Microsoft
Office 2003
Introductory Concepts
and Techniques
Excel Project 1
Creating a Worksheet
and an Embedded Chart
Objectives
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Start and Quit Excel
Describe the Excel worksheet
Enter text and numbers
Use the AutoSum button to sum a range of
cells
• Copy a cell to a range of cells using the fill
handle
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Objectives
• Copy a cell to a range of cells using the fill
handle
• Format a worksheet
• Create a 3-D Clustered column chart
• Save a workbook and print a worksheet
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Objectives
• Open a workbook
• Use the AutoCalculate area to determine
statistics
• Correct errors on a worksheet
• Use the Excel Help system to answer
questions
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Starting Excel
• Click the Start button on the Windows
taskbar, point to All Programs on the Start
menu, point to Microsoft Office on the All
Programs submenu, and then point to
Microsoft Office Excel 2003 on the
Microsoft Office submenu
• Click Microsoft Office Excel 2003
• If the Excel window is not maximized,
double-click its title bar to maximize it
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Starting Excel
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Customizing the Excel Window
• Right-click the Language bar
• Click Close the Language bar
• Click the Getting Started task pane Close
button in the upper-right corner of the task
pane
• If the toolbars are positioned on the same
row, click the Toolbar Options button
• Click Show Buttons on Two Rows
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Customizing the Excel Window
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Entering the Worksheet Titles
• Click cell A1
• Type Extreme Blading in cell A1 and
then point to the Enter box in the formula
bar
• Click the Enter box to complete the entry
• Click cell A2 to select it. Type Second
Quarter Sales as the cell entry. Click
the Enter box to complete the entry
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Entering the Worksheet Titles
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Entering Column Titles
• Click cell B3
• Type Direct Mail in cell B3
• Press the RIGHT ARROW key
• Repeat the last two steps for the
remaining column titles in row 3, as shown
on the following slide
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Entering Column Titles
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Entering Row Titles
• Click cell A4. Type Inline Skates and
then press the DOWN ARROW key
• Repeat the previous step for the remaining
row titles in column A, as shown on the
following slide
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Entering Row Titles
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Entering Numbers
• Click cell B4
• Type 58835.35 and then press the RIGHT
ARROW key
• Enter 97762.50 in cell C4, 71913.73 in cell
D4, and 85367.37 in cell E4
• Click cell B5
• Enter the remaining fourth quarter sales
provided on the next slide for each of the three
remaining product groups in rows 5, 6, and 7
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Entering Numbers
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Summing a Column of Numbers
• Click cell B8
• Click the AutoSum
button on the
Standard toolbar
• Click the AutoSum
button a second time
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Copying a Cell to Adjacent Cells
in a Row
• With cell B8 active,
point to the fill handle
• Drag the fill handle to
select the destination
area, range C8:E8
• Release the mouse
button
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Determining Multiple Totals
at the Same Time
• Click cell F4
• With the mouse pointer in cell F4 and in
the shape of a block plus sign, drag the
mouse pointer down to cell F8
• Click the AutoSum button on the Standard
toolbar
• Select cell A9 to deselect the range F4:F8
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Determining Multiple Totals
at the Same Time
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Changing the Font Type
• Click cell A1 and then point to the Font box
arrow on the Formatting toolbar
• Click the Font box arrow and then point to
Arial Rounded MT Bold
• Click Arial Rounded MT Bold
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Changing the Font Type
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Bolding a Cell
• With cell A1 active, click the Bold button
on the Formatting toolbar
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Increasing the Font Size
of a Cell Entry
• With cell A1 selected,
click the Font Size
box arrow on the
Formatting toolbar
• Click 24 in the Font
Size list
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Changing the Font Color
of a Cell Entry
• With cell A1 selected,
click the Font Color
button arrow on the
Formatting toolbar
• Click Violet (column
7, row 3) on the Font
Color palette
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Centering a Cell Entry
across Columns by Merging Cells
• With cell A1 selected,
drag to cell F1
• Click the Merge and
Center button on the
Formatting toolbar
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Formatting the Worksheet Subtitle
• Select cell A2
• Click the Font box arrow on the Formatting
toolbar and then click Arial Rounded MT Bold
• Click the Bold button on the Formatting toolbar
• Click the Font Size box arrow on the Formatting
toolbar and then click 16
• Click the Font Color button on the Formatting
toolbar
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Formatting the Worksheet Subtitle
• Select the range
A2:F2 and then click
the Merge and Center
button on the
Formatting toolbar
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Using AutoFormat to Format
the Body of a Worksheet
• Select cell A3, the upper-left corner cell of
the rectangular range to format
• Drag the mouse pointer to cell F8, the
lower-right corner cell of the range to
format
• Click Format on the menu bar
• Click AutoFormat on the Format menu
• When Excel displays the AutoFormat
dialog box, click the Accounting 2 format
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Using AutoFormat to Format
the Body of a Worksheet
• Click the OK button
• Select cell A10 to
deselect the range
A3:F8
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Using the Name Box
to Select a Cell
• Click the Name box in
the formula bar and
then type a3 as the
cell to select
• Press the ENTER key
