Find the Dialog Box Launcher

One way to open dialog boxes is to use thedialog box launcher.

Some, such as those found under theFormulastab, are associated with individual icons on the ribbon.

When you select these down arrows, a drop-down menu opens and displays individual function names.

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Selecting a function’s name in the list opens its dialog box.

Select these icons once to activate the feature and select a second time to turn the feature off.