Excel 2013 power map ribbon group

This module introduces:

1. the Excel 2013 Ribbon, Power Map group
2. the Excel 2016 Tours group > 3D Map item that replaces the Power Map group
3. an example of a 3D map

Power map

Power map was introduced in Excel 2013 as a COM add-in.

It is availability in:

• Excel 2013 as Power Map Preview download https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=38395 [Accessed 19 February 2017]
• After installation the Power Map group is added to the Insert tab on the ribbon (figure 1)
• Power Map is already included in Office 365 Excel client (figure 2). No download or add-in activation required

Fig 1: Excel 2013 Power Map group, Map item on the Insert tab of the ribbon

In Excel 2016, the Power Map group has been renamed as the Tours group (item: 3D Map) under the Insert tab (figure 2)

Fig 2: Excel 2016 Tours group, Map item on the Insert tab of the ribbon

3D Maps

Fig 3: Office 365 Excel client 3D Maps window. Data source xlf-power-map-100.xlsm
Fig 4: xlf-power-map-100.xlsm workbook – with City count displayed on the map in figure 3

• Download the file:
  Excel file (xlsm) [196 KB]
• Development platform: Excel 2013 (32 bit) on Windows 10, and Excel 2016 (64 bit) Office 365 ProPlus on Windows 10
• Revised: Saturday 25th of February 2023 – 10:12 AM, [Australian Eastern Time (AET)]