Compare Workbooks in Excel – Instructions

Compare Workbooks in Excel - Instructions: A picture of a user comparing two workbooks in Excel side by side.
Compare Workbooks in Excel: Overview             This lesson shows you how to compare workbooks in Excel. To compare workbooks in Excel, first open the workbooks to compare to each other. To then compare them side by side, with each workbook taking an equal portion of the screen, click the “View” tab in the Ribbon. Then
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Trace Error in Excel – Instructions and Video Lesson

Trace Error in Excel - Instructions: A picture of formula auditing arrows shown in a worksheet after using the Trace Error tool in Excel.
Trace Error in Excel: Overview             Trace Error in Excel lets you trace arrows back to cells referenced by a formula if it displays an error. The Trace Error tool is available when auditing a worksheet within a workbook. Note that the formula cell that you select must contain an error to use the Trace Error
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Recover Unsaved Workbooks in Excel – Instructions

Recover Unsaved Workbooks in Excel - Instructions: A picture of an unsaved workbook recovered by Microsoft Excel.
Recover Unsaved Workbooks in Excel: Overview             You can try to recover unsaved workbooks in Excel. To see if Excel has automatically saved a copy of an unsaved workbook, click the “File” tab in the Ribbon. Then click the “Open” command at the left side of the backstage view. In the area to the right
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Create a New Workbook in Excel- Instructions

Create a New Workbook in Excel - Instructions: A picture of the workbook templates in Excel.
Create a New Workbook in Excel: Overview             You can easily create a new workbook in Excel. A workbook is the default file type in Excel, much like a document is the default file type in Word. A workbook can contain multiple worksheets where the data is stored and manipulated in the columns and rows.
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Freeze Panes in Excel – Instructions and Video Lesson

Freeze Panes in Excel - Instructions: A picture of a user selecting the Freeze Panes button in Excel.
Freeze Panes in Excel: Overview             You can freeze panes in Excel to view data in two separate sections of a long worksheet simultaneously. You can freeze panes in Excel to freeze one or two sections of a worksheet to prevent scrolling. Then you can then scroll the unfrozen section of the worksheet to view
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Sort a Table in Excel – Instructions and Video Lesson

Sort a Table in Excel - Instructions: A picture of the “Sort” dialog box within Excel for Office 365.
Sort a Table in Excel: Overview             You can sort a table in Excel using any of the fields available. Sorting is one of the main reasons that you create tables in Microsoft Excel. It allows you to easily organize information in the table records. By default, Excel can sort alphabetically or numerically in either
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Format Trendlines in Excel Charts – Instructions

Format Trendlines in Excel Charts - Instructions: A picture of a user formatting a trendline in an Excel chart using the “Trendline Options” section of the “Format Trendline” task pane.
Format Trendlines in Excel Charts: Overview             You can easily format trendlines in Excel charts if you applied them to one or more chart series. To format trendlines in Excel, click the “Format” tab within the “Chart Tools” contextual tab in the Ribbon. Then select a trendline to format from the “Chart Elements” drop-down in
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Merge Changes in Copies of Shared Workbooks in Excel

Merge Changes in Copies of Shared Workbooks in Excel: A picture of a user clicking the “Compare and Merge Workbooks” button that has been added to the Quick Access toolbar in Excel.
Merge Changes in Copies of Shared Workbooks in Excel: Overview             This lesson shows you how to merge changes in copies of shared workbooks in Excel. This is an older method of reviewing changes to a shared workbook in Excel, but it still works. You can merge changes in copies of shared workbooks in Excel
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