Using Excel’s Help System
Excel's Help is what you see when you:
- Select Microsoft Excel Help from the Help menu
- Press F1
- Type a question into the Help box (not available in all versions)
Surprisingly, many users don't take full advantage of Excel's Help system. In the past, help was typically rather shallow and rarely provided any in-depth information. But that situation has changed. Now, Excel's Help system is the only source of documentation, and you'll find that it's usually quite comprehensive.
People ask me a lot of Excel questions, and I've found that a good number of them can be answered by simply reading the the Help system. When a problem occurs, start with a thorough search of the Help system, using keywords that describe the problem you're having. If your initial search doesn't yield a solution, try searching for a few more related terms. If you reach a dead-end, then move on to the other options.
Excel Resources
This section contains a variety of information about Excel, sources for help and selected Excel-related links.