Excel

MSBCS-BCSI-9: Students will develop and apply basic spreadsheet skills. a) Identify and explain basic spreadsheet terminology (cell, column, row, formula, label, function, etc.). b) Label the parts of a spreadsheet. c) Create and save a basic spreadsheet. d) Change column width and row height.

Standard continued e) Retrieve, edit, manipulate, and print a spreadsheet. f) Format the contents of a cell – change fonts and font sizes, align text, format numbers, and apply borders. g) Use the auto sum feature. h) Create and print a basic chart using spreadsheet data

A spreadsheet is a program that process information that is set up in tables. Spreadsheets can be used to: ◦ Place numbers and text in easy to read rows and columns ◦ Calculate numbers and show the results ◦ Calculate new results when the numbers are changed ◦ Create charts to display data

Did you know? A spreadsheet can hold a great deal of information. Microsoft Excel can hold: ◦ 256 columns ◦ 65,536 rows ◦ As many worksheets as your computer’s memory can keep open. ◦ If you fill every column and row on just one worksheet, you would have filled 16,777,216 cells

How can spreadsheets be used at home? Many people use spreadsheets at home to track monthly income and expenses. They can set up a worksheet to show regular monthly costs. Then, they only need to paste it on other blank worksheets to create budgets for other months.

You could use Excel to organize and process information about: Your class schedule Your grades Your friends’ addresses and phone numbers Or your personal budget

Terminology Column- information arranged vertically, represented by a letter (example A) Row- information arranged horizontally, represented by a number (example 2) Formula- In excel, the relationship between cells, such as adding or dividing the contents of cells in an arithmetic equation. Function- an automatic formula in an arithmetic equation

Terminology Worksheet- a table of data that is organized into rows and columns Workbook- an excel file that holds your worksheets. It can be one worksheet or hundreds of worksheets Autofit- Excel feature that can automatically change the width of a column to fit the longest entry or change the height of a row to fit the font. Autosum- In excel, a function that adds a column of numbers above or a row of numbers to the left.

We will now get started by completing a Pre test over the parts of a spreadsheet.

Items we need: Pretest Worksheet 5B hill.com/sites/dl/free/ /271275/36 9PT3_WKST_ b.pdfhttp://glencoe.mcgraw- hill.com/sites/dl/free/ /271275/36 9PT3_WKST_ b.pdf Worksheet 5C hill.com/sites/dl/free/ /271275/37 0PT3_WKST_ c.pdfhttp://glencoe.mcgraw- hill.com/sites/dl/free/ /271275/37 0PT3_WKST_ c.pdf