1. Written by: Andie Philo
Introduction to Excel 2010
Written by: Andie Philo

2. What is Excel?
Microsoft Excel is an electronic spreadsheet program that runs on a personal computer. As with a paper spreadsheet, you can use Excel to organize your data into rows and columns and to perform mathematical calculations.
It is a program that an accountant might use.
It can contain simple lists, such as address books, club rosters or complex calculations.

3. What is a Spreadsheet?
A spreadsheet is an electronic document that stores various types of data.  There are vertical columns and horizontal rows.  A cell is where the column and row intersect.  A cell can contain text or data or formulas which perform calculations using other cells. 
An Excel spreadsheet (or workbook) contains one or more worksheets. Each worksheet contains a grid of cells.
A spreadsheet is the computer equivalent of a paper ledger sheet.
It is a grid of rows and columns that helps organize, summarize and calculate data.
It can make the manipulation of numbers easy and somewhat painless.

4. Why is this type of information useful and how can it help me?
Excel allows you to create budgets & other important documents to manage data
Proper usage of Excel can eliminate clunky data keeping methods and save you time
Proper usage of Excel can eliminate errors & mistakes save you money
We will be creating a budget

5. Open Excel through your desktop icon or through the Start menu
Let’s Get Started!
Open Excel through your desktop icon or through the Start menu

6. This button has two parts: This button has one part:
Button
Launcher
Group
Tab
Active Tab
group name
minimize the ribbon
Contextual Tabs
Button proper Carries out the selected option.
This button has two parts:
List arrow Opens an options menu.
This button has one part:

7. Formula Bar The Ribbon Scroll Bars Worksheets View Tools
Name
Box
Formula Bar
The Ribbon
Column Label
Selected Cell
Column
Row
Row Label
Each cell has a name consisting of a column and a row #.
Each cell can contain a number, text, a formula or a function.
Each workbook opens with 3 blank worksheets by default.
Cell
Scroll Bars
Worksheets
View Tools

8. Selection (“Box Cross”) Click and Drag to select multiple cells.
Excel Mouse Pointers
Fill handle
Standard
Selection (“Box Cross”) Click and Drag to select multiple cells.
Mouse pointer changes to a “cross” when close to fill handle. Click and drag to Fill adjacent cells.
Text (“I-Beam”)
Select Column
Select Row
Column Width
Double click to resize.
Row Height
Double click to resize.
Move

9. Let’s Begin Our First Spreadsheet!

10. Order of Operations Operator Description - % ^ * / + - Examples
Negation (such as -1) %
Percentage ^
Exponentiation
* /
Multiplication and Division
+ -
Addition and Subtraction
Examples
a) = * 3
b) = (5 + 2) * 3
c) =
d) = 11 - (5 + 3)
e) =
f) = 15 / 3 + 2
g) = 15 / (3 + 2)
h) = 15 / 3 * 2 11 21 9 3 7 10

11. Slide mechanism
Plug this into the side of the monitor

12. Yes No

13. You can remove your flash drive.
Make sure ALL windows are closed and try again!