1. Microsoft Excel 101

2. Microsoft Excel: The Basics
Unit
Microsoft Excel: The Basics
Key Terms
Active Cell
Cells
Column
File Tab
Formula Box
Name Box
Microsoft Office Button
Quick Access Tool bar
Ribbon
Row
Sheet Tab
Split Screen
Status Bar
Title Bar
View Buttons
Workbook
Worksheet
Zoom Controls
Spreadsheets
OBJECTIVES:
Identify and label the parts of an Excel Workbook
Use spreadsheets (Excel) to input, compare, and evaluate date using formulas, functions, sorts, filters, and charts.
Spreadsheets

3. Microsoft Excel: The Basics
Part I
Identify the parts of the Excel window
Move between cells in a worksheet
Part II
Create and save a new worksheet
Enter data into cells
Edit and delete data
Part III
Format cells
Define and use ranges
Insert and delete columns and rows
Change column width
Part IV
Add a title to a worksheet
Change row height
Print a worksheet
Objectives:
Spreadsheets

4. Microsoft Excel: The Basics – Part II
File Tab
A section of the on the Office Ribbon that gives you access to file functions.
Formula Bar
Displays the contents of the active cell.
Gridlines
Lines on the worksheet that separate the columns and rows.
Quick Access Tool Bar
A customizable toolbar that provides a set of frequently used commands independent of the tab this is open
Tips for Creating an Effective Spreadsheet
Be organized. A well-organized worksheet has a label for every column.
Format your worksheet. Make sure you format the data type for each cell or range of cells appropriately. Use font formatting features and cell formatting features to make your data easy to read.
If you plan to use a hard copy of the worksheet, set the print area and orientation for manageability and readability. You may also choose to print gridlines to aid with ease of reading.
Spreadsheets

5. Microsoft Excel: The Basics – Part II
Create a Worksheet
The first row or column in a worksheet should have labels or headers to identify the content.
Some tasks you can perform with data in a worksheet are:
Enter - key data in a cell
Replace - key over old data in a cell
Edit - use the formula bar to change data in a cell
Copy - copy data from one cell to another

6. Microsoft Excel: The Basics – Part II Get to Know Microsoft Excel
Create a Worksheet – Enter Data
Enter the label Half Marathon Training Record in cell A1.
Press [ ] to enter the label and move to cell A2.
Enter the label data in cells A2 (ID NO), B2 (Last), C2 (First), D2 (Grade), E2 (Teacher), F2 (09/27/2017, G2 (09/28/2017).
Exercise #1

7. Microsoft Excel: The Basics – Part II
Quick Access Toolbar
Microsoft Excel: The Basics – Part II
Save a Worksheet
Excel workbooks are named Book1, Book2, and so forth until you save them with a descriptive filename. When you use the Save command you can save a new file or overwrite an exiting file.
When you click the Save button to save a new file, the Save As dialog box opens. Naming a file in the Save As dialog box creates an Excel 2013 Worksheet file with an .xlsx extension.
You can save Excel files with different names, in different locations, and in different file formats using the settings in the Save As dialog box. If is necessary to save a worksheet for use in a previous version of Excel, use the Save As type list.

8. Microsoft Excel: The Basics – Part II Get to Know Microsoft Excel
Save a Worksheet
Click the Save button on the Quick Access Toolbar. The Save As dialog box appears.
Open the folder where you save your Data Files (Click the My Documents folder)
Enter your FirstnameLastname as your filename.
Click the Save button.
Exercise #2

9. Microsoft Excel: The Basics – Part II
Open a Worksheet
Click the Start button. The Recent dialog box appears.
Find your file name and click to open.
Exercise # 3

10. Microsoft Excel: The Basics – Part II
Edit and Delete Data
Select the cells you'd like to delete, then press the Delete key. (Notice that deleting cells this way removes the data but not the formatting.)
To remove the formatting, use "Clear All" in the Clear Menu on the home ribbon.
Another easy way to remove data in a worksheet is to highlight the columns or rows, then press the Delete key.

11. You are now able to:
Create and save a new worksheet
Enter data into cells
Edit and delete data