It's almost Halloween, and perhaps you're familiar with the horror story that I'm about to tell you. It's a frightening tale of an Excel workbook that was destroyed forever, by a well-intentioned, but easily-distracted genius.

快到万圣节了，也许您对我要告诉您的恐怖故事很熟悉。 这是一个令人震惊的故事，一个Excel工作簿被一个善意却容易分心的天才永远摧毁。

Many years ago, Dr. Frankexcel decided to create new monster, errr, Excel workbook. And why start from scratch, when it's easier to build a monster from parts, right?

许多年前，Frankexcel博士决定创建新的Monster，errr，Excel工作簿。 又为什么从头开始，当更容易从零件中构建怪物时，对吗？

So, Dr. F opened an old workbook, planning to make a couple of changes, and then do a Save As. What could possibly go wrong?

因此，F博士打开了一个旧的工作簿，计划进行一些更改，然后另存为。 可能出什么问题了？

Unfortunately for Dr. F, there were a few interruptions - angry villagers, electrical storms, violin music - and he forgot his brilliant "Save As" plan. Instead, he deleted a few sheets, and changed key formulas, and then he clicked Save.

不幸的是，对于F博士来说，有一些干扰-愤怒的村民，雷暴，小提琴音乐-他忘记了他出色的“另存为”计划。 取而代之的是，他删除了几张纸，并更改了键的公式，然后单击“ 保存” 。

Noooo! That old workbook could not be brought back to life, despite Dr. F's frantic efforts to revive it. (And no, he didn't have a backup copy.)

不！ 尽管F博士为恢复它而做出了疯狂的努力，但那本旧的工作簿无法重现。 (不，他没有备份副本。)

首先创建副本 (Create a Copy First)

Don't let this horror story happen to you! If you want to make a new workbook based on an existing Excel file, do it the safe way:

不要让这个恐怖的故事发生在你身上！ 如果要基于现有的Excel文件制作新的工作簿，请以安全的方式进行：

1. Create a copy of the existing workbook创建现有工作簿的副本
2. Open the copy, and make your changes there打开副本，然后在此处进行更改

You can create a copy in Windows Explorer, but there are quick ways to create a copy within Excel too.

您可以在Windows资源管理器中创建副本，但是也有在Excel中创建副本的快速方法。

This short video shows the steps, and there are written instructions below the video.

这个简短的视频显示了步骤，并且在视频下方有书面说明。

演示地址

Excel 2010 –新文件 (Excel 2010 – New File)

If you're using Excel 2010, click the File tab on the Ribbon, then click NEW

如果您使用的是Excel 2010，请单击功能区上的“文件”选项卡，然后单击“新建”。

In the Available Templates section, click on New From Existing, and select the file that you want to copy.

在“可用模板”部分中，单击“从现有文件新建”，然后选择要复制的文件。

Excel 2010 –最新 (Excel 2010 – Recent)

It's even easier to copy a file that you opened recently.

复制最近打开的文件更加容易。

• Click the File tab on the Ribbon, then click Recent单击功能区上的“文件”选项卡，然后单击“最近”
• Right-click on the file that you want to copy, and click Open a Copy右键单击要复制的文件，然后单击“打开副本”。
• A numbered copy of the original opens, and you can save it with a new name.将打开原始编号的副本，您可以将其保存为新名称。

Excel 2010 –最新 (Excel 2010 – Recent)

The New From Existing option was removed in Excel 2013, but the Open a Copy feature is still available.

Excel 2013中删除了“从现有文件中新建”选项，但是“打开副本”功能仍然可用。

• Click the File tab on the Ribbon, then click Open单击功能区上的“文件”选项卡，然后单击“打开”
• In the list of Recent files, right-click on the file that you want to copy, and click Open a Copy在“最近的文件”列表中，右键单击要复制的文件，然后单击“打开副本”。
• A numbered copy of the original opens, and you can save it with a new name.将打开原始编号的副本，您可以将其保存为新名称。