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How to import and connect a website in Excel?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-11-07

Have you ever tried to import a website into a sheet and keep changing as the website changes in Excel? Here, I introduce how to deal with this job in an Excel sheet.

Import and connect a website in Excel sheet

Import and connect a website in Excel sheet

To import and connect a website in an Excel sheet, you can do as these:

1. Click Data > From Web.
A screenshot showing the From Web option under Data tab in Excel

2. Then in the New Web Query dialog, type the website address you want to import into Address textbox, and click Go to display the website.
A screenshot of the New Web Query dialog with address input box in Excel

3. Click Import, and the Import Data dialog pops out for selecting a cell or a new sheet to place the webpage content. See screenshot:
A screenshot of Import Data dialog to select where to place website data in Excel

4. Click OK. Now all webpage content, excluding images, has been imported into the sheet.
A screenshot of imported website content in an Excel sheet

5. Then select the whole worksheet, and click Data > Properties in the Connections group. See screenshot:
A screenshot showing the Data Properties option in Excel

6. In the External Data Range Properties dialog, check the options as you need in Refresh control section and click OK.
A screenshot of External Data Range Properties dialog for refresh options in Excel

7. Also you can refresh the sheet contents by manually clicking on Refresh All > Refresh All/Refresh.
A screenshot of the Refresh All option under the Data tab in Excel

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