How to open Control Panel in Windows 7
Office
2016
This tip is about opening Control Panel in Windows 7 for changing separators in Excel - semicolon to comma,
comma to semicolon, comma to point, etc.
There are several different ways how to open it, here are some of them:
I - First way
Click Start and then choose Control Panel:
![Windows 7 start icon Windows 7 start icon](/images/tips/334/1.png)
II - Second way
1. Right-click on the System icon in the Desktop icon and choose Properties in the popup menu:
![Windows 7 system popup Windows 7 system popup](/images/tips/334/2.png)
2. In the opened pane choose Control Panel:
![Windows 7 system Windows 7 system](/images/tips/334/3.png)
III - Third way
Double-click on the System icon:
![Windows 7 system Windows 7 system](/images/tips/334/4.png)