Chapter 3. Working with Workbook Files

In this chapter

• Starting a project with one of Excel's sample workbooks.

• Creating a blank workbook.

• Saving and opening workbook files.

• Creating your own worksheet templates.

• Creating, naming, and customizing the worksheets in a workbook.

Every file you create in Excel is a workbook, consisting of one or more worksheets. You can create workbooks from scratch by choosing to create a blank workbook, or you can use any of Excel's many workbook templates to start your own workbook and then customize it to suit your needs. You can even add worksheets to a workbook to accommodate additional data. In this chapter, you learn how to work with Excel workbook files and add, delete, and rearrange worksheets in a workbook.