Selecting Worksheets

By default, each workbook consists of three worksheet pages whose names appear on tabs near the bottom of the screen. You can insert new worksheet pages or delete worksheet pages as desired. One advantage to having multiple worksheet pages is to organize your data into logical chunks. Another advantage to having separate worksheets for your data is that you can reorganize the worksheets in a workbook easily.

Before we get into the details of inserting, deleting, and copying worksheets, you should know how to select one or more worksheets. Here's what you need to know:

  • To select a single worksheet, click its tab. The tab becomes highlighted to show that the worksheet is selected.

  • To select several neighboring worksheets, click ...

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