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Adding a 3-D Clustered Column
Chart to the Worksheet
• With cell A3 selected, position the block plus sign mouse
pointer within the cell’s border and drag the mouse
pointer to the lower-right corner cell (cell E7) of the range
to chart (A3:E7
• Click the Chart Wizard button on the Standard toolbar
• When Excel displays the Chart Wizard – Step 1 of 4 –
Chart Type dialog box and with Column selected in the
Chart style list, click Clustered column with a 3-D visual
effect (column 1, row 2) in the Chart sub-type area
• Click the Finish button
• If the Chart toolbar appears, click its Close button
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Adding a 3-D Clustered Column
Chart to the Worksheet
• When Excel displays the chart, point to an open
area in the lower-right section of the chart area
so the ScreenTip, Chart Area, appears next to
the mouse pointer
• Drag the chart down and to the left to position
the upper-left corner of the dotted line rectangle
over the upper-left corner of cell A10
• Release the mouse button
• Point to the middle sizing handle on the right
edge of the selection rectangle
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Adding a 3-D Clustered Column
Chart to the Worksheet
• While holding down the ALT key, drag the
sizing handle to the right edge of column F
• If necessary, hold down the ALT key and
drag the lower-middle sizing handle down
to the bottom border of row 20
• Click cell H20 to deselect the chart
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Adding a 3-D Clustered Column
Chart to the Worksheet
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Saving a Workbook
• With a floppy disk in drive A, click the Save
button on the Standard toolbar
• Type Extreme Blading 2nd Quarter
Sales in the File name box
• Click the Save in box arrow
• Click 3½ Floppy (A:) in the Save in list
• Click the Save button in the Save As
dialog box
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Saving a Workbook
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Printing a Worksheet
• Ready the printer
according to the
printer instructions
and then click the
Print button on the
Standard toolbar
• When the printer
stops printing the
worksheet and the
chart, retrieve the
printout
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Quitting Excel
• Point to the Close
button on the right
side of the title bar
• Click the Close button
• Click the No button
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Starting Excel
and Opening a Workbook
• With your floppy disk in drive A, click the Start
button on the Windows taskbar, point to All
Programs on the Start menu, point to Microsoft
Office on the All Programs submenu, and then
click Microsoft Office Excel 2003 on the
Microsoft Office submenu
• Click Extreme Blading 2nd Quarter Sales in the
Open area in the Getting Started task pane
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Starting Excel
and Opening a Workbook
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Using the AutoCalculate Area to
Determine an Average
• Select the range B6:E6 and then right-click
the AutoCalculate area on the status bar
• Click Average on the shortcut menu
• Right-click the AutoCalculate area and
then click Sum on the shortcut menu
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Using the AutoCalculate Area to
Determine an Average
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Clearing Cell Contents
• Fill Handle
– Select the cell or range of cells and point to the fill
handle so the mouse pointer changes to a cross hair
– Drag the fill handle back into the selected cell or
range until a shadow covers the cell or cells you want
to erase. Release the mouse button
• Shortcut Menu
– Select the cell or range of cells to be cleared
– Right-click the selection
– Click Clear Contents on the shortcut menu
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Clearing Cell Contents
• Delete Key
– Select the cell or range of cells to be cleared
– Press the DELETE key
• Clear Command
– Select the cell or range of cells to be cleared
– Click Edit on the menu bar and then point to
Clear
– Click All on the Clear submenu
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Clearing the Entire Worksheet
• Click the Select All button on the
worksheet
• Press the DELETE key or click Edit on the
menu bar, point to Clear and then click All
on the Clear submenu
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Deleting an Embedded Chart
• Click the chart to select it
• Press the DELETE key
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Obtaining Help
Using the Type a Question for Help Box
• Type save a workbook in the Type a Question for
help box on the right side of the menu bar
• Press the ENTER key
• When Excel displays the Search Results task pane,
scroll down and then click the link Save a file
• If necessary, click the AutoTile button to tile the windows
• Click the Show All link on the right side of the Microsoft
Excel Help window to expand the links in the window
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Obtaining Help
Using the Type a Question for Help Box
• Double-click the Microsoft Excel Help title
bar to maximize it
• Click the Close button on the Microsoft
Excel Help window title bar
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Obtaining Help
Using the Type a Question for Help Box
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Quitting Excel
• Click the Close button on the right side of
the title bar, and if necessary, click the No
button in the Microsoft Excel dialog box
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Summary
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Start and Quit Excel
Describe the Excel worksheet
Enter text and numbers
Use the AutoSum button to sum a range of
cells
• Copy a cell to a range of cells using the fill
handle
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Summary
• Copy a cell to a range of cells using the fill
handle
• Format a worksheet
• Create a 3-D Clustered column chart
• Save a workbook and print a worksheet
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Summary
• Open a workbook
• Use the AutoCalculate area to determine
statistics
• Correct errors on a worksheet
• Use the Excel Help system to answer
questions
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Microsoft
Office 2003
Introductory Concepts
and Techniques
Excel Project 1
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