
If you do not want to connect using an encrypted connection, clear this check box, and then click Connect. After you select this, specify a user name and password to connect to your SQL Server instance.īy default, the Encrypt connection check box is selected to signify that Power Query connects to your database using an encrypted connection. Select this if you want to connect using Windows authentication.ĭatabase Select this if you want to connect using SQL Server authentication. Select the authentication mode to connect to the SQL Server database.

For more information, see Import Data from Database using Native Database Query. If you want to import data using a native database query, specify your query in the SQL Statement box.

Optionally, you can specify a Database Name as well.

In the Microsoft SQL Database dialog box, specify the SQL Server to connect to in the Server Name box. Select Data > Get Data > From Database > From SQL Server Database.
