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Excel Workbook | Microsoft Excel XP

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Working with Excel Workbook Files

Create An Empty New Workbook File

You can create another blank Excel workbook in any of the following three ways:

►	Click the New button on the Standard toolbar.
	New button
	OR
►	Press CTRL + N on the keyboard.
	OR
►	Choose File ► New from the menu bar.
	Click the Blank Workbook icon from the Task Pane to the left of the window.

Open A Workbook File

To open an existing Excel workbook file, follow these steps:

1.	Choose File ► Open from the menu bar, to access the Open dialog box.
	You can also click the Open button on the Standard toolbar.
	Open button
	Or you can press CTRL + O on the keyboard.
2.	Choose the location that contains the file from the Look In drop-down list.
3.	Select the workbook file you want to open.
4.	Click the Open button or double-click the filename.

You can select more than one file in the Open dialog box. The trick is to hold down the CTRL key while you click the filenames. After you select all of the files you want, click Open.

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