Excel 2010Spreadsheets

Starting at the Beginning

What is a Spreadsheet?

What are they for?

What can they do?

A spreadsheet is a powerful tool for organising information.

They are used to carry out many calculations quickly .

Once you know how to do it – they can do almost any maths that you could need!

Spreadsheet Terms …

• Spreadsheet - software (such as MS Excel) allows the user to do numerical calculations and produce charts of the results.

• Row - horizontal axis (designated by numbers)• Column - vertical axis (designated by letters)• Cell - intersection of row and column (designated by

an address comprised of the column letter and row number e.g. A1)

• Block//Range - a rectangular group of one or more cells (identified by block coordinates (e.g. A1:G4)

how do they work?

Rows(Side to Side)[Numbered]

Columns (Up and Down)

[Letters]Cell

(Every one on these boxes

is a cell)

Every cell has a name to help you find the right one.

It’s name starts with the column letter and then the row number.

So, this cell is called what?

F22

Using formulae•Let’s use some formulae

•In Mathematics, when we write a number sentence we write

the ‘=’ sign just before the answer.

• In a spreadsheet we write the ‘=’ sign first, before the sum.

So when you want a spreadsheet to do a calculation:

If you don’t it won’t work.

Using formulae Some Maths symbols

are different when you use a Spreadsheet

To calculate 3x4

You would enter

=3*4

And the spreadsheet

would show “12” (the answer!)

Maths Symbol

Spreadsheet Symbol

+ +

- -

X *

÷ /

Exercises 1

• Open Microsoft Excel Application

• Save and Rename Microsoft Excel Book 1• Olympic Village Flower Restocking

• Column headers• Cell A1 enter American House Red/White/Blue Carnations• Cell B2 enter House 101• Cell C2 enter House 102• Cell D2 enter House 103• Cell E2 enter House 104

• Row headers• Cell A3 enter Floor 1• Cell A4 enter Floor 2• Cell A5 enter Floor 3• Cell A6 enter Floor 4

Exercise 1 - completed

Exercise 2

• Merge cells A1 thru E1 into one cell• Change font color to RED and BOLD• Center Header• Enter the following data:• Cell B3 500, cell C3 20• Cell B4 375, cell D4 300, cell E4 550• Cell C5 125• Cell C6 75, cell D6 550, cell E6 2050

Exercise 2 - completed

Exercise 3

• Formatting • Center data in columns• Right alignment data• Left alignment data• Formatting Numbers• Borders

• Simple Functions (formulas)• Adding

Exercise 3 - completed

More Practice …

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