Excel Lesson 2
Excel Lesson 2
Excel Lesson 2
Lesson 2
Lexington Technology Center April 2007 Bob Herring
Excel Lesson 2
Review of the Previous Lesson Starting and Quitting Excel Worksheets Menus and Toolbars Worksheet Cells How to Enter and Edit Text and Numbers Saving an Excel Workbook
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Formulas Start with some data ... Click the Equals Sign in the Formula Bar
Data
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Formulas, continued Insert a formula ... Type Desired Formula Formula Result Bar is Detachable; Click and Drag Formula Appears in Cell
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Formulas, continued Apply formulas to obtain results Formula Shown in Formula Bar
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Copying Cells
Cells can be copied and ranges extended with the Fill Handle Cursor changes to plus sign ( + ) Click and drag with the left mouse button
Fill Handle
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Copying and Pasting Formulas
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Changing Fonts and Text Location
Select Cell
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Changing Fonts and Text Location
Make text bold by selecting text (or its cell) and click the bold button Center text by selecting the center control
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More Cell Formatting
Change text color with the Font Color tool Fill cells with the Fill tool Fill
Font Color
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Formatting Rows and Columns Select Format, then choose Row (or Column) Adjust the Height (Width), or Hide/Unhide
Row Height
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Inserting Rows and Columns Select Insert, then choose Row (or Column) The new row appears above selected row; new column to the left
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Deleting Rows and Columns Select the row or column by clicking on the number or letter Select Edit, then choose Delete
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Naming a Worksheet Right-click the Sheet Tab Select Rename, then type the new name
Rename
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Copying a Worksheet Right-click the Sheet Tab Select Move or Copy Check the Create a copy box and select the sheets new location
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Viewing Worksheet Tabs
Sheet Tabs are controlled by buttons at the bottom left corner of the document window If not all tabs are in view, use the buttons to make them visible
Show First Tab Move Left Move Right Show Last Tab
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Using the Calculator Excel has a built-in calculator that you can use Highlight the numbers that you want to add, and the sum appears in the status bar Calculator can also average, count, and find the min or max To change operations, right-click in the status bar
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Centering Across Columns Select the cell in which the text begins
Text to be Centered
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Centering Across Columns
Highlight the cells in the columns that the label will span Select the Merge and Center Tool
Merge and Center Tool
Columns Highlighted
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Centering Across Columns Text is now centered in a merged cell Wait to center until presentation is almost complete Merged cells behave differently from unmerged ones
Centered Text
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Using AutoFormat
Click Format on the Menu Bar and select AutoFormat Choose a format from the choices on the left; see example on right
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Using the Name Box
Cells and ranges can be named To got to a named cell, type it in the name box, or, select the dropdown
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Using the Name Box
To name, Click Insert on the Menu Bar and select Name, then Define
Insert Type the name here
Name
Define
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Using Names in Formulas Enter the table shown in the picture below. (Use the Fill Handle to help) Use a formula to calculate the profit ( =B2-B3 ) Name cell B3 Jan, C3 Feb, D3 Mar, etc
=Jan+Feb+Mar
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Adding Row and Column Tools to the Toolbar Select Tools, then Customize; choose the Commands tab Select Insert, then choose Rows Left-click and hold the desired icon; pull to desired spot on toolbar Tools
Customize
Commands
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Deleting Tools from the Toolbar
Select Tools, then Customize; choose the Commands tab Left-click and hold and pull the tool off the toolbar
Tools
Customize
Commands
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Review
Opening a workbook Basic formulas using operators (+, -, *, /, ^) Using the Fill Handle Copy and Paste formulas Change Font sizes, weights, appearance Formatting Rows and Columns Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns Renaming and Copying Worksheets Built-in Calculator Center across columns Using AutoFormat Using the Name Box Adding / Deleting Tools on the Toolbar
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