MS-Excel / General Formatting

Open an Existing Excel File

  1. Click the Office Button> Open. The Open dialog box appears.
  2. If necessary, select the appropriate folder from the Look In drop-down list. Then select the file you want to open.
    Open the Files of Type drop-down menu to display files saved in other formats. Excel displays recently used files on the right side of the Office Button menu. Click any listed filename to quickly open it.

    Recently Used Files

  3. Click the Open button. The workbook appears in the Excel workspace, ready for you to edit.
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In this tutorial:

  1. Working with Excel Files
  2. Open and Explore Excel
  3. Excel Select Commands with the Keyboard
  4. Quick Access Toolbar Button
  5. Change Status Bar Indicators
  6. Create a New Excel File
  7. Save a Workbook
  8. Using AutoRecover in Excel
  9. Open an Existing Excel File
  10. Opening Workbooks Automatically
  11. Rename an Excel File
  12. Specify Workbook Properties
  13. Specifying a password to Excel File
  14. Safeguarding your Work in Excel