Finding a Workbook File

If you forget where you saved a file, Excel can help you. You can use its Find Now option in the Open dialog box. Follow these steps to have Excel hunt for a file for you:

  1. Open the File menu and select Open, or click the Open button in the Standard toolbar. The Open dialog box appears (see Figure 8.2).

    Figure 8.2. The Search options in the Open dialog box enable you to specify what you want to search for.

  2. Open the Look In box and select the drive and/or folder you want to search. For example, if you select C:, Excel will ...

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