Datasheet

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Chapter 1
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Navigating in Excel and Understanding the Interface
FIGURE 1.1 The Five Bars at the Top of the Screen
The toolbars include tooltips, which display when you rest your mouse pointer on any but-
ton. These tips tell you what the button does.
If you don’t see tooltips displayed, choose Tools  Options. In the Options
dialog box, select the General tab and click the Function Tooltips option.
Then, choose Tools
Customize, and select the Options tab, and click the
checkbox for Show ScreenTips On Toolbars.
Before I teach you how to use the toolbars, here are a few tips on managing them.
Managing the Toolbars
Toolbars can be rearranged, moved to different locations, and detached and left floating on
the worksheet, depending on your preference. Excel allows you full control of your toolbars.
Let’s try some moving and resizing to get your feet wet by doing Exercise 1.1.
Title Bar
Standard Toolbar
Menu Bar
Formatting Toolbar Formula Bar
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