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    Add commands to the Quick Access T oolbar Keep favorite commands and buttons visible, even when you hide the ribbon. Explore commands on the ribbon Each ribbon tab has groups, and each group has a set of related commands. Show or hide the ribbon Click Ribbon Display Options or press Ctrl+F1 to hide or show the ribbon. Manage les Open, save, prin[...]

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    How to get star ted with Excel 2013 If you’ve been using Excel 2007 or 2010 and are familiar with the ribbon, you’ll want to know what changed in Excel 2013. If you’ve been using Excel 2003, you’ll want to know where to nd the Excel 2003 commands and toolbar buttons on the ribbon. We have many fr ee resources to help you lear n Excel 201[...]

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    Things you might be looking for Use the list below to nd some of the mor e common tools and commands in Excel 2013. T o... Click... And then look in the... Create, open, save, print, shar e, or expor t les, or change options File Backstage view (click the commands in the left pane). Format, inser t, delete, edit or nd data in cells, column[...]

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    Apply featur es without the ribbon In Excel 2013, we’ve placed some frequently used but har d to nd commands and buttons within easy reach. When you select data on your worksheet, the Quick Analysis button appears. It gives you quick access to many useful features you may not have been awar e of , and lets you preview them on your data befor e[...]

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    How to work with people who don’t yet have Excel 2013 Here ar e some of the things to keep in mind when sharing or exchanging les with people who are using an older version o f Excel. In Excel 2013 What happens? What should I do? Y ou open a workbook that was created with Excel 97-2003. Excel opens the workbook in compatibility mode and keeps [...]

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    Find advanced featur es T o record an occasional macr o, you can use the Macros button on the View tab. But if you plan to routinely cr eate or edit macros and forms, or use XML or VBA solutions, you’ll want to add the Developer tab to the ribbon. Y ou can select it on the Customize tab o f the Excel Options dialog box (click File > Options &g[...]