1. EXCEL TIPS

2. Moving around the spreadsheet quickly Home key: moves the active cell highlight to column A without changing rows. Ctrl + Home keys: moves the active cell highlight to cell A1. Ctrl + End keys: moves the active cell highlight to the last cell of the spreadsheet containing data. Ctrl + Down Arrow keys: moves the active cell highlight to the last row of the spreadsheet without changing columns. Ctrl + Up Arrow keys: moves the active cell highlight to the first row of the spreadsheet without changing columns. Ctrl + Page Down keys: moves the active cell highlight to the next sheet of the spreadsheet. Ctrl + Page Up keys: moves the active cell highlight to the previous sheet of the spreadsheet.

3. AutoComplete Useful if you are going to repeat data in different cells.

4. Editing cells You can edit data entered into a cell by either double clicking on the cell or by editing from the formula bar. The number section allows you to change the format of numbers in a cell or multiple cells.

5. Editing cells Widening a column is not the same as merging cells!! The alignment option allows you to do multiple cells. If you merge cells from columns you need to work with (Eg. sort) you wont be able to sort them.

6. Number formatting options

7. Charts Charts are visual representations of data. They are useful as they can communicate better your data rather than having people go through tons of boring data in worksheets.

8. Entering & Selecting Data

9. Selecting pie chart

10. The basic pie chart If you double click on the chart you get access to the tools tab. With the tools you can change the basic chart into something professional.

11. Formatting the Pie chart