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Microsoft ExcelThe Basics
What is Excel?Excel is a Microsoft Office program commonly used in corporationsNumerous versions available (1997, 2007, 2013)Used for clerical purposes like database, vouchers, etc
Parts of an Excel sheet
CELL
Parts of an Excel sheet
COLUMNColumns are represented by letters
Parts of an Excel sheet
ROWRows are represented by numbers
Parts of an Excel sheet
What cell is this?
Parts of an Excel Screen
MENUBAR
Parts of an Excel Screen
WORKSHEETSWORKSHEETS Sheet1, Sheet2, Sheet3WORKBOOK The entire file, comprised of sheets
First Exercise
First Exercise
CELL A2 type ReceiptCELL A4 type AppleCELL A5 type OrangeCELL A6 type Strawberries
First Exercise
RESIZING COLUMNS AND ROWSEither click-and-drag or double click
First Exercise
RESIZING COLUMNS AND ROWSEither click-and-drag or double click
First Exercise
First ExerciseSELECTING CELLS
Select CELL A2 then click-and-drag to D7
First ExercisePLACING BORDERSGo to Menu Bar and under home click this
then this
First ExerciseSELECTING CELLS
Select row (1) - click on the number
First ExerciseSELECTING CELLS
2) Select row (3) - press and hold CTRL then click on the number
First ExerciseFORMATTING CELLSSelect cells A1 to D1
First ExerciseFORMATTING CELLSThe click these two
First Exercise
EQUATIONOn cell B5 type =B2+B3+B4Or on cell B5 type = then click cell B2 then type + then click cell B3 then type + then click cell B4 then press enter
EQUATIONOn cell D2 type =B2*C2Or on cell D2 type = then click cell B2 then type * then click cell C2
EQUATIONClick-and-drag the corner of cell D2 then drag to C5
Do the same thing for cell B5 but drag it to C5
FUNCTIONSFunctions are pre-determined equations in excelFormat is
Functions to learnSumAverageMinMax=function_name(******)