INTRODUCTORY
MICROSOFT EXCEL
Why do we need graphs?
Do Now-What can use Excel
spreadsheets for?
1. Calculate/Formula
2. Create graphs
3. Use as a data base
What does this formula mean?
=B7*C7
• It means multiply cell B7 times C7
What does the formula
=SUM(B1:B5) mean?
• Add all the numbers from cell B1 through
B5.
• =sum(B1:B5)
Terms Used in This Lesson
• Cells
• Sums
• Columns
• Autosum
• Rows
• Formulas
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Objectives
• Enter and edit formulas.
• Change column width and row height.
• Position text within a cell by wrapping,
rotating, indenting, and aligning.
• Change the appearance of cells using
fonts, styles, colors, and borders.
• Use the AutoSum button and the pointand-click method to enter formulas.
• Display formulas in the worksheet.
Change Column Width and
Row Height
• To change the width or height, place the
mouse pointer on the right edge of a
column or top of a row. The pointer will
change to a double-headed arrow.
• Widen a column or row by dragging the
double-headed arrow.
Enter and Edit Formulas
• A worksheet formula consists of two
components:
– Operand is a number or cell reference
used in formulas.
– Operator tells Excel what to do with the
operands.
• For example, in the formula =B3+5, B3
and 5 are operands. The plus sign (+) is
an operator.
Identify the Parts of a Function
Formula
• A function formula has three
components:
– the equal sign
– a function name
– an argument
• The argument is a value, cell reference,
range, or text that acts as an operand in a
function formula.
• Example:
=SUM (E4:E22)
Order Evaluation
Point and Click
• The point-and-click method is helpful
when you must enter long formulas.
• Include cell references in a formula by
clicking on the cell rather than keying the
reference.
Use the AutoSum Button
• The AutoSum button is used to sum long
columns of numbers.
– Place the highlight in the cell where you want
the total to appear.
– Click the AutoSum button.
– Excel then displays an outline around
the range it has selected.
– Press Enter to display the sum in the
cell.
Display Formulas in the
Worksheet
• When creating a worksheet with many
formulas, it might be easier to organize
formulas and detect formula errors when you
can view all formulas at once.
• To view formulas, choose
Options on the Tools menu.
• Or press Ctrl + ` (key next to the #1 key)
Perform Immediate and
Delayed Calculations
• Formula calculations can be performed at a
specific moment instead of when a worksheet
is changed.
• Delayed calculation is performed by clicking
the Manual button on the Calculation tab of
the Options dialog box.
• Manual calculation is
performed by pressing
the F9 key.
Summary
• Worksheet formulas perform calculations
on values in the worksheet.
• Relative, absolute, and mixed cell
references are used to create formulas.
• Formulas may be created quickly by using
the point-and-click method.
Summary (cont.)
• A group of cells may be summed quickly
by using the AutoSum button on the
toolbar.
• You may view the formulas used to create
values in a worksheet by making
selections in the Options menu.
• You may delay calculation, however, until
a time you specify by choosing Manual
Calculation in the Options dialog box.
Day 2
Pros/Cons
Review with the students what
credit is and what purpose it
serves in a person’s life. Get the
students to begin thinking
about “good” credit and “bad”
credit!
advanced features in
Microsoft Excel
realities of the world of work
math curriculum - relevant to
everyday life
to be a smart consumer
 Insert headings as seen in student
handout
 Insert data gathered from Homework
 Work with teacher on designing
formulas to calculate interest,
minimum monthly payment, and credit
Visa and Master Card Balance
$2,500.00
 Highlight monthly card balance located
$1,500.00
in rows H10 to I22
$1,000.00
 Select charting button and choose line
$500.00
chart to represent data
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Visa
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