welcome-to-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md

title	Welcome to SQL Server Import and Export Wizard
description	Welcome to SQL Server Import and Export Wizard
author	chugugrace
ms.author	chugu
ms.date	02/15/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	integration-services
ms.topic	get-started
f1_keywords	sql13.dts.impexpwizard.welcome.f1

Welcome to SQL Server Import and Export Wizard

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When you start the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Import and Export Wizard, the first page is Welcome to SQL Server Import and Export Wizard. You don't have to take any action on this page.

Important

This topic describes only the first page the wizard. If you're looking for something else, see Related tasks and content.

Prerequisite - Is the wizard installed on your computer?

If you want to run the wizard, but you don't have [!INCLUDEmsCoName] [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] installed on your computer, you can install the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Import and Export Wizard by installing SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT). For more info, see Download SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT).

Screen shot of the Welcome page

The following screen shot shows the Welcome to SQL Server Import and Export Wizard page of the wizard.

Don't show this page again

Do not show this starting page again.
Skip the welcome page the next time you run the wizard.

What's next?

After the Welcome page, the next page is Choose a Data Source. On this page, you provide info about the source of your data and about how to connect to it. For more info, see Choose a Data Source.

Related tasks and content

Here are some other basic tasks.

• See a quick example of how the wizard works.

  • If you prefer to see screen shots. Take a look at this simple end-to-end example on a single page - Get started with this simple example of the Import and Export Wizard.

  • If you prefer to watch a video. Watch this four-minute video from YouTube that demonstrates the wizard and explains clearly and simply how to export data to Excel - Using the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard to Export to Excel.

• Learn more about how the wizard works.

  • Learn more about the wizard. If you're looking for an overview of the wizard, see Import and Export Data with the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard.

  • Learn about the steps in the wizard. If you're looking for info about the steps in the wizard, see Steps in the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard. There's also a separate page of documentation for each page of the wizard.

  • Learn how to connect to data sources and destinations. If you're looking for info about how to connect to your data, select the page you want from the list here - Connect to data sources with the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard. There's a separate page of documentation for each of several commonly used data sources.

• Start the wizard. If you're ready to run the wizard and just want to know how to start it, see Start the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard.

• Get the wizard. If you want to run the wizard, but you don't have [!INCLUDEmsCoName] [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] installed on your computer, you can install the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Import and Export Wizard by installing SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT). For more info, see Download SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT).