Datasheet

Does Excel prompt me to
save before closing the
program?
If you have not made any
changes to the workbook,
Excel closes without
prompting you to take
any further action.
However, if you have
made changes to an open
workbook, Excel prompts
you to save the workbook.
After you respond to the
prompt, Excel closes,
regardless of whether you
save the workbook.
Can I click the X in the
upper-right corner to close
Excel?
Yes, but, if you have more
than one workbook open,
Excel closes only the active
workbook, instead of the
program. You must click
the X in the upper-right
corner of each open
workbook. When you click
the X while viewing the
last open workbook, both
the workbook and the
program close. Before
Excel closes any workbook
you have changed, Excel
prompts you to save the
workbook.
What happens if I pin
Excel to the Start menu?
Excel always appears on
the left side of the Start
menu, above the list of
recently opened files.
Right-click the Excel icon
and click Pin to Start
Menu.
How do I create a desktop
shortcut.
To create a desktop
shortcut for Excel, right-
click the Excel icon, click
Send To, and then click
Desktop (Create Shortcut).
The main window for Excel appears.
The cell pointer ( ) appears as you
move the mouse over cells in the
worksheet. You use the cell pointer to
select cells.
Note: See Chapter 4 for details on
selecting cells.
Close Excel
1 Click the Microsoft Office button ( ).
2 Click Exit Excel.
Excel closes all open workbooks.
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