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

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.

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.

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

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

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:

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

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

Let’s Begin Our First Spreadsheet!

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

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