In Business Series © Prentice Hall Microsoft Office Excel 2007 In Business Core Chapter 1 Introduction

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Chapter Introduction  Excel Overview  Changes in Excel 2007 from previous versions  File Menu  Excel File Format  Right Click & Control Keys  Settings & Status Bar  Excel Help

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Paper Spreadsheet  Historical Perspective  Data was recorded manually (Figure 1.1)  Recalculation Capability  Calculations were performed manually (Figure 1.2)  Notice sales figure in Column 1 Row 9  Sales should be 100  Erase mistake & manually recalculate

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Modernized Application  Decision Making Tool  Figure 1.3 Sales analysis application  Recalculation Capability  Use of cell references in formulas

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Excel Overview  Graphic User Interface  Overall appearance  New Features  For a summary, watch this video from Microsoft video

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Ribbons, Tabs, Icons  Ribbons contain commands and features; replaces most of the pull down menus and some toolbars  Quick Access Toolbar (shown in Figure 1.6)  Contains commonly used icons  May be customized

In Business Series © Prentice Hall File Menu  Most Drop Down Menus  Have been replaced by the Ribbon system  File Drop Down Menu  Does exist in Excel 2007  File Menu Commands  Shown in Figure 1.7  Accessed by the Office button

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Excel File Format  Excel 2007 File Format  Not compatible with previous versions  To open/share files with previous versions, must use Save As Option  File Extensions  Previous editions .xls  Excel 2007 .xlsx

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Right Click & Control Keys  Right Click  Options are context sensitive  Control  Available options may be accessed as keyboard shortcuts

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Settings & Status Bar  Popular Settings  Allow user to change default settings for future workbooks  Excel Options Dialog Box (shown in Figure 1.10)  Example shows default Font change

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Status Bar  Appearance  May be customized by right clicking  Available options  May be previewed as shown

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Excel Help  The Help Window  Accessed via Help icon or the F1 key  Search Button  Allows you to find topics of interest

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Video Workshop  Purpose  Steps  Perform the steps before watching the video

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Why Do I Need This?  Cell Referencing  Exercises illustrate how to maximize Excel’s cell referencing capabilities  What is Wrong with This Spreadsheet?  Gives you the opportunity to apply the concepts learned  Will be offered in future chapters

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Question Exercises  Anecdote Questions for Discussion  Review Questions  Skills Exam  Used to test knowledge of various skills  Relate to Business applications  Will begin at the end of Chapter 2  Challenge Question  No specific solution method  Results must be accurate

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Chapter Summary Paper Spreadsheet Electronic Spreadsheet Excel Overview Ribbons, Tabs, Icons File Menu Excel File Format

In Business Series © Prentice Hall Chapter Summary (cont.) Right Click & Control Keys Settings & Status Bar Status Bar Excel Help