*click on data connection*

**Step 3 Click on the ODBC DSN and then Next**

![](https://i0.wp.com/srinimf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-5.png?resize=1366%2C768&ssl=1)*Click on ODBC*

**Step 4 Under Control panel, Administrative tools go to ODBC data sources**

![](https://i0.wp.com/srinimf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-6.png?resize=875%2C436&ssl=1)*Click on control panel*

**Step 5 Under User DSN, click on the Add button**

![](https://i0.wp.com/srinimf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-7.png?resize=598%2C428&ssl=1)*Click on add button*

**Step 6: Ensure you already installed the Oracle Client of the latest version**

Select the ODBC driver for Oracle.

**Step 7 Give data source name, server name, password**

Now your connection is established.

**Step 8 – in Step 3, you can view the new Database connection. Just click on that connection and apply it.**

**Step 9: Now your connection is established. Click on the Data tab and hit on the refresh all tab. You will now get the data from the data source.**

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