step 1. drag and drop excel file from catalog pane to map frame table section
![](https://transparentgov.net/data/img5/fire_incident_vv51.png)
step 2. export excel to file geodatabase table
Skip step 2. directly use excel file xy to table also works, you don't have to export to file geodatabase table.
![](https://transparentgov.net/data/img5/fire_incident_vv52.png)
Step 3. create point from table, xy table to point
![](https://transparentgov.net/data/img5/fire_incident_vv63.png)
Step 4. xy table to point layer
![](https://transparentgov.net/data/img5/fire_incident_vv64.png)
Step 5. Point layer is ready
![](https://transparentgov.net/data/img5/fire_incident_vv73.png)