Chapter 1

The Excel 2016 User Experience

In This Chapter

arrow Getting to know Excel 2016’s Start screen and program window

arrow Selecting commands from the Ribbon

arrow Unpinning the Ribbon

arrow Using Excel 2016 on a touchscreen device

arrow Getting around the worksheet and workbook

arrow Using Excel 2016’s new Tell Me feature when you need help

arrow Launching and quitting Excel

Excel 2016 relies primarily on the onscreen element called the Ribbon, which is the means by which you select the vast majority of Excel commands. In addition, Excel 2016 sports a single toolbar (the Quick Access toolbar), some context-sensitive buttons and command bars in the form of the Quick Analysis tool and mini-bar, along with a number of task panes (such as Clipboard, Research, Thesaurus, and Selection to name a few).

Among the features ...

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