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A dummies guide to Excel. Microsoft Excel 2007. The Basics - What is it?. Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program It is used to store, organize, and manipulate data Microsoft Excel’s layout is a rectangular grid (as shown in the image)
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A dummies guide to Excel Microsoft Excel 2007
The Basics - What is it? • Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program • It is used to store, organize, and manipulate data • Microsoft Excel’s layout is a rectangular grid (as shown in the image) • Microsoft Excel begins with 3 worksheets – these worksheets can each store a rectangular grid of data – extra sheets can be added (sheets shown in the image)
The Basics – The Ribbon • Microsoft Excel has a toolbar also known as a “ribbon” which has different tabs. • These tabs have different tools available. • The tabs are: • Home • Insert • Page Layout • Formulas • Data • Review • View
The Tabs - 1 • The home tab • The insert tab • The page layout tab
The Tabs - 2 • The formula tab • The data tab • The review tab
The Tabs - 3 • The view tab
Creating Formulas Creating formulas in Excel may be confusing when beginning. This section will give you the basics in using formulas to add and subtract.
Creating a Chart • Creating a chart is simple once you get to know it. • It is a nice way to represent your data visually. • The first step to creating your chart is to ensure you have the data set in the correct way. • The image to the right shows a basic example of this. • I have 2 headings, Item and Price. I then have a list of 4 items and 4 prices. • I then select all that data by dragging the left mouse button (as mentioned in the first video). • And then I go to Insert -> Column (depending on what chart style you want) and then I chose a 2-D Column.
