Get to know the new features of Microsoft Excel featuring its new list of keyboard shortcuts and several web supports.

Excel grays out menu commands for unavailable features or functions. To unlock the grayed-out menus, first review the most common causes, then take the steps necessary make the menu active.

How to unlock formula cells in Microsoft Excel? If you want to unlock all the previously locked formula cells in Excel, simply select the cells with formulas as discussed in step (3) above.