1. Excel I 2007 – Course Overview
A six week course to learn how to use MS Office Excel 2007.
Week
Topic
You will learn 1
Worksheet Basics
When to use a spreadsheet. Open and save a Spreadsheet. Enter, select, and delete data. 2
Editing Fundamentals
Rearrange and copy cells, add formulas, automatically fill cells. 3
Formatting and Printing
Format data on a spreadsheet for viewing and printing. 4
Formulas and functions
Use basic Mathematics, find data in a spreadsheet, and check for spelling errors. 5
Create Lists
Selecting and sorting data, split and freeze columns, print selected portions of spreadsheet. 6
Protecting the Spreadsheet & review
Protect the spreadsheet from changes and course review.
Steve Jackson (630) Christopher Culp

2. Student Prerequisites
Find and save files within the Computer’s file system.
Search for a file and/or folder.
Locate a file or folder.
Save and Save As a document.
Basic understanding of arithmetic principles:
Familiar with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
Understand the order of operations (which operations are evaluated first).
Willing to practice, practice, and practice!

3. Where to find the Excel I 2007 Files
Desktop C:
Libraries
student
Documents
My Documents
Excel I 2007
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6

4. Week 1 - Excel Ribbon and Controls
Office Button
Quick Access Bar
Workbook Name
Ribbon Tabs
Name Box
Tools
Formula Bar
Cell
Column Letter
Ribbon Group
Row Number
Formula Button

5. Week 1 - Excel Status Bar and Controls
Worksheet Name
Status Bar
Zoom Control

6. Week 1 - Mouse Pointer Symbols
Meaning
When mouse placed on Ribbon
When placed over cell border
When on column or row heading
default Excel pointer shape
When on fill corner of a cell
When on a row divider
When on a column divider
When on the horizontal of a window
When on the vertical border
When editing cell contents

7. Week 1 - Cell Selection Options
To Select..
Action
Single Cell
Click once on cell
Multiple Cells
Click once and drag
Entire Row
Click once in row heading
Entire Column
Click one in column heading
Entire Spreadsheet
Click once on Select-All
Extend the current Selection
Hold shift key and click once in new cell

8. Week 1 - Delete and Insert Cell Options
To Delete Contents..
Action
Selected Cells
Click Clear Contents in Home
Click Clear Contents in menu
Click delete key on keyboard
To Insert Contents
Click Insert drop down in Home
Click insert… in Menu

9. Week 4 – Algebraic Operations and Precedence
Symbol
Precedence
Parentheses
( ) 1
Exponent n² 2
Multiply & Divide
* , / 3
Addition & Subtraction
+ , -- 4
Examples:
4 + 2 * 3 – 10 / 5 = 8
(4 + 2) * 3 – 10 / 5 = 16
((4 + 2) * 3 – 10) / 5 = 1.6

10. Week 4 – Built-in Functions
Individual Cell Values
Built-In Function
Cell Range Values
Single value
Numbers
= built-In-Function(value1, value2, value2, etc)
Single value
Examples
Built-In
Example
Result
Sum
=sum(1,2,3) 6
Average
=average(4,5,6) 5
Minimum
=min(4,6) 4
Maximum
=max(4,6)

11. Week 5 – Data in Lists Simple List Multi-column List City Los Angeles
New York
Moscow
Frankfurt
Rome
Barcelona
Zurich
City
Country
Population
Los Angeles
USA
4,200,000
New York
5,400,000
Moscow
Russia
3,500,000
Frankfurt
Germany
1,670,000
Rome
Italy
1,850,000
Barcelona
Spain
1,200,000
Zurich
Switzerland
2,500,000