Microsoft Excel Basics: The Ribbon
Microsoft Excel Basics: The Ribbon In this article, we’ll cover the main functions in the Ribbon, which is what the main menu bar in Excel is called. Items in the ribbon contain groups of icons that perform similar functions. These include: File Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View File: The File menu is the leftmost item in the Excel ribbon. The File ribbon items enable you to perform file management functions, including open, save, close, and print. You also use the File menu to import from external sources into Excel, along with options that allow you to tweak Excel itself. Pro Tip: The File menu does not appear as a ribbon in Excel for Mac. Instead, the File menu appears in the Application Menu Bar. Home The Home menu is the second menu in the Excel menu bar. The Home ribbon items include options for formatting font, color, conditional formatting, filter, number type, and more. All these functions help one in performing various effective calculations. Pro Tip: Try the ...