The core document of Excel is a Workbook. Everything that you do in Excel takes place in a Workbook...

1. Workbooks. Worksheets. Linking of Worksheets and Workbooks
The core document of Excel is a Workbook.
An Excel Workbook can hold any number sheets. The types of sheets are:
❖ Worksheets
❖ Chart Sheets
Worksheets
The most common type of sheet is a
worksheet – which can be
considered spreadsheet.
Excel 2013, 2016 and 2019
worksheets have 16 384 columns
and 1 048 576 rows. The number of
cells is 17 179 869 184.

2. Chartsheets
A chart sheet holds a
single chart. Chart
sheets make it easier to
locate a particular chart.
Linking of Worksheets of Workbook
The data for the calculation can be located not only on one sheet, but also on different
sheets.
When entering such a link in the formula, you need:
1. Go to the desired sheet
2. Select a cell or range of cells
3. Enter the sign of the next operation or end the formula with ENTER
Enter

3. Type of links: Sales! A1: A23 or Return! $B$2, where Sales and Return are sheet
names.
You can switch between sheets with books using the keys:
CTRL + PgUp (one sheet to the left)
CTRL + PgDn (one sheet to the right)
Linking of Workbooks
The initial data for the calculation can be not only in one workbook, but also in different
books. You must first open all linked books and when entering the formula:
1. Go to the desired book, sheet.
2. Select a cell or range of cells.
3. Enter the sign of the next operation or end the formula with ENTER
View link:
+'C:UsersUserDesktopSales_Tracking.xlsx'!SauagePriceList1208[@[Yeni Alış
Qiyməti]]
When you open the file (if other source books are closed) appears on the screen
SECURITY WARNING. If you click Enable Content, then the calculation results will
be updated.

4. To edit communication with an external source on the Data tab, in the group
Queries & Connections, select Edit Links.
In the Edit Links window, select the desired action:
▪ Update Values - update the selected source.
▪ Change source - change the external source in case of changing the file name or
moving the source to another folder.
▪ Open Source - open the source file for viewing / editing.
▪ Break Link - disconnect from an external source. The formulas in the cells are
replaced by the values that are currently received in the cells. The command
cannot be undone, so you should create a copy of the file so that, if necessary, the
original file with the formulas for future updates remains.
▪ Startup Prompt - the ability to configure the update option:

5. • Let users choose to display the alert or not
• Don’t display the alert and don’t update automatic links
• Don’t display the alert and update links
You may use CTRL + Tab combination for the convenience to switch between
open books…
Sources: Google.com, John Walkenbach, Microsoft Excel 2013 Formulas. ISBN
978-1-118-49189-8 (ebk)