Chapter 1 - Excel - McGraw-Hill

HOW TO: Hide and Unhide Worksheets
1. Click the sheet tab you want to hide.
• You can use the Ctrl key to select multiple sheets to hide.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Click the Format button [Cells group] and choose Hide & Unhide in the
Visibility group.
4. Select Hide Sheet. The worksheet tab does not display.
5. Click the Format button [Cells group] and choose Hide & Unhide in the
Visibility group.
6. Click Unhide Sheet to open the Unhide dialog box (Figure 1-68).
7. Select the worksheet to unhide.
• When multiple sheets are hidden, you must unhide each sheet individually.
8. Click OK.
1-68 Unhide dialog box
ANOTHER WAY
To hide the worksheet, right-click the worksheet you want to hide and choose Hide from the context menu. To unhide the
worksheet, right click a worksheet tab and choose Unhide. Select the worksheet to unhide.
You can hide an open workbook window by clicking the View tab and clicking the Hide
button. To unhide a workbook, click the View tab and click the Unhide button.
Switch Windows Option
The Switch Windows feature is useful for viewing or editing multiple open workbooks.
HOW TO: Switch Windows Using the Ribbon
1. Verify that you have more than one workbook open.
2. Click the Switch Windows button [View
tab, Window group].
• A list of open workbooks displays.
3. Select the workbook you want to view.
• You can view workbooks side-by-side
by selecting View Side by Side [View
tab, Window group] (Figure 1-69).
• The Synchronous Scrolling option is
available when viewing two workbooks
side by side. Synchronous Scrolling
scrolls both files in the same direction
at the same time. It is useful for
editing different versions of similar
spreadsheets or sharing information
between two different workbooks.
4. Click Maximize to restore a workbook to
full size.
View Side by
Side button
1-69 View Side by Side
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Excel 2013 Chapter 1 Creating and Editing Workbooks