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To create, open, and edit a worksheet in popular spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel or
Google Sheets, follow the step-by-step guides below:
1. Creating a Worksheet
In Microsoft Excel:
1. Open Excel:
o Start Microsoft Excel on your computer.
2. Create a New Workbook:
o In the Excel start screen, click Blank Workbook to open a new workbook with a
single worksheet (also called a sheet).
3. Add More Worksheets:
o Click the + icon at the bottom of the screen (next to existing sheet tabs) to add
more worksheets to the workbook.
o You can rename the worksheet by right-clicking the Sheet1 tab and selecting
Rename.
In Google Sheets:
1. Open Google Sheets:

o Go to sheets.google.com or open Google Sheets from your Google Drive.
2. Create a New Spreadsheet:
o Click Blank to create a new, empty spreadsheet.
o You can also click + New in Google Drive, then choose Google Sheets.
3. Add More Sheets:
o Click the + icon at the bottom left (next to the sheet tab) to add more
worksheets within the document.
2. Opening an Existing Worksheet
In Microsoft Excel:
1. Open an Excel File:

o Go to File > Open, then browse your computer to find the Excel file.
o You can also open a recently worked-on file from the Recent section.
2. Open a Specific Sheet in the Workbook:
o If the workbook contains multiple sheets, click on the sheet tabs at the bottom
to switch between different worksheets.
In Google Sheets:
1. Open an Existing Google Sheet:

o Open Google Drive or go to sheets.google.com and select the file you want to
open from the list of recent documents.
o You can also click File > Open in Google Sheets to select a document from
Google Drive, upload from your device, or open from other locations (e.g.,
shared drives).
2. Switch Between Sheets:
o If your spreadsheet has multiple sheets, navigate between them using the tabs
at the bottom of the screen.
3. Editing a Worksheet
Basic Editing in Microsoft Excel:
1. Entering Data:
o Click on a cell (a box formed by the intersection of rows and columns).
o Type the data (numbers, text, or formulas) and press Enter.
2. Formatting Cells:
o Highlight the cell(s) you want to format.
o Use the options on the Home tab to change font size, style, text color, or cell
background color.
o Use Number Format to format cells as currency, percentages, dates, etc.
3. Adjusting Rows and Columns:
o To resize a column, hover over the line between two column letters (e.g.,
between A and B), then drag to adjust the width.
o For row height, hover over the line between two row numbers (e.g., between 1
and 2), then drag to adjust.
4. Inserting Rows or Columns:
o Right-click on a row number or column letter, and choose Insert to add a new
row or column.
5. Formulas and Functions:
o Enter a formula by typing = in a cell followed by the function (e.g.,
=SUM(A1:A5)).
o Excel has a wide range of built-in functions like SUM, AVERAGE, IF, VLOOKUP,
etc.
Basic Editing in Google Sheets:
1. Entering Data:
o Click on a cell and type your data. Press Enter to move to the next cell.
o You can enter text, numbers, or formulas.
2. Formatting Cells:
o Select the cells you want to format.
o Use the toolbar above the sheet to change fonts, text size, colors, and number
formats (currency, dates, percentages, etc.).
3. Adjusting Rows and Columns:
o Hover over the edge of the column letters (A, B, C, etc.) or row numbers to resize
them by dragging.
o Right-click on a row or column and choose Resize for precise sizing.
4. Inserting Rows and Columns:
o Right-click on the row number or column letter where you want to insert a new
row/column.
o Choose Insert row above/below or Insert column left/right.
5. Using Formulas and Functions:
o Start a formula by typing = followed by the function name (e.g., =SUM(A1:A5)).
o Google Sheets also supports functions like SUM, AVERAGE, IF, and
ARRAYFORMULA.
4. Saving Your Work
In Microsoft Excel:
 Click File > Save or press Ctrl + S (Windows) or Cmd + S (Mac).

 If it’s a new document, choose where to save it and provide a file name.
 You can also use File > Save As to save the file with a different name or location.
In Google Sheets:
 Google Sheets saves your work automatically in real-time, so you don’t need to
manually save the document.
 If you want a local copy, go to File > Download, then select a format like Microsoft Excel
(.xlsx) or PDF.
5. Additional Features
Using Formulas:
 Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets offer powerful formulas for calculations:
o SUM: Adds a range of numbers (e.g., =SUM(A1:A10)).
o AVERAGE: Finds the average of a range (e.g., =AVERAGE(A1:A10)).
o IF: Performs a logical test (e.g., =IF(A1>10, "Pass", "Fail")).
o VLOOKUP: Looks up a value in a table (e.g., =VLOOKUP(B1, A1:C10, 2, FALSE)).
Conditional Formatting:
 Highlight important data using conditional formatting.

 In Excel, go to Home > Conditional Formatting.
 In Google Sheets, select Format > Conditional formatting to create rules based on cell
values.

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To create, open, and edit a worksheet in popular spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel or

Google Sheets, follow the step-by-step guides below:

1. Open Google Sheets:

2. Opening an Existing Worksheet

1. Open an Excel File:

1. Open an Existing Google Sheet:

Basic Editing in Microsoft Excel:

Basic Editing in Google Sheets:

4. Saving Your Work

 Click File > Save or press Ctrl + S (Windows) or Cmd + S (Mac).

 Highlight important data using conditional formatting.

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