Excel All-in-One For Dummies

Chapter 1

Excel: The 50-Cent Tour

IN THIS CHAPTER

Getting to know Excel’s Start screen and program window

Selecting commands from the Ribbon

Unpinning the Ribbon

Using Excel on a touchscreen device

Getting around the worksheet and workbook

Using Excel’s Tell Me feature when you need help

Launching and quitting Excel

If you're new to Excel, launching the program for the first time can be headache-inducing. So many icons! So many lines! So little guidance! The problem is that you've been catapulted into what appears to be a strange and exotic landscape without a map, a guidebook, or even a “You are here” sign. You wouldn't travel to Upper Volta or lower Manhattan without these tools in your travel kit, so why are you visiting Excel that way?

Ah, but your purchase of this book shows that ...