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Excel 2020: Settings in the Excel Options Menu


December 24, 2020 - by Bill Jelen

Excel Settings in the Excel Options Menu. Photo Credit: Manuel Boxler at Unsplash.com

Consider a few of these settings after you choose File, Options:

General, Start Up Options, Unselect Show The Start Screen When This Application Starts to skip the Home screen. Excel will open directly to a blank workbook. (Thanks to Dave Marriott)

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