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When you open Excel 2010, the first thing
you’ll see is a blank workbook with three

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empty spreadsheets.

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But what if you had another workbook in front
of you that wasn’t blank, maybe something

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you’ve already been working on?

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How would you go about creating a new file?

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Start by clicking the File tab to go to the
Backstage view, then click New.

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You can either open a new blank workbook (which
is highlighted automatically), or a sample

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template that’s installed on your computer,
or a template downloaded from Office.com.

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A template is just a file that’s already
been put together, both to help you save time

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and create a workbook that looks professional.

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Some Excel templates even include complex
formulas or formatting, so you don't have

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to know how to write formulas yourself.

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We’re going to go over them in detail in
a later lesson, so this time, let’s select

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the blank workbook here, click Create, and
it will open in a new window.

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To open an existing workbook that’s already
saved to your computer, click File to return

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to the Backstage view.

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If the workbook you’re looking for is something
you’ve worked on recently, you might be

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able to find it under Recent, where your most
recent files are listed here on the right.

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Otherwise, the easiest way to open any file
is to click Open, which takes you to the files

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and the folders on your computer.

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Now select the workbook you’re looking for,
click Open, and it appears in a new window.