Spreadsheet Applications

What is Excel?

Microsoft Excel

MS Excel is an electronic workbook that gives you the ability to perform business and scientific calculations.

The Basics

Start an MS Excel application by clicking on the start button and accessing programs.

Click Microsoft OfficeSelect Microsoft Excel.

ORClick Microsoft Excel on Desktop.

Microsoft Excel Screen

Using textboxes and arrows duplicate figure 1-3 on page 399 of your textbook to help label this image.

Workbooks in Excel

When excel is started, a blank workbook named “Book 1” appears.

A workbook contains 3 worksheets. Worksheets can be added, removed and

renamed. Worksheets are made up of 65,536 rows and

256 columns. Rows are numbered and Horizontal. Columns are labeled A thru Z and are Vertical.

Columns and rows intersect to create cells.

Each cell has a cell address.The current cell is called the active cell.

Navigating in a Spreadsheet

Once the active cell is selecting, you can move to any cell through the use of the:Arrow keys, mouse, scroll bar or keyboard

commands.GOTO

The goto command allows you to move to a specific cell address. It is located on the Edit menu.

Navigate through Excel

Complete Exercises 1-6 and 1-7, pages 406-408 from your textbook.

Keying Data in a Worksheet

To key data in a worksheet select the desired cell and type, then press enter.

The formula bar becomes active when data is keyed.

F2 will allow you to edit information within a cell.

Change Data in a Worksheet

To change data in a worksheet, move to the desired cell, key the correct data and press Enter or an Arrow key.

Complete exercise 1-10 and 1-11, pages 412 and 413 from your textbooks.

Saving a Workbook

Select file save as: to save as a different file name.

The extension of an Excel file is .xls.Excel files can also be saved in html

format and can be viewed as html files.

Printing Worksheets

Choose print from the file menu: