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EXCEL INTERMEDIATE. WORKSHEETS. Worksheet Tabs Rename by double clicking Can be moved by click and drag Change colour by right click and choose Tab Color Grouping worksheets by clicking ctrl and tab Allows formatting and formula insertion in multiple sheets simultaneously
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WORKSHEETS • Worksheet Tabs • Rename by double clicking • Can be moved by click and drag • Change colour by right click and choose Tab Color • Grouping worksheets by clicking ctrl and tab • Allows formatting and formula insertion in multiple sheets simultaneously • Refer to formulas on another sheet by beginning to type formula on current sheet, then click on sheet tab, and select cell on new sheet • =B5-Sheet2!C3 • =J27*’Quarter1’F17
CELL FORMATTING • Clear Cells • Home tab, Edit group, Clear button • Text Wrapping • Right click, Format Cells,Alignment tab, Wrap text box • Text Rotation • Right click, Format Cells,Alignment tab, drag “Text”
FUNCTIONS • Autosum • =today() • =now() • =min() • =max() • =median() • =Average() • =Round() • =Countif() • =pmt() • =if() • Dragging formulas
IF FUNCTION • =IF(logical_test,value_if_true,value_if_false) • Checks whether a condition is met, and returns one value if TRUE, and another value if FALSE
Cell References • Relative cell references • Default • Automatically changecell references relative to which column/row you copy it to • Absolute cell references • Absolutely will notchange when you copy formula • Mixed cell references • Either ROW or COLUMN will not change depending which one is preceded by a $dollar sign
MIXED CELL REFERENCE • A mixed cell reference contains only one dollar sign: =$A1 • the columnpart of the reference (A) is absolute and the row part (1) is relative. =A$1 • the column part of the reference is relative and the row part is absolute.
“PROJECTED 1st QUARTER”:Absolute Cell Reference • A formula to calculate: “PROJECTED 1st Quarter Sales” • Because sales are PROJECTED to increase, the projected value should be greater than the current data =B7+(B7*$B$17) • FV
ERROR MESSAGES • #NAME? • i.e. =DIV(C2,B5) • (no such FUNCTION name as “DIV”) • #VALUE! • i.e. =SUM(B5,”H3”) • Cell reference should not be in “quotation marks” • #DIV/0! • If the value in a cell is “0” (no division by zero)
VIEW/PRINT FORMULAS • CTRLkey + (to the left of the #1 key) • This key combination will toggle to viewing formulas--ON orOFF
CHARTS • 3-D pie chart • Resize • CHART TOOLS DESIGN tab > CHART STYLESgroup > CHART STYLESgallery • CHART TOOLS DESIGNtab > CHART LAYOUTgroup > CHART LAYOUTgallery
Charts cont. • Change the 3D rotation of a chart: • Select the chart • FORMATtab >CURRENT SELECTION group, click on: FORMAT SELECTION • Choose: 3-D ROTATION -change the “X” & “Y” rotations boxes accordingly
Charts cont. • Change font of Category X (horizontal) axis • And Y (vertical) axis • Change other options of X & Y axes: • Select specific axis • Right-mouse click • Select: FORMAT AXIS
Charts cont. • If you change the “MAJOR” axis to “fixed”, and then set a specific value: • the value will be the “bottom” value, and other values will be Incremented by that same amt. i.e. 75,000: Values increase by 75,000
Adding a title to an axis: • Select the axis • Go to the LAYOUTtab > click on AXIS TITLES drop-down arrow • Select either Horizontal or Vertical & then the location of The title
Format data series • Right-mouse click on: data series • Select: FORMAT DATA SERIES • Change desires options i.e. FILL
LINE CHART • SWITCH LEGEND INFO TO HORIZONTAL AXIS • Select chart > DESIGNtab > DATAgroup • Select:SWITCH ROW/COLUMN • CHANGE A CHART TYPE FOR A SERIES: • Right-mouse click on a specific series > Change Series Type Chart
INSERTING AND FORMATTING A GRAPHIC SHAPE • LAYOUTtab > INSERTgroup > select: SHAPES
ROWS and COLUMNS • Insert • Right click on a cell and choose Insert form pop up menu • Note that functions and formulas update automatically • Freeze Panes • VIEWtab > WINDOWgroup > FREEZE PANES
ROWS and COLUMNS • select the rowbelow where you want the row to be frozen • To freeze columns, select the column to the right of where you want the column to be frozen
PASTE LINK • Insert data saved to the clipboard so that the inserted data will change if the ORIGINAL data changes. • Warning - for this to work the original and destination files must be kept together • HOMEtab> • CLIPBOARDgroup> • PASTEdrop-down arrow> • PASTE LINK
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