Using Excel's Help system
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Excel's Help is what you see when you:
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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 (links on the left).