01-Opening Excel

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1. Direct open from Desktop 

2. Open from Start menu

3. Start-Run-Excel

4. Start-Excel

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02-Interface or Splash Screen

• This is the first screen that you see when you open Excel

• You could open the blank workbook and start your excel work from here

• Recent Items - See the recent items that you have worked

• Options and other settings

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03-Workbook Interface

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• QAT - Quick Access Toolbar - Helps you to add frequently used tools​

• Ribbon - Introduced from Office 2007 onwards, All the tools under different menu are visible here

• Workbook - Rows and Columns for entering data, Main area where we work on Excel

• Formula bar - To see and enter the formulas

• Status Bar - helps you to see the statical data of your work

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04-Quick Access Toolbar

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Used for adding frequently used tools

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• Add or remove favorite tools from ribbon

• Customize QAT

• You can use Keyboard short cuts for QAT tools - Alt + Assigned number

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05-Ribbon

Most of the tools are listed in Ribbon

• Main Menus are subdivided 

• Each submenu is grouped in excel

• Menus can be minimized by double clicking on Main menu item