Wiley Excel 2003 Just the Steps For Dummies 978-0-764-57488-7 User Manual

Working with 

Excel Files

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our PC probably has many different computer programs loaded on
it, but you’ll not likely find one that is as versatile as Microsoft Excel.

Throughout the course of this book, you discover methods to use Excel as a
spreadsheet of course, but also as a database, a calculator, a planner, and even
a graphic illustrator. But as with most things in life, you need to figure out
the basics before you can carry out the more advanced actions.

In this chapter, you

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Discover the fundamental measures needed when working with Excel
files; basic operations to file management such as opening, closing,
and saving files. 

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Meet Clippit, the animated Office Assistant, who stands by your virtual
screen waiting for a question from you. Clippit takes your question to
the Excel Help system, both local and over the Internet, searching to
provide the best answer to your inquiry. 

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Customize what you see on the Excel screen, thereby making it easier
and faster for you to use. 

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Use workbook properties to better manage your files and provide a
means to search for those files that sometimes mysteriously get lost
in a computer hierarchy. 

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Open and Close Excel ..................................6

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Create a New Excel File................................7

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Save a Workbook ........................................7

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Open an Existing Excel File ..........................8

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Delete an Existing Excel File ........................8

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Use the Office Assistant................................9

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Separate the Excel Toolbars........................10

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Display Different Toolbars ..........................10

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Specify Workbook Properties......................11

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Search for a File by Properties ..................12

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Save or Open Files in Different Formats......12

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