1. Excel 2013 Introduction Lab Webinar Welcome ! Length: 90 Min
with Cindy Kredo
Spreadsheet navigation / ribbon / versions
Formulas/Functions (PEMDAS / Sum/ Count/Average/CountA)
Working with cell references (relative/$ - absolute)
Moving, Copying, Inserting data
Formulas across Worksheet Tabs
Printing
Length: 90 Min
© 2016 Cindy Kredo

2. Class Prerequisites / Webinar Structure
The typical student has had exposure to other window applications such as Microsoft Word
No Excel experience is required
This is a demo “show me” style with an independent lab to reinforce concepts
Pause the recording to practice specific items on your own!

3. What is Excel used for? When is Excel NOT the right application?
Storing data
Number crunching: sums / counts / averages etc.
Filtering, subtotaling, charting data
Merging with Word (ie mail labels)
When is Excel NOT the right application?
Large amounts of text (paragraphs) / correspondence
Presentations (ie this presentation)
More data than what will fit on a spreadsheet (Version 2007 has over a million rows but most spreadsheets don’t work well with that much data!

4. Agenda: Environment, ribbons, cell editing
Environment – terminology
Ribbons – double click to hide/show / groups / right click dialog options – positioning of Quick Access Toolbar
Adding to Quick Access toolbar – ie Open File / Close All Files
Cell edits – simple math formulas
Saving files

5. Agenda: Simple Math and PEMDAS
Formulas: Using excel as a calculator
Math operators * / + - ^
PEMDAS – Order of Operations
Edit mode – dangers of X / Checkmark left of fx

6. Agenda: Functions
Sum Function
Count Function
CountA Function
Function Wizard
Function Help

7. Agenda: Mouse Pointers and Series Fill
Select / Fill / Move / Size mouse pointers
Using Series Fill (thin crosshair) pointer for
Entering sequential numbers
Entering days of the week
Entering months of the year
Entering dates in a sequence (monthly/yearly/etc)
Smart copying down/across
Sorting

8. Agenda: Absolute vs. Relative References and Formulas that Span Sheets
Copying formulas – relative referencing
Copying formulas – absolute referencing - $
Use of F4 Function Key to add dollar signs
Creating formulas referencing cells from another tab sheet

9. Text alignment rotation
Agenda: Formatting
Format toolbar
Bold / italic / center / alignment
Comma and currency formatting
Decimals
Format painter
Merge and Center
Text alignment rotation

10. Agenda: Working with Tabs and Inserting/Deleting Columns and Rows
Renaming worksheet tabs
Moving / Copying tabs
Inserting / Deleting tabs
Inserting / Deleting / Copying Columns and Rows

11. Agenda: Print Areas Understanding print areas
Set print area with print titles
Clear print area
Print Preview (recommend QAT)

12. Agenda: Print sizing Print Preview options Adjusting page to fit
Manual margin adjustment
Pros and cons to both
Page breaks
Use the resizing page to say we want to break out some of the years on different pages – go into print preview and use the print titles!

13. Keyboard shortcuts Control Home: Beginning of spreadsheet
Control End: End of data in spreadsheet
F4 key: cycle through absolute references - $
End key / Arrow combination: quickly move to bottom, left, right or top of selected data area (ie if cursor is sitting at the top of a data column, pressing END, ARROW DOWN will move to the last row of data in the column
Control N for a new workbook
Control Z to undo the last action
Alt = to place a SUM function in a cell (usually adding cells above it)

14. Wrap up Spreadsheet navigation / ribbon
Formulas/Functions (PEMDAS / Sum/ Count/Average/CountA)
Working with cell references (relative/$ - absolute)
Moving, Copying, Inserting data
Formulas across Worksheet Tabs
Printing