Let's save a worksheet

Let's save an Excel worksheet that we have created and edited. In Excel, when you interrupt your work or quit, you must "Save" or you will lose your work. When you "Save", the worksheet is saved as a "file" on your computer. Later, you can open the file, modify it and print it.

Let's save a worksheet using the following steps.

1. Click the (Save button).

   

   Click the in the Quick Access toolbar.

2. Specify the location where you want to save the worksheet.

   

   Specify the location where you want to save the worksheet in the Save in box. The previously selected My Documents folder is displayed here.

   

   "Book1" is entered in the File name box for you.

   To change the file name, type in a new file name.

   

   Click Save.

3. The worksheet is saved as a "file".

   

   The file name in the Title Bar changes from "Book1" to the saved file name.

4. Check the location where the file was saved.

   Click the (Start button), and then click My Documents.

   

   Let's check that the saved file is in the My Documents folder.

   

Tip: Characters that cannot be used in file names Please note that the following characters cannot be used in a file name. / Slash * Asterisk | Hyphen \ Back slash ? Question mark : Colon >< Less than or greater than sign " Double quotation mark

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Let's open a worksheet

Let's open the file you just saved. Opening the file lets you resume your work.

Let's open the worksheet file using the following steps.

1. Click the (Start button), and then click My Documents.

   

   The saved file is in the My Documents folder.

   

2. Double-click the file.

   The Excel startup screen appears, and the worksheet is displayed.

   

   

Tip: You can also use the Office Button's Open When you click Excel's (Office Button), the Open command is in the menu that appears. You can use Open to open a worksheet. Click the (Office Button), and then click Open. Select the worksheet you want to open, and then click Open.

Tip: You can also open worksheets you have saved recently from "History" When you click Excel's (Office Button), a list of recently saved files appears in the lower part of the displayed menu as "History". You can select a file from this "History" list, and open it. Click (Office Button), and then select the worksheet file that you want to open from the "History" list.

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