1. Computers and Literacy Microsoft Office Excel Unit

2. What is Microsoft?  A computer company  Makes the Windows™ Operating System and many other programs

3. What is Microsoft Office? Microsoft Office™ is a collection of computer programs. It includes:  Word  Excel  PowerPoint

4. Excel is for Spreadsheets

5. In this class you will learn about:  Reading & making spreadsheets with Excel  Reading & making graphs  Making inferences (guesses) from known information  Scanning (reading quickly for specific information)  Home budgets

6. You will also learn how to:  Use a computer with Windows™  Use a computer program to improve your keyboarding skills

7. Getting Started Your Computer

8. Types of Computers  Desktops  Laptops

9. Hardware & Software  Hardware: All the parts of the computer that you can touch.  Software: Instructions in the computer that help it do different tasks = Programs.

10. Hardware we use in class:  Laptop’s keyboard and monitor

11. Hardware we use in class:  Mouse  Touch Pad

12. Mouse  Click vs. Right-click  Right click opens menus

13. Hardware we use in class:  Headset

14. Hardware we use in class:  Battery

15. Hardware we use in class:  USB Flash Drive

16. Software we use in class:  Microsoft Office  Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing

17. Operating System  Collection of Software  Windows

18. Thank You! What questions do you have?

19. DO NOT START NEXT PORTION UNTIL AFTER YOU COMPLETE THE INTRO TO COMPUTER EXERCISE.

20. Introduction to Excel  These slides serve as a Dictionary for important Excel vocabulary words  Will not get to see all of these words in action today, simply showing you what we will be getting to during class time.

21. PART 2: Intro to Excel  Spreadsheets Organize data into columns and rows Made up of cells  Cells Intersection of columns and rows

22. Excel Introduction  Column  Row What holds the spreadsheet UP Like you are rowing across the water

23. Excel Introduction  Columns are labeled by letters  Rows are labeled by numbers When addressing specific cells in a spreadsheet, we name them by their Column Letter and then their Row Number.

24. A7 B2 C12- D17

25. Excel Introduction  Formula Bar Click in a cell, information will also be displayed in formula bar

26. Excel Introduction  Excel Cursors- what do they help you do? Select You can click to select one cell or click and drag to highlight many cells. Change Size You can click and drag to make the columns and rows bigger or smaller. Auto Fill You can click and drag to complete a list. Drag Cell You can click and drag the whole cell to a different place on the sheet.

27. Excel Introduction  Ribbon Toolbar Menu Tabs The way in which something is arranged or set out.  Format

28. Any questions? Let’s open up Excel!