This is where you can perform many common tasks such as opening a workbook, creating a new one, printing and more. On older versions of Excel the task pane was located on the right side of the screen, however that has now been removed and all the functions have been moved to the File tab. This is the default number that every Excel workbook starts off with. That way you can easily see which commands are already not on the ribbon and then add any you feel you’ll need.Īt the bottom of the screen, you’ll see three sheets, named Sheet1, Sheet2, and Sheet3. Also, one option I really like is choosing Commands Not in the Ribbon from the dropdown. By default, it shows you the popular commands, but you can click on the dropdown to see all the possible options for different tabs. Now click on Customize Ribbon at the bottom left and you’ll be able to add or remove any possible option you could possibly want. If you want to customize the ribbon interface, i.e., add a button or option that you miss from an older version of Excel, you can do that by clicking on File and then clicking on Options. These little icons let you perform very common Excel functions like adding or deleting rows in the worksheet or freezing panes, etc.
Across the top, you have the Excel ribbon with multiple tabs and also a bunch of little icons at the top in the Quick Access Toolbar.