# Excel
> Excel workbooks can be loaded through DuckDB's Excel extension and stored in MotherDuck for repeatable SQL analysis.
## How it works with MotherDuck

1. Connect to MotherDuck from a DuckDB client.
2. Install and load the DuckDB Excel extension in the client session.
3. Use `read_xlsx` to read a workbook and create a MotherDuck table from the result.

## Example

```sql
INSTALL excel;
LOAD excel;

CREATE TABLE my_table AS
SELECT *
FROM read_xlsx('workbook.xlsx');
```

To read a specific worksheet, pass the `sheet` parameter:

```sql
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE my_database.main.excel_data AS
SELECT *
FROM read_xlsx('workbook.xlsx', sheet = 'Sheet1');
```

## Related content

- [DuckDB Excel import documentation](https://duckdb.org/docs/current/guides/file_formats/excel_import.html)
- [Loading data into MotherDuck](/key-tasks/loading-data-into-motherduck/)
- [MotherDuck cloud storage integrations](/integrations/cloud-storage/)
- [Using Excel and Google Sheets data in MotherDuck](/key-tasks/data-warehousing/replication/spreadsheets/)
- [Connect MotherDuck to Excel](/integrations/bi-tools/excel/)


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