This presentation explains the four methods to navigate between the excel worksheets.

1. Navigation between the worksheets
Prof. Yashoda M B
Assistant Professor in Computer Science (UG)
Kristu Jayanti College, Autonomous
(Reaccredited A++ Grade by NAAC with CGPA 3.78/4)
Bengaluru – 560077, India

2. Ways to navigate between the Excel
sheets
Using Active sheet option
Using Name box
Using Go To dialog box
Using Add watch window
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3. Using Active sheet
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• Right click on active sheet and select the name of the sheet you
want to navigate from the popup menu.
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1.Go to the gray area to the left of the first sheet tab in your workbook.
2.Place the cursor in between the two gray arrow icons

4. Using Name box
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Below are the steps to do this:
1.Select cell A1 in Sheet1
2.Enter Sheet1A1 in the Name Box (you can use any name you want, but it should not have a
space character in the name)
3.Go to Sheet3 and select cell A1
4.Enter Sheet3A1 in the Name Box.
The above steps would create two named ranges in the workbook. Sheet1A1 would refer to cell
A1 in Sheet1 and Sheet3A1 would refer to cell A1 in Sheet3.
Now, to switch between these two sheets, click on the drop-down icon in the Name Box. You will
see all the named ranges names show up in the drop-down.

5. Using Go To dialog box
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1.Use the keyboard shortcut F5 to open the Go-To Special dialog box (you can
also get this by going to Home –> Editing –> Find & Select –> Go-To)
2.In the Reference field, enter Sheet3!D20
3.Hit Enter (or click on the OK button)
The above steps would instantly take you to cell D20 in Sheet 3.

6. Using Add watch window
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Below are the steps to make this possible using the Watch Window:
1. Select cell A1 in Sheet1 (one of the sheets between which you want to move
back and forth)
2. click the formulas tab in the Ribbon

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3. Click on the Watch Window option (it’s in the Formula Auditing group)
4. In the Watch Window dialog box, click on Add Watch

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5.Make sure the right cell is selected in the Sheet. You can change the
cell reference if you want.
6.Click on Add. This will add the watch instance to the Watch Window

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7.Click on Add Watch button again
8.In the Add Watch window, navigate to the next sheet to which you want to
switch and select any cell there
9.Click on Add. This will add a second watch instance to the Watch Window

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Once done, you will have two instances in the Watch Window, and
when you double-click on any of the instances, you will instantly be
taken to that cell.

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