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Save a Workbook
Figure 1-7
Figure 1-8
Create a New Excel File
1. Choose File➪New. Backstage View shows templates you can
choose from in the middle column (see Figure 1-7).
2. Select the Blank Workbook option and then click the Create
button. Excel creates a blank workbook based on the default
template.
See Chapter 10 for more information about Excel templates.
Press Ctrl+N to create a new workbook without opening the New Workbook
dialog box.
Save a Workbook
1. Choose File➪Save or click the Save button on the Quick
Access toolbar. The Save As dialog box appears, as shown in
Figure 1-8.
The Save As dialog box only appears the first time you save a file.
2.
By default, Excel saves your files in the Libraries➪Documents
folder. If you want to save your file in a different folder,
select that folder from the folder pane.
3. In the File Name text box, type a descriptive name for the
file. Filenames can’t contain an asterisk (*), a slash (/), a
backslash (\), or a question mark (?) character.
4. Click the Save button. Excel saves the workbook in the loca-
tion with the name you specified in Step 3.
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