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Microsoft Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs To Worksheets

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Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

If you are keeping records in several Excel worksheets and you would like to make them easier to identify, there are a couple of easy

changes you can make.

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

Instead of the “Sheet 1”... “Sheet 2”... designations that Excel gives you to start with, why not name

each tab something more meaningful?

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

All you have to do is place your cursor on a tab you want to rename...

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

double-click the left button on your mouse...

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

The lettering for Sheet 1 will become highlighted and then type the new name

you want on the tab.

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

Press “Enter”...

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

and Excel assigns the new tab name.

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

Repeat the process for any other tabs you want to rename.

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

Besides that, you can color-code worksheet tabs to make it easier to remember what’s in each

worksheet. This is especially useful when you have multiple workbooks that have the same

types of worksheets.

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

For example, you could have one color for “Class Role” information... another color for “Daily Grades”... and another for “Test Scores.”

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

To change the color of a tab, just place your cursor on that tab...

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

click the right button on your mouse... or click the right button on your laptop...

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

On the box of choices that opens up, click “Tab Color.”

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

That brings up the “Format Tab Color” dialog box. All you have to do is click on the color you

want...

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

And Excel applies the color to the tab.

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

To change a color, repeat the process... or... to remove a color...

click on the “No Color” option.

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

Have fun dressing your tabs!

Excel 2010 : Adding Color Tabs to Worksheets

That’s all there is to it. Now, if you would like a copy of the step-by-step directions for renaming and adding color to

the tabs in Excel 2010 worksheets, just print this last page. Have fun naming and coloring!

Step-by-Step:

To rename your tabs:- Point to the tab- Left double-click- Type the new tab name- Press “Enter”- Repeat for other tabs

To color-code tabs:- Point to the tab- Right click- Click on “Tab Color”- Click on a color- Click “OK”

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