Unable to open Excel with ArcMap 10.3...

Question

Greetings!

I installed ArcGIS 10.3 and I am unable to open any spreadsheets directly in ArcMap.  Using the Excel to Table tool works fine.  Is this new at 10.3 or am I missing something?  You used to be able use the Add Data tool without converting it.

Regards,

Tom

TomSellsted · Answer

Thomas,

You are welcome!

Regards,

Tom

ThomasHoman · Answer

Thanks Tom!!

This totally fixed my exact issue.

Tom

TomSellsted · Answer

Hellen,

Yes!  You should download and install the 2007 Office System Driver: Data Connectivity Components.  ArcGIS must need this specific version of the driver to be able to read xlsx files.  Having a more recent version like Office 2013 would seem like it would have all of the previous drivers/components, but it doesn't.  Click on the link shown above to get to the right driver.

I hope this helps!

Best Regards,

Tom