With Excel 2010, downloading a balance sheet template from the Office.com website is as easy as clicking "File," then "New" on the ribbon bar and typing "balance sheet" into the search box in the ...

If you exported the balance sheet into Excel format, skip this step. Select the exported file and click "Open." Because the file is in a recognized CSV or XLS format, it will open automatically.

For example, you might have a simple revenue sheet that tracks debits and credits, and returns the current balance. This is easily accomplished with a simple credit – debit expression.