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1 Spreadsheet Introduction and Terminology

2 G Office Button Quick Access toolbarTitle bar Top Level Tabs Groups Formula Bar Name Box Active Cell Columns Rows Worksheets View Buttons Zoom Scroll Bars Ribbon Gridlines

3  Spreadsheets or applications that track, analyze, and chart numeric information  Used for business, industry, education, and individuals to make financial decisions  Accounting documents  Microsoft Excel is an electronic spreadsheet program  Spreadsheets are also called worksheets ◦ Collection of worksheets is called a workbook

4 1. Workbooks and worksheets 2. Charts 3. Tables 4. Web Support

5  Workbooks are a collection of worksheets  Worksheets allow users to enter, calculate, manipulate and analyze data such as numbers and text.  When Excel starts, a new blank document is created called Book 1 (workbook)  A workbook contains 3 worksheets (individual pages) by default

6  More worksheets can be added to the workbook ◦ The term worksheet and spreadsheet are used interchangeably.

7  Pictorial representation of data in a spreadsheet  Excel can draw a variety of styles charts  Charts can be two and three dimensional

8  Tables organize and store data within worksheets.  Once a user enters data into a spreadsheet, an Excel table can sort the data, search for specific data and select data that satisfies a criteria

9  Web support allows users to save Excel worksheets or part of a worksheet in HTML format, so a user can view and manipulate the worksheet using a browser.

10  Rows—Horizontal information labeled 1,2,3 ◦ 65, 536 rows in a worksheet  Columns—Vertical information labeled A,B,C ◦ 256 Columns in a worksheet  Cell—Intersection of a column and row ◦ There are 16,384 columns, 1,048,576 rows for a total of 17,179,869 cells. ?  Cell address—the coordinates of the intersecting column and row ◦ A1, F10, H233 are examples of cell addresses  Always use cell addresses also known as cell references in formulas

11  Active Cell is the cell you are working in which has a dark rectangle border  Name box—displays the cell reference of the active cell  Formula bar—displays the data in the active cell. As you type in a cell, Excel displays the entry in the formula bar. ◦ Cells can contain:  Labels (text)  Values (numbers)  Formulas or functions  Range—two or more cells (a group of cells) ◦ B3:D3 is a range of cells ◦ The range of cells include cells B3 through D3

12  Left or Right one cell or up and down one row  To the first cell of a row – Home  To cell A1 - Ctrl + Home  To the last cell containing data - Ctrl + end  To go to a specific cell - Ctrl + G

13  Key data directly into active cell  F2 makes changes at the insertion point  Replace cell contents & key new data  Press delete or F2

14  Insert Tab > Header & Footer button  Left ◦ Name  Center ◦ Activity Name  Right ◦ Period

15  Excel files save with an.xlsx file extension  Save Excel files to ◦ Computer Tech > Excel folder  The path to change document properties ◦ Office button >Prepare >Properties  Information added to document properties are: ◦ Authors Name and Title

16 EF G HFormatting D A B C A.Insert Rows or Columns B.Delete Rows or Columns C.Format Columns /Row Height or Width D.Cell Alignment and Position E.Format Number Type A.Accounting B.Percent C.Common D.Increase/Decrease F.Format Font A.Bold B.Italics C.Underline D.Font Size & Color G.Inserting Function A.Sum B.Avg C.Min D.Max E.Count H.Sorting Data

17 B A D Printing and Page Setup C A.Change Margins B.Landscape or Portrait Orientation C.Area to be Printed D.More Page Setup Options A.Scale to fit on one page B.Margins tab > Center Vertically or Horizontally C.Header/Footer tab > Custom Header /Footer E.Shows/Prints Gridlines E

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