Excel Lesson 1 Preview
Name ___________________________
Title of Lesson:
Introduction: According to the introduction, what will the main topic be?
Headings: Summarize each of the sections listed.
Introduction to Spreadsheets
What is a spreadsheet?
Selecting a group of cells
What is a group of selected cells?
Exploring the Parts of the Worksheet
What is a cell reference?
What is a range reference?
Entering Data
What can a worksheet cell contain?
Saving a workbook
What file extension are workbooks saved with?
Moving the active cell
To Move
Changing Data in a Cell
What are three ways you can change data in a cell?
Press
Left Arrow Key
Right Arrow
Key
List 2 Did You Know?Tips
1.
Up Arrow Key
Down Arrow
Key
Home Key
Ctrl+Home
Keys
Ctrl+End Keys
Page Up Key
2.
List 1 Extra for Experts Tip
1.
List 1 Important Tip
1.
Page Down key
Visuals: Figure 1-2 Label the parts of the Excel Program Window (page 5)
Vocabulary
As you read through the lesson list 10 vocabulary terms of your choice and then rank the terms.
1 – Know It, 2 – Sort of Know It, 3 – Don’t Know it at All. Finally write a definition or "my guess on
meaning" for the words you know and sort of know (No dictionaries!) If you don’t know the term, look it
up in the glossary.
Additional Notes:
RANK
TERM
DEFINITION