Microsoft Excel

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What is Excel?

Microsoft PowerPoint is for Presentations

Microsoft Word is for Text, Writing, and Typing Papers

Microsoft Excel is for Numbers, Equations and Functions

Excel Spreadsheet

Filled with little boxes Cells

Columns A, B, C, D, etc. Up and

Down

Rows 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5, etc. Side to

Side

Cell G13

Differences in Toolbars

Merge and Center, $, %, Increase and Decrease Decimal, and AutoSum Button

Function (Fx) Window

What can Be Included in a Cell?

Type everything in the Function (Fx) Window Text Numbers Equations* Functions*

May also include pictures on top of a spreadsheet

Equations and Functions

ALWAYS start with an equal = sign Equations and Functions we will be using

Addition (Sum), Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Average, Minimum/Maximum Number

Ways to put in Equations or Functions = + - * / on the side number keypad Typing Equation in by selecting the Cells

Example : =B12+C11 or =A7-A6

Auto Sum KeyFunny Looking E Key On Standard Toolbar

Be Patient

Many of you don’t know MicroSoft ExcelDon’t get frustrated, be patient and ask for

help.

Assignment

Today Basic layout of information dealing with

toolbarsBasic Function

TomorrowAuto FillAbsolute Cell

TODAY

Discuss some more details of Excel

Auto FillAbsolute Cell

Auto Fill

Automatic way to Copy and Paste

Fill in Numbers, Text, Formatting or Equations and Functions

Small box in lower right hand corner

Absolute Cell

When you are doing a Math Equation and you want to use the same cell for multiple equation.

Use $

For Example $B$19

Use It

These will be hard to understand until you use them. We will go over the assignment together.