XL: How to Display the "What's New in Excel" Window

• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

When you run Microsoft Excel version 7.0 for the first time, the "What's New in Microsoft Excel 95" window is displayed. Although this window doesn't appear the next time you run Microsoft Excel, you can display the "What's New in Microsoft Excel 95" window again.

In Microsoft Excel 97, a "What's New in Microsoft Excel 97" window is also available, but may not appear the first time you run Microsoft Excel. It is possible to display the window at any time.

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Microsoft Excel 97

To display the "What's New in Microsoft Excel 97" window, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the Office Assistant:

          a. Click the Office Assistant.

          b. In the box, type "what's new" (without the quotation marks),
             and then click Search.

          c. Click the button next to "What's new in Microsoft Excel 97?"

          a. In Microsoft Excel, click Contents and Index on the Help menu.

          b. Click the Index tab.

          c. In the "Type The First Few Letters" box, type "new"(without
             the quotation marks).

          d. In the list of topics, click "new features" and then click
             Display.

          e. Click "What's new in Microsoft Excel 97?" and click Display.

Microsoft Excel 7.0 for Windows 95

To display the "What's New in Microsoft Excel 95" window, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the Answer Wizard:

          a. In Microsoft Excel, click Answer Wizard on the Help menu.

          b. Type "What's New" (without the quotation marks) and click
             Search.

             The Help window displays different available topics.

          c. Under "Tell me about," click "What's New in Microsoft Excel
             95."

          d. Click Display.

          a. In Microsoft Excel, click Microsoft Excel Help Topics on the
             Help menu.

          b. Click the Find tab.

          c. In the "Type The Word(s) You Want To Find" box, type "what's
             new" (without the quotation marks).

          d. In the list of topics, click "What's New in ... Microsoft
             Excel 95," and then click Display.

          a. In Microsoft Excel, click Microsoft Excel Help Topics on the
             Help menu.

          b. Click Find.

          c. Type "what's new" (without the quotation marks), and click
             Display.

          d. In the list of index entries, click "What's New in ...
             Microsoft Excel 95" and click Display.

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