If a file has previously been saved and you wish to display it on your screen, you must open it. As with many other EXCEL functions, there is more than one way to perform this task. Here are the two methods to open a file:

· Click the open button located on the toolbar .

· The following dialogue box is displayed:

(Figure 3.1)

· You may select another directory or drive if you wish.

· Type the name of the file you wish to open in the box labeled File Name or click the name of the file you wish to open, then click the Open button.

· Click the File menu.

· Select the Open... option.

· The same dialogue box that was displayed in the first method appears on the screen.

· Perform operations as described in the first method.