How to Open a Blank File in Excel ? – A Complete Guide!!
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Published: 2020-12-24 03:43:56

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title: How to Open a Blank File in Excel ? – A Complete Guide!!
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 **Excel** is a **spreadsheet program** that included in Microsoft Office applications. It is used to organize data and perform financial analysis. Working with Excel is easy at the beginning level. In this guide, we will show **how to open a blank Excel file** in different ways. Let’s get into this article!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel**  from the following link: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)
## Open a blank file from Desktop:

It is the most common way to open a blank file in Excel from the desktop. Let’s see the steps to open a file from the desktop.

- First, you need to install Microsoft Excel on your computer.
- Once you installed Excel, you will see the Excel icon on the desktop.

![Excel File](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Excel-File.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-20139">Excel File</figcaption>

- Then, select the Excel shortcut icon and **double tab** the icon.
- It will open the Excel as shown below image.

![select the new file](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/select-the-new-file.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-20140">Select the new file</figcaption>

- From the list, select the **“Blank Workbook”** in the **New** window.
- Now, it will open the blank Excel File.

![Blank Excel file](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/A-new-file.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-20142">Blank Excel file</figcaption>

## Open a blank Excel File from Start Menu:

If you have many working files on the desktop, and you need to open the blank file. You have another choice to open it. Let’s see the following steps to open an Excel file from the Start menu.

- The start menu is available on the left bottom of your desktop.
- Here, you need to click the **“Start Button”**.

![Start menu](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Start-menu.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-20149">Start menu</figcaption>

- It will show the lists in Alphabetical order.
- From the list, you need to click the Excel icon.

![Excel File](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chrome_HsKBeN4FnL.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-20151">Excel File</figcaption>

- It will open the Excel file.
- You need to click the **“Blank Workbook”** in the New window.

![select the new file](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/select-the-new-file-1.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-20153">Select the new file</figcaption>

- Finally, it displays the new blank Excel file as shown in the below image.

![Blank Excel File](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/A-new-file-1.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-20154">Blank Excel File</figcaption>

## How to Open a blank Excel file from Taskbar:

The Taskbar is located at the bottom of the screen. It is also convenient to open an Excel file from the Taskbar.

![Taskbar](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Taskbar.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-20159">Taskbar</figcaption>

- First, you need to select the **Excel** icon from the **Taskbar.**
- It will open the Excel File. Here you need to select the **“Blank Workbook”** in the New window.

![Select the new file](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/select-the-new-file-2.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-20160">Select the new file</figcaption>

- After that, it shows the new blank Excel File.

![A new file](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/A-new-file-2.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-20162">A new file</figcaption>

## Open a blank file from an Open workbook:

If you are already working in an Excel file, and you need to open a new balk file means, you don’t need to open the taskbar or any other following methods. Another convenient method is available to open a blank workbook from your workbook.

- From an open Excel file, you need to click the **“File”** tab from the [**Ribbon**](https://geekexcel.com/ribbon-keyboard-shortcut-keys-in-microsoft-excel-365/).

![On workbook](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/On-workbook.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-20163">On workbook</figcaption>

- It will open the Excel file.
- Here you need to click the **“Blank Workbook” ** in the **New** window.

![Select the new file](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/select-the-new-file-3.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-20164">Select the new file</figcaption>

- Now, you can see the new blank file as shown in the below image.

![Blank Excel File](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/A-new-file-3.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-20166">Blank Excel File</figcaption>

## A Brief Summary:

From this tutorial, you can easily understand the different ways of opening the blank Excel File. If you have any **doubt** regarding this article, feel free to state your **query** or **feedback**.

### Read Ahead:

- **[Open a workbook using shortcuts!!](https://geekexcel.com/open-a-workbook-using-shortcut-in-excel-365/)**
- [**Simple Keyboard Shortcuts for file operations in Microsoft Excel 365**](https://geekexcel.com/simple-keyboard-shortcuts-for-file-operations-in-microsoft-excel-365/)
- **[Simple Shortcuts for Workbook Options in MS Excel 365!!](https://geekexcel.com/simple-shortcuts-for-workbook-options-in-ms-excel-365/)**