WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:08.620 --> 00:00:13.590 Most features in Microsoft Office, including Excel, are geared towards saving and sharing 00:00:13.590 --> 00:00:15.350 files online. 00:00:15.350 --> 00:00:19.880 This is done with OneDrive, which is an online storage space for your documents and files, 00:00:19.880 --> 00:00:23.320 so you can access them even when you’re away from your computer. 00:00:23.320 --> 00:00:29.260 If you want to use OneDrive, make sure you’re logged into Excel with your Microsoft account. 00:00:29.260 --> 00:00:34.420 Whether or not you’re using OneDrive, in Excel most new projects begin the same way—with 00:00:34.420 --> 00:00:37.170 creating or opening a new, blank workbook. 00:00:37.170 --> 00:00:42.250 All you have to do is go to the backstage view… and choose New. 00:00:42.250 --> 00:00:48.399 If you prefer to start from scratch, go ahead and click the thumbnail that says Blank Workbook. 00:00:48.399 --> 00:00:51.350 But you can also start with a template. 00:00:51.350 --> 00:00:54.420 You'll find them in the very same place in the backstage view. 00:00:54.420 --> 00:00:59.449 A template is a file that comes with its own design and sometimes even complex formulas 00:00:59.449 --> 00:01:00.879 or formatting. 00:01:00.879 --> 00:01:05.449 They make it easy to create professional-looking workbooks without a lot of time and effort. 00:01:05.449 --> 00:01:10.790 You can browse the ones you see here, or you can search for something specific. 00:01:10.790 --> 00:01:15.660 If you see a template you like, just click to view a preview… then click the Create 00:01:15.660 --> 00:01:18.010 button. 00:01:18.010 --> 00:01:20.590 Opening an existing workbook is also very easy. 00:01:20.590 --> 00:01:25.590 Again, you'll want to go to the backstage view… but this time, click Open in the left 00:01:25.590 --> 00:01:27.190 pane. 00:01:27.190 --> 00:01:31.270 If the workbook you're looking for is something you've worked on recently, it might be listed 00:01:31.270 --> 00:01:33.180 under Recent Workbooks. 00:01:33.180 --> 00:01:38.030 In fact, you can "pin" certain workbooks here, so you always have access to your most frequently 00:01:38.030 --> 00:01:40.160 used files. 00:01:40.160 --> 00:01:45.750 All you have to do is move your cursor over the file, then click the pushpin icon. 00:01:45.750 --> 00:01:49.400 To unpin it, click the icon again. 00:01:49.400 --> 00:01:54.490 You can pin as many workbooks as you want. 00:01:54.490 --> 00:01:59.050 If the file you're looking for hasn't been opened recently, just look to the other options. 00:01:59.050 --> 00:02:04.080 For example, under OneDrive, you can access files that are saved online to your OneDrive 00:02:04.080 --> 00:02:05.980 account. 00:02:05.980 --> 00:02:10.140 Under This PC, you can access files that are saved locally. 00:02:10.140 --> 00:02:16.540 Or you can click Browse… then select the workbook you want. 00:02:16.540 --> 00:02:22.980 When you're ready, click Open… and the workbook will appear. 00:02:22.980 --> 00:02:25.930 Now you know how to create and open workbooks in Excel.