Microsoft Excel X for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide

Workbook Sheets

Excel workbook files can include up to 255 individual sheets, which are like pages in the workbook. Each workbook, by default, includes three sheets named Sheet1 through Sheet3.

In Excel, there are two kinds of sheets:

• A worksheet (Figure 1) is for entering information and performing calculations. You can also embed charts in a worksheet.

  Figure 1. Here's a worksheet.

  

• A chart sheet (Figure 2) is for creating charts that aren't embedded in a worksheet.

  Figure 2. And here's a chart sheet in the same workbook file.

  

Tips

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