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Instead of utilizing lookup formulas to combine both tables—which can inflate file size—Power Pivot enables straightforward connections. The gold standard for importing data into Power Pivot is through Power Query, which allows users to clean and transform the data as needed before loading it. For simplicity in practice, however, this demonstration will directly import data from Excel tables into Power Pivot.
To add the data tables, select any cell within the first table, navigate to the Power Pivot tab, and click "Add to Data Model." By doing so with both tables, you can visualize the movie and director data within the Power Pivot window.