DAY 3: EXCEL CHAPTER 1 Rahul Kavi Rahul.Kavi@mail.wvu.edu August 27, 2013 1 INTRODUCTION • A Spreadsheet is a computer equivalent of a ledger. • Uses in accounting, keeping a track of budget, charts, graphs, etc. • Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program used to create spreadsheets. • Excel Trivia. EXCEL WINDOW COMPONENTS (2007) Quick Access Office Button Toolbar Formula Bar Home Tab Name Box Active Cell Status Bar Insert new worksheet View Buttons EXCEL 2010 NAVIGATING IN WORKSHEETS Keystroke Action ↑ Moves up one cell ↓ Moves down one cell ← Moves left one cell → Moves right one cell PageUp Moves active cell up one screen PageDown Moves active cell down one screen Home Moves active cell to column A of current row Ctrl Home Moves active cell to cell A1 Ctrl End Moves to the rightmost, lowermost active corner of the worksheet F5 Displays the GoTo dialog box to enter any cell address ENTERING DATA INTO WORKSHEETS Four types of data you can input: • Text • Date • Values (numbers) • Formulas 6 FORMULAS • Formulas are entries that have an equation that calculates the value to display. • Symbols – – – – – Addition + Subtraction – Multiplication * Division / Exponentiation ^ • Formulas must begin with = 7 FORMULAS • We DO NOT type in the numbers we are looking for; we type in the equation. • Easiest way to display all the formulas is to press Ctrl + tilde(~) key. • Ex: =SUM(A5:A10) • Other Ex: AVERAGE, A1+B2, E3(E4*(D8/C6)) ORDER OF OPERATIONS • PEMDAS – Parentheses () – Exponentiation ^ – Multiplication * – Division / – Addition + – Subtraction – If unsure, use parentheses. 9 AUTO FILL • Copy formulas – Repeat the formula on the next row • Completing sequences – 1, 2, 3, … – 5, 10, 15, … – January, February, March, … – Whatever1, Whatever2, Whatever3, … 10 MANAGING WORKSHEETS • • • • • • Renaming Worksheets Changing Tab Color Insert Delete Move Copy 11 ROWS, COLUMNS & CELLS • Each CELL is assigned a name according to its COLUMN letter and ROW number. • Ex – ‘E3‘ • insert a new row – Click on the row number below where you want the new row inserted • insert a new column • Insert/Delete Individual Cells MANAGING ROWS AND COLUMNS • • • • • Insert Delete Adjust Size Hide Unhide 13 CELL RANGES • A range is a rectangular group of cells in a worksheet – Can be one cell; may be entire worksheet • Select a range – Click and hold left mouse button and drag from beginning of range to end – Select first cell, then hold the Shift key while clicking the last cell • Example: A1:A10, A1:E6, A1:E1 CELL RANGES – OPERATIONS • Move and Delete – Drag or drop – Cut and paste • Copy, Paste, and Paste Special • Auto Fill – Copy the content of a cell or a range of cells – Drag the fill handle over an adjacent cell or range of cells • The fill handle is a small black square appearing in the bottom-right corner of a cell – Use to complete a sequence like years or months SELECTING CELLS • Select Ranges – Adjacent (Shift) – Nonadjacent (Ctrl) – All data in range (Ctrl-A) • Select Columns/Rows • Select Entire Worksheet 16 MOVING/COPYING CELLS • Cut (Ctrl-x)/Paste (Ctrl-v) or Drag Selected Cells • Copy (Ctrl-c)/Paste (Ctrl-v) • Cut/Copy/Paste Also Under Home Tab 17 FORMATTING WORKSHEETS • • • • Rename worksheets Change Sheet Tab Color Move, delete, copy or add worksheets For all these operations right click on the sheet tab and select the desired operation. NEXT CLASS • Data Analysis • Page Setup/Printing 19