In Microsoft Excel, a sheet, sheet tab, or worksheet tab is used to display the worksheet that a user is currently editing. By clicking a worksheet tab (located at the bottom of the window), users may move between the various worksheets.

Every Excel file may have multiple worksheets, but the default number is three. These tabs are labeled “Sheet 1,” “Sheet 2,” and “Sheet 3.” Users may add, move, and rename worksheets. Instructions on how to perform these operations are linked in the related pages section below.

Sheet, Software terms, Spreadsheet terms, Tab, Worksheet

Use the shortcut key Alt+Shift+F1 to insert a new sheet while in Excel.

  • Create, delete, rename, copy, and move a worksheet in Excel.
  • Move between sheets in a spreadsheet program.
  • Microsoft Excel help and support.