MS Excel - Open Workbook

Opening Existing Workbook

There may be a situation when you open an existing workbook and edit it partially or completely. If you want to open an existing workbook then follow the following simple options −

Step 1 − Click the File tab and select Open option.

Step 2 − This will display following file Open dialog box, which lets you navigate through different file folders and also lets you select a file which you want to open.

Step 3 − Finally locate and select a file which you want to open and click small triangle available on Open button to open the file. You will have different options to open the file, but simply use Open option.

This will open your selected file. You can use Open Read-Only option if you are willing just to read the file and you have no intention to modify ie. edit the file. Other options can be used for advanced usage.