Microsoft Excel
East Clarendon
Middle-High School
Standards
• G: Spreadsheet Software Applications
G1: Define spreadsheet terminology (cell, row, column,
range, label, value, formula, function, worksheet, relative,
absolute, and legend).
G2: Enhance worksheets by insetting, deleting, moving,
and copying columns and rows.
Objective
• TSWBAT: Use Excel to create a worksheet
using formulas
Agenda
• Warm-up :
• Timing Test 3 min. timing test for 10 minutes.
• Review parts of Excel worksheet
• Daily Activities:
Vocabulary
• Excel: Spreadsheet program used to calculate,
analyze, and visually represent numerical data
• Workbook: An Excel file is called a workbook
• Worksheet: (spreadsheet, or sheet) Grid with
columns and rows where you enter and
summarize data
• Columns: (16,384) displayed vertically, labeled
with alphabets
• Rows: (1,048,576) displayed horizontally,
labeled with numbers
Vocabulary
• Cell: intersection of column and rows
• Cell Reference: identification of cells by
column and row: Example A1
• Active Cell: selected cell
• Name box: displays the cell reference of the
active cell
• Formula Bar: displays the value or formula of
the active cell
• Labels: Words, characters, symbols
• Values: numbers, dates, time
• Formulas: mathematical Calculations
Vocabulary
• File Names: May consist of 255 Characters. Cannot
contain the following: / \ : * ? “ < >
• File Extension: xlsx
• Arrows: One cell in that direction
• Page-up: up one screen
• Page-down: down one screen
• Home: first cell of a row
• Ctrl+Home: to cell A1 at the beginning of the
worksheet
• Ctrl+End: to last cell of the worksheet contianing
data or formatting
Fill Handle
Mouse Pointer Characteristics
Select
Move
Copy
Formulas
• All formulas begin with
=
• * multiply
• + addition
• - subtraction
• / division
• =sum(A1:C1)
• =A1*C1
• =A1+C1
• =A1-C1
Data
Range
Lets Practice
74 + 19
57 – 35
37 * 19
23+16+34+35 (use sum function)
How to Copy A Formula
Activity
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Title bar
Active worksheet tab
Worksheet tabs
Workbook window
View buttons
Row headings
Active cell
Column headings
Ribbon
Zoom slider
Status bar
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Ribbon tabs
File tab
Quick Access tool bar
Formula bar
Name box
Fill handle
Horizontal Scroll bar
Vertical Scroll bar
Groups
Dialog box launcher
Task bar
Activity
• Create the spreadsheet on page 444 of your
text book and save it as SS1. Do not key values
for Total Sales and Average Sales
• Use formulas to calculate total and average
sales
• Follow the instructions in your textbook page
444 for Activity 4
• Complete Activity 5, 6, and 7