Chapter 1
Getting Familiar with the Excel Interface
IN THIS CHAPTER
Opening and identifying the different parts of the Excel screen
Selecting commands in the Excel Backstage view
Selecting commands on the Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar
Customizing the Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar
If the proverbial journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, what should be the first step on your new Excel journey? You can take lots of possible directions, but might I humbly suggest a tour? Nothing exhaustive, mind you; just a quick look at the most basic elements of the Excel program window. Does that sound too elementary? You'd be surprised. One of the secrets of Excel proficiency and efficiency is knowing where to find the command, feature, or setting you want to work with next. Sure, maybe you really want to waste precious time clicking aimlessly around the Excel interface until your blood boils and jets of steam blast out of your ears. Hey, it's your life. But my guess is that doesn't sound appealing to you, not even a little. So: A tour it is, then.
To that end, the exercises in ...
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