Excel 365
How to change the number of sheets for new workbooks
Excel for Microsoft 365 automatically creates one worksheet in each new workbook, but you can force it to
create as many spreadsheets as you need.
Combining text and formatted values
The Excel TEXT function enables you to specify numbers and date format.
Making a spreadsheet very hidden
Using the Hide command, you can hide the data and formulas from "inquisitive minds". But some of them
still can use the Unhide command. Nevertheless, you can completely hide the Excel spreadsheet so that it will
be needed some VBA programming to unhide it.
View spreadsheets side by side
Sometimes it is necessary to compare two Excel worksheets. E.g., compare balance sheets for different
periods of time. You can do it by comparing spreadsheets side by side in two automatically linked windows.
Changing a spreadsheet tabs color
Color code is a perfect way to identify content and draw any attention to it. In Excel, you can easily change
the colors of one or more spreadsheet tabs.
AutoCorrect for data entry
You can use Excel's AutoCorrect feature to create shortcuts for commonly used words or phrases.
Locking cells in a spreadsheet
Sometimes you might want to lock cells in your Excel spreadsheet that contain formulas and functions or
data. Thus, the person doing the data entry will not accidentally overwrite or delete the spreadsheet
formulas and functions or your data.
Recalculating the worksheet
If you are working with huge workbooks that contain a very large number of formulas, functions, and data,
you can turn off automatic recalculation.
Paste results into cell without formulas
You may not always want to copy everything from the source cells to the destination cells. For example, you
may want to copy only the current values of formulas rather than the formulas themselves.
How to use keyboard to navigate in the spreadsheet
To move around the worksheet with your keyboard, use the key combinations: