Create a new spreadsheet or open an existing one

In the Spreadsheet Editor, you can open a recently edited spreadsheet, create a new one, or return to the list of existing spreadsheets.

To create a new spreadsheet

In the online editor

  1. click the File tab on the top toolbar,
  2. select the Create New option.

In the desktop editor

  1. in the main program window, select the Spreadsheet menu item from the Create new section of the left sidebar - a new file will open in a new tab,
  2. when all the necessary changes are made, click the Save Save icon icon in the upper left corner or switch to the File tab and choose the Save as menu item.
  3. in the file manager window, select the location of the file, specify its name, choose the required format (XLSX, Spreadsheet template (XLTX), ODS, OTS, CSV, PDF or PDFA) and click the Save button.

To open an existing document

In the desktop editor

  1. in the main program window, select the Open local file menu item on the left sidebar,
  2. choose the necessary spreadsheet from the file manager window and click the Open button.

You can also right-click the necessary spreadsheet in the file manager window, select the Open with option and choose the required application from the menu. If documents are associated with the required application, you can also open spreadsheets by double-clicking the file name in the file explorer window.

All the directories that you have accessed using the desktop editor will be displayed in the Recent folders list so that you can quickly access them afterwards. Click the necessary folder to select one of the files stored in it.

To open a recently edited spreadsheet

In the online editor

  1. click the File tab on the top toolbar,
  2. select the Open Recent... option,
  3. choose the required spreadsheet from the list of recently edited documents.

In the desktop editor

  1. in the main program window, select the Recent files menu item on the left sidebar,
  2. choose the required spreadsheet from the list of recently edited documents.

To open the folder, where the file is stored , in a new browser tab in the online version or in the file explorer window in the desktop version, click the Open file location Open file location icon on the right side of the editor header. Alternatively, you can switch to the File tab on the top toolbar and select the Open file location option.