Microsoft Excel X for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide

Launching Excel

To use Excel, you must open the Excel application. This loads Excel into RAM (random access memory), so your computer can work with it.

To launch Excel by opening its application icon

1.	In the Finder, locate the Microsoft Excel application icon (Figure 3). It should be in the Microsoft Office or Microsoft Excel folder on your hard disk. Figure 3. The Microsoft Excel application icon.
2.	Click the icon once to select it, then choose File > Open or press . or Double-click the icon. The Excel splash screen appears briefly (Figure 4 ...