Getting started with Microsoft Excel

How Do I Launch Microsoft Excel?

Opening Microsoft excel in windows operating system is similar to opening any other programs.

Follow the steps as given below (General Steps)

• Go to the start menu
• Find the “Excel” in Recently added programs
• Click on Excel Icon (see Figure 1)
• The Start screen appears (see Figure 2)

Opening Excel from different stats

Opening a Existing Microsoft excel file directly from folder

Go to the folder where file exist and double click on that file. Excel file will be open in new window.

Go to folder-> Select file -> Double clickon file ->File will open in a new window

• Find the folder location where the desired file is lying
• Select that single file and double click
• From the Program results, choose Excel 2019
• The file will open in a new window with the same name as the file

Opening a Existing Microsoft excel file from start Menu

Go to the start menu and find excel and click. Then go to folder by any shown method and select file then press open. Excel file will be open in new window.

• Go to the start menu
• Find the “Excel” in Recently added programs or search
• Click on Excel Icon (see Figure 1)
• The Start screen appears (see Figure 2)
• Select “Open” as shown in Figure 3 step-1
• Select folder where excel file located
• Select file and press Open
• The file will open in a new window with the same name as the file

Opening Excel in different Operating Systems

Using Windows 7

• Press the Start Button
• Enter Excel in the Search Programs and press Enter
• From the Program results, choose Excel 2013
• Click on Excel Icon (see Figure 1)
• The Start screen appears (see Figure 2)
• Click on “NEW” then “Blank Workbook” (see Figure 2)
• The Microsoft Excel 2013 application will launch

Using Windows 8

• On the keyboard, press the Windows key
• Enter Excel in the Search Programs and press Enter.
• From the Program results, choose Excel 2013
• Click on Excel Icon (see Figure 1)
• The Start screen appears (see Figure 2)
• Click on “NEW” then “Blank Workbook” (see Figure 2)
• The Microsoft Excel 2013 application will launch

Using IOS 7

• Go at Launchpad
• Choose Microsoft Excel

Getting Started with Microsoft Excel

The Excel Start Screen will show the first time you launch Excel 2019. You may create a new workbook, select a template, and retrieve your recently changed workbooks from here.

1. Locate and choose Blank workbook from the Excel Start Screen to enter the Excel interface.
2. To work on an existing worksheet, choose Open Other Workbooks.
3. We can also open any predefined templates provided by Microsoft or we can also find online templates as our requirement.

Excel Setting to automatically opens a new workbook at starting

1. Select File, then Options.
2. Uncheck the Show the Start screen when this application starts box on the General page, under Startup options.
3. The next time you use Excel, it will open a blank workbook, as it did in previous versions.

Enjoy!! Happy Learning…👍

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