Quick tips: Get work done with Excel for the web
Create a new Excel workbook
Start from Microsoft 365 Home - Quickly get started in Excel after logging into Microsoft 365 by clicking the App Launcher and selecting Excel to open Excel for the Web. Or click on Workbook to open a new blank workbook.
Start from OneDrive - Just like Drive was your home for files in your Google Workspace environment, OneDrive.com is your new home for your files. Go there, and log in with your school or work account. Then click Add new > Excel workbook.
Name your file
When you create a workbook, Excel for the web automatically names it. To change the name:
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Click the name.
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Type a meaningful name.
Everything you do in Excel for the web — naming a file, entering data — is automatically saved.
Do your work
After you name your file, you can enter data, and create tables, charts, and formulas. Click the tabs at the top to show the "ribbon" and find the features you want.
To change the way the ribbon displays, select the down arrow icon on the bottom right of the ribbon.
Need more features?
Open your file in the Excel desktop app:
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Select the menu in the top right corner that currently shows Editing or Viewing.
Select Open in desktop.
The Excel desktop app will launch and open the file.
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Continue working and save.
When you save changes in the desktop app, they save to OneDrive - no need to Save As and re-upload the file.
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