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# Seeing Data from a Connector at Design time

The ability to load data dynamically from connected data sources such as Google Sheets or Excel on-line is one of the most powerful features of Squirrel365, but because the dynamic data does not load into the design-time view of the project, it can be tricky to wire the data up to components on the canvas. However, cutting and pasting sample data from the underlying source, as outlined in the video below, can minimise this frustration.

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