Datasheet

Open an Existing Excel File
1. With Excel already open, choose File➪Open or click the
Open button on the toolbar. The Open dialog box opens,
as shown in Figure 1-5.
Optionally, press Ctrl+O to display the Open dialog box.
At the bottom of the File menu, Excel stores the names of the last
four Excel files you opened. Click any listed filename to quickly
open the selected file.
2.
By default, Excel looks for your files in the My Documents
folder. If your file is not in My Documents, select the
appropriate folder from the Look In drop-down list.
3. Select the file you want to open.
4. Click the Open button. Excel opens the file.
Delete an Existing Excel File
1. With Excel open, choose File➪Open or click the Open
button on the toolbar. The Open dialog box displays.
2. Right-click the file you want to delete. Do not open
the file.
3. Choose Delete from the shortcut menu (see Figure 1-6).
A confirmation message appears.
4. Click Yes. Excel deletes the file.
5. Click the Cancel button to close the Open dialog box.
Figure 1-5: Use the Open dialog box to locate a previously saved Excel file
Figure 1-6: Delete unwanted files through the Open dialog box.
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