Name the Sheet

The sheet tabs at the bottom of the worksheet window enable you to identify the active sheet. Each new workbook file includes three worksheets named Sheet1, Sheet2, and Sheet3. You can change the name of a sheet to make it more descriptive.

It's easy to identify the active sheet. Its sheet tab is white and the sheet name appears in bold text. And, if you have sharp eyes, you may notice that the active sheet's tab seems to appear on top of the other tabs.

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Double-click the Sheet1 sheet tab. The name of the tab becomes ...

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