Chapter 1 - Excel - McGraw-Hill

HOW TO: Rename a Worksheet and Apply a Tab Color
1. Right-click the worksheet tab and choose Rename from the context
menu (Figure 1-52).
2. Type the new name on the worksheet tab and press Enter.
• You can also click the Format button [Home tab, Cells group] and
select Rename Sheet.
3. Right-click the worksheet tab, choose Tab Color from the context menu,
and select a color to apply to the background of the worksheet tab.
• When a worksheet tab is active (selected), it displays as a light version
of the tab color, and when a worksheet is not active, it displays the tab
color (Figure 1-53).
• You can also apply a tab color to the active worksheet by clicking the
Format button, selecting Tab Color, and then choosing a color.
1-52 Rename a worksheet
MORE INFO
To color multiple sheet tabs in a workbook the same
color at the same time, select the sheet tabs you want to
apply the color to, right-click one of the selected sheet
tabs, and choose Tab Color from the context menu.
ANOTHER WAY
1-53 Tab color applied to a worksheet
Rename a sheet tab by double-clicking the sheet tab
name, typing the new name, and pressing Enter.
HOW TO: Move Worksheets
Move and Copy Worksheets
You can use the move feature to change the order of worksheets within a workbook or to
move worksheets to a different workbook. The copy feature saves time by eliminating the
need to reenter data. If you need to move or copy a worksheet a short distance, use the drag
and drop method. Otherwise, use move, copy, and paste.
1. Right-click the worksheet tab you want to move.
2. Select Move or Copy from the context menu (Figure 1-54). The Move or Copy dialog box opens (Figure 1-55).
• Alernatively, you can click the Format button [Home tab, Cells group] and select Move or Copy Sheet.
• To move or copy the selected worksheet into a workbook other than the current one, select a different
workbook from the To book
drop-down list.
• If you are moving a worksheet
between workbooks, the
destination workbook must be
open prior to opening the Move or
Copy dialog box.
3. Locate the Before sheet area, and
select the worksheet that the active
sheet will precede when it is moved.
4. Deselect the Create a copy check
box if it is checked.
5. Click OK to close the dialog box. 1-54 Move or copy a worksheet 1-55 Move or Copy dialog box
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