Chapter 13
Top Ten Beginner Basics
If these ten items are all you master in Excel 2016, you’ll still be way ahead of the competition. When all is said and done, this top ten list lays out all the fundamental skills required to use Excel 2016 successfully.
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To start Excel 2016 from the Windows 10 Start screen, simply click the Start menu and then click Excel 2016 under the Most Used section of the Windows menu or click its tile if you pinned Excel 2016 to the Start menu. If Excel 2016 isn’t yet one of your Most Used apps and isn’t pinned to the Start menu, type exc in the Search the Web and Windows text box to the immediate right of the Start button and then click Excel 2016 on its pop-up menu.
To start Excel 2016 from the Windows 8 Start screen, click the Excel 2016 tile. If you can’t locate the tile, start typing ex to display the Apps screen and then click the Excel 2016 button.
To launch Excel 2016 from the Windows 7 taskbar, click the Start button, type exc in the Search Programs and Files text box, and then with Excel 2016 selected in the Programs section, press Enter.
To launch Excel 2016 automatically when you open an Excel workbook that needs editing, simply locate the folder containing the Excel workbook you want to edit in Windows Explorer and double-click its file icon.
To locate a part of a worksheet that you cannot see onscreen, click the scroll bars at the right and bottom of the workbook window to bring new parts of the worksheet into view.
To start a new workbook ...
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