Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated September 23, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Excel keeps track of a wide range of statistics about your workbooks. These statistics include such mundane and obvious items as the file name, directory, and title. But you can also find out who last worked on the workbook, what keywords are associated with the workbook, and the total editing time spent on the workbook. (This last statistic is nothing more than the time the workbook has been open.)
If you want to view the statistics for the current workbook, follow these steps:
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