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Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Excel. Excel specializes in creating and designing spreadsheets, or worksheets Worksheet – area to insert data Workbook – a set of worksheets grouped together. Microsoft Excel. By default, 3 worksheets come in each workbook

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Microsoft Excel

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  1. Microsoft Excel

  2. Microsoft Excel • Excel specializes in creating and designing spreadsheets, or worksheets • Worksheet – area to insert data • Workbook – a set of worksheets grouped together

  3. Microsoft Excel • By default, 3 worksheets come in each workbook • Named at the bottom of the screen as Sheet1, Sheet2, Sheet3 • Click on to change from sheet to sheet • Right click on Sheet name to • Rename • Insert • Copy • Change Tab color • Move • (you can just click, hold, and move it into the desired location)

  4. Microsoft Excel • Cell – an individual box in a worksheet made up of a row and column intersecting • Each cell has its own properties • Columns are labeled with Letters • Rows are labeled with Numbers

  5. Microsoft Excel • Cell Reference – the cells address on the worksheet • Located in the Name Box (Top Left) • Will contain a Column Letter and a Row Number • Example – A4, B12, C7, D10 • The cell with its address in the name box is the active cell • The cell that data will be inserted into if typed • SELECT ALL - You can make the entire worksheet active by the box to the left of Column A and above Row 1

  6. Microsoft Excel • Each cell has its own properties and can have different: • Fill color • Font color • Font size and name • Horizontal Alignment • Bold, Italics, Underline

  7. Microsoft Excel • Label – Lettered heading that specifies what the data means • Value – Numbered data that appears under a label • Dates will appear as a Formatted Date by default • Example – January 5 will appear as 5-Jan • You can change the format by: • Right-click • Format cells • Select Desired Formatting

  8. Microsoft Excel • To insert data into a cell: • First select active cell • Type numbers or letters into cell • ENTER sets the data into place • To delete data in a cell: • First select active cell • Backspace will erase all cell contents OR • Right click and go to Clear Contents • If you go to Delete, it will delete the entire cell and move all other cells up or over, changing your alignment

  9. Microsoft Excel • To edit data inside of a cell: • Select active cell • Double click to insert cursor in order to edit data • You can single click on the FORMULA BAR to insert your cursor there

  10. Microsoft Excel Formula Bar – Top of worksheet where all cell data editing should take place

  11. Microsoft Excel • Range – A group of cells selected at once • Will be represented by the first cell to click and the last cell to click separated by a colon • Example – A1:B15 C10:H20

  12. Microsoft Excel • Manually Adjust Column Width – Click and hold the divider line between the main column labels • AutoFit – Double click the divider line • Sizes the column to automatically fit to the largest cell in the column • Row height will be automatically adjusted when you change a cell font size

  13. Microsoft Excel • You can insert a row or column by: • Select an entire row or column by clicking on the Column or Row label (Letter or Number) • With the entire row or column selected, Right-click and Go to INSERT • You can combine cells by the icon on the toolbar that says MERGE AND CENTER • < a >

  14. Microsoft Excel FORMATTING DATA • Each cell can have different number formatting, represented by an icon on the toolbar • Money - $ • Percentage - % • Comma – (,) – insert commas • Increase Decimal • Decrease Decimal

  15. Microsoft Excel • Create a Series (Autocomplete) – a numbered list that goes in a predetermined order • Example – 1,2,3,4… or 5, 10, 15, 20…. • To create: • First insert the difference in two cells Ex – 1,2 or 5, 10 • Select both cells • Grab the fill handle in the bottom right corner • The cursor should be a cross with no points • Click and hold, then pull until the series is completed

  16. Microsoft Excel • To cut and paste or to MOVE DATA: • Select the range • Put cursor on the box around the range (Not the fill handle) • Cursor should be a cross with arrows on all 4 points • Click and hold the box, • Drag and Drop it into place

  17. Microsoft Excel • To copy and paste: • Select the range • Right-click and go to Copy • Only make the TOP LEFT cell of the desired location active • Right-click and go to Paste • You can copy and paste by drag and drop by holding down the CTRL key when dragging and dropping • Your cursor arrow will have a small plus to the right of it

  18. Microsoft Excel • To print a worksheet: • Select the range you want to print • Set Print Area • Page Layout > Print Area • Print Preview will allow you to view the set area before you print.

  19. Excel Charts • Excel allows you to create charts out of the data in a worksheet. • Chart types are located under: • 2007: Insert Tab • 2003: Insert >Chart or Chart Wizard Icon

  20. Excel Charts • Types of charts are: • Column • Line • Pie • Bar • Area • Scatter • Stock • Surface • Doughnut • Bubble • Radar

  21. Excel Charts Steps to creating a Chart • Insert data in to worksheet • Data should line up either vertically or horizontally • Labeling data makes the chart easier to read • Highlight data to be included in chart • Select the type of chart to create

  22. Excel Charts - 2007 • Once the chart is created, a CHART TOOLS tab will appear at the top • CHART TOOLS has 3 tabs • Design • Layout • Format

  23. Excel Charts - 2007 Design Can change chart type Reselect data Change chart layout Set Chart Style

  24. Excel Charts - 2007 Layout Chart title Axis titles – Main side titles Legend – key to read the chart Data Labels – Values on each section of chart Data Table – Table at bottom with numerical values Gridlines – Vertical or Horizontal Chart Name – located at Far Right

  25. Excel Charts - 2007 Format Change Shape Styles Word Art Style Change Chart Size

  26. Excel Charts - 2003 • Chart wizard is a 3 step process • Before beginning, specify the range to chart • Step 1 – Select Chart type • Step 2 – Select range (Should be done before) • Step 3 – Format Chart • Step 4 – Chart Location

  27. Excel Charts - 2003 • Step 3, you can customize your chart appearance • Chart title • Axis titles – Main side titles • Legend – key to read the chart • Data Labels – Values on each section of chart • Data Table – Table at bottom with numerical values • Gridlines – Vertical or Horizontal • Chart Name – Chart1, double click to change

  28. Excel Charts • To edit charts, • you can click on the area to change • Right click and select the area to change • To change size of the chart: • Click on the chart, Grab handles should appear on all side and corners • Grab any of the grab handles and resize the chart as desired

  29. Excel Charts • To Move Chart: • Click on the chart, Grab handles should appear on all side and corners • Grab anywhere EXCEPT the GRAB HANDLES and drag and drop it into place

  30. Excel Charts • To Change Location of a chart • Right click and select Move chart • Chart can be moved to a different sheet as an OBJECT IN: • Chart can be inserted in a new sheet, default name Chart1, where you can specify the name of the new sheet by typing it in the box.

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