Information Systems and Databases Introduction to Excel

Objective An Introduction to Spreadsheets Identify Key Terms and Concepts Explore Calculations in Excel Examine Formatting within Excel Apply Charts to Data within Excel Perform List Operations Work with Sheets Consider Advanced Functionality

Introduction What is a Spreadsheet? Device for holding tabular data Allows ease of Data Analysis Contains Columns (Letters) and Rows (Numbers) The Intersections of Columns and Rows are called Cells. Cells contain Data such as Text, Numbers and Formulas

Terms and Concepts Excel File => Workbook Workbook contains Sheets Intersection of Cols and Rows => Cells Cells are Labelled with Letters and Numbers: A1 , G4, J10, BH15 Cells contain Data and Processes (i.e. formulas)

Calculations Basic math operations (Add, Subtractions …) Formulas are indicated by ‘=’ Calculations based on Numbers {5+6} Calculations based on Cells Ref {2+C1}{D4*F3} Absolute Cell Reference Functions - Sum, Auto-Sum, Max. Value, Rounding - Min. Value, Average Value, CountIF - IF Function, Lookup Function

Formatting Basic Formatting Operations Auto-Format Typical Text , Table/Cell formatting Cell Height/Width Number Formats

Charts, Lists, and Sheets Creating various chart types Formatting charts Lists: Sorting lists Filtering Lists Sub-totals Sheets: Creating/Editing Sheets Linking Sheets

Advanced Features Cell Names Cell Comments Conditional Formatting Freezing Panes Forms & Data Validation Goal-seek Analysis Pivot Tables