Start PowerPivot in Excel 2013 add-in

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PowerPivot in Excel 2013 is an add-in you can use to perform powerful data analysis in Excel 2013. The add-in is available in Microsoft Office Professional Plus. It’s built-into Excel 2013 but is not enabled. Here’s how you enable PowerPivot before you use it for the first time.

1. Go to File > Options > Add-Ins.
2. In the Manage box, click COM Add-ins> Go.
3. Check the Microsoft Office PowerPivot for Excel 2013 box, and then click OK. If you have other versions of the PowerPivot add-in installed, those versions are also listed in the COM Add-ins list. Be sure to select the PowerPivot add-in for Excel 2013.

The ribbon now has a PowerPivot tab.

Open the PowerPivot window

1. Click PowerPivot.

This is the tab where you work with PowerPivot PivotTables, calculated fields, and key performance indicators (KPIs) (key performance indicator (KPI): A predefined measure that is used to track performance against a strategic goal, objective, plan, initiative, or business process. A visual cue is often used to communicate the performance against the measure.), and creating linked tables.

2. Click Manage.

Now you’re in the PowerPivot window. Here you can click Get External Data to use the Table Import Wizard to filter data as you add it to your file, create relationships between tables, enrich the data with calculations and expressions, and then use this data to create PivotTables and PivotCharts.

More about PowerPivot.

Troubleshooting: PowerPivot ribbon disappears

In rare cases, the PowerPivot ribbon will disappear from the menu if Excel determines that the add-in is destabilizing to Excel. This might occur if Excel closes unexpectedly while the PowerPivot window is open. To restore the PowerPivot menu, do the following:

1. Go to File > Options > Add-Ins.
2. In the Manage box, click Disabled Items > Go.
3. Select Microsoft Office PowerPivot for Excel 2013 and then click Enable.

If the previous steps do not restore the PowerPivot ribbon, or if the ribbon disappears when you close and reopen Excel, try the following:

1. Close Excel.
2. Point to Start > Run and then type regedit.
3. In Registry Editor, expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Office > 15.0 > User Settings.
4. Right-click PowerPivotExcelAddin and then click Delete.
5. Scroll back up to the top of Registry Editor.
6. Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Office > Excel > Addins.
7. Right-click PowerPivotExcelClientAddIn.NativeEntry.1 and then click Delete.
8. Close Registry Editor.
9. Open Excel.
10. Enable the add-in using the steps at the top of this article.