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Save a Workbook

To save a workbook, go to the File tab, and then click the Save as button in the Common group, or press F12 instead of these steps.

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After that, the Save as dialog box is invoked.

Specify the location and the file format in which to save the workbook.

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The available file formats in the Save as dialog box are the following.

  • Excel Workbook (*.xlsx)
  • Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm)
  • Excel 97-2003 Workbook (*.xls)
  • Excel Template (*.xltx)
  • Excel Macro-Enabled Template (*.xltm)
  • Excel 97-2003 Template (*.xlt)
  • Tab-delimited Text File format (*.txt)
  • Comma-separated Values File format (*.csv)

To save the active workbook with its current file format and location, go to the File tab, and then click the Save button in the Common group, or press CTRL+S instead. If you click the Save button to save a newly created workbook, the Save as dialog is invoked.