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Unit 10: Microsoft Excel

computer document requires some attention to how we name the document and where we Notes
place it so we can easily find it again.
Unless we specify otherwise, Excel saves all workbooks to a default folder in our computer
called My Documents.
10.3.2 Saving for the First Time

When we save the file for the first time, we should name the file as descriptively but as
briefly as possible. Sometimes, we will want to name it as a particular version, or as a type
of workbook (i.e., Hostel Record V.1.2). Follow the following steps to save a new workbook:
On the File menu, click Save.

Click the Save As arrow, and choose a location for our workbook.
In the File name box, type hostel Record.
To save the workbook, click Save.

Figure 10.4: Saving for the First Time

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10.3.3 Opening an Excel Workbook

Using the Start menu
Click the Start button on the desktop, and then move the mouse pointer to
Documents. Click a file to open it.
On the File menu. Click Close, to close the workbook.

10.3.4 Opening a Workbook from Inside Excel
On the File menu, click Open.
Double-click at the file to open.
Select the file name. and click Open.

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