EXCEL VIEW TAB

This bar provides different options for viewing the sheets in an Excel workbook. It also provides
options for viewing different windows in Excel, for enlarging or reducing the size of the worksheet
while it is being viewed, and what elements in the Excel window should be displayed. The table
below provides a list and description of the buttons that are located in the different groups on this
tab.

Groups/Buttons Description
Workbook Views Group
Normal This is the default view when an Excel workbook is created or opened.
This view does not show any headers and footers. It also does not show
when a worksheet page begins or ends.
Page Break Preview To display where the page breaks appear in the worksheet page, click
this button. While in this view, it is possible to change the page breaks
by clicking the page break indicator which is a dotted line.
Page Layout When this view is selected, it is possible to view the worksheet page as
it will appear when printed. The page breaks will display along with the
headers and footers that have been created for the worksheet page.
Custom Views Click this button to save a set of display and print settings as a custom
view. Once the view is saved, it will be listed in the custom views list.
Show/Hide Group
Ruler Click the check box for this option to display a ruler at the top of the
worksheet when in Page Layout view. This function is not available in
any other view except Page Layout.
Gridlines To have the gridlines display in the Excel window, place a check mark
into the check box for this option.
Formula Bar Place a check mark in the check box for this option to display the
formula bar in the Excel workbook window. The Formula Bar is the
area where the formulas, functions, labels, and so forth are displayed
while they are being entered into a cell in the worksheet.
Headings To display the row and column headings in the workbook window,
place a check mark in the check box for this option. The row headings
are indicated by the number down the left side of the window. The
column headings are indicated by the letters across the top of the
workbook window.
Zoom Group
Zoom Click this button to open the Zoom dialog box to specify the zoom level
for the workbook sheet. The zoom controls appear on the status bar in
the lower right corner of the worksheet window. They can also be used
to zoom the worksheet in and out.

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Groups/Buttons Description
100% To zoom the worksheet to 100% of the worksheets normal size, click this
button.
Zoom to Selection When this button is clicked, the currently selected range of cells will fill
the entire workbook window.
Windows Group
New Window To open up a new window within the workbook, click this button. With
this option more than one window can be open at a time.
Arrange All Click this button to display open Excel windows as specified in the
dialog box that appears. The options are Tiled, Horizontal, Vertical, or
Cascade. You can also select whether to Arrange all the windows in the
active workbook or to arrange open workbooks.
Freeze Panes This button is used to keep a portion of the Excel window visible while
scrolling through the rest of the worksheet. This is a good feature to use
when the headings of the worksheet need to remain visible while
scrolling through the data.
Split When this button is clicked, the Excel window is split into multiple
panes containing views of the worksheet. This is a good feature to use
when working with different sections of a worksheet.
Hide To hide the current window (where the insertion point is located) so
that it cannot be seen, click this button.
Unhide To unhide the hidden window, click this button.
View Side by Side This feature is used to view two worksheets side-by-side so the contents
of the worksheets can be compared.
Synchronous Click this button to synchronize the scrolling of two worksheets or
Scrolling workbooks so that they scroll together. In order to enable this feature,
View Side-by-Side must be turned on.
Reset Window To reset the window position of the workbooks to be compared side-by-
Position side so that they share the screen equally, click this button. In order to
enable this feature, View Side-by-Side must be turned on.
Switch Windows To switch back-and-forth between open windows, click this button.
When the button is clicked, a list of currently open windows will
display.
Macro Group
Macros Click this button to record a new macro or to work with other macro
features. A macro is a program where steps performed in a program can
be recorded and stored for future use. An example of a macro is the
print macro, where all that is necessary to print a document is to hold
down the CTRL key and then press the letter P.