Power Query Moves Columns On Import

DMumme

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I am running MSO Home and Business 2013. I have downloaded Power Query from Microsoft and am new to it. I understand that when I load a Query from a file into an existing file that I can say which cell to load it into. It does that but then things go screwy. Example: I have a file with data in Cells A1 thru E1. I am loading a 3 column Query from an xlsx file into cell B2 of this spreadsheet. As the Query loads I can see it loading with the top left cell into B2 (everything appears normal and right at this point). When the Query is done loading the top left cell is B2 but 2 columns have been added (B thru C) so that what was in B1 thru E1 is now in D1 thru G1. I could have sworn the first few times I ran the Power Query this did not happen and it just populated the B thru D columns in row 2 and following without moving the data above. Am I missing something? Can this be fixed?
 

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