first steps excel mac

8/8/2019 First steps excel mac

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How to introduce data and insert simple graphs


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Introduce manually the data in the spreadsheet.

Include the headings of each column, with the

corresponding units


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- Create a new column for the calculated data

- Write the calculation in the corresponding cell,

begining with the symbol =- If one value is going to change use the coordinates of

this cell

For example, write D4 instead of 53, as we are going to calculate

the volume for each radius


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- Click on the right bottom corner until the

cursor looks like a cross- Then drag it down to the end of data to

make the calculations automatically


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HOWTO INSERT A GRAPH

In the Gallery menu, click on the C

harts andthen XY (Scatter) options and select the first

one (scattered points)


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Right click on the chart area and then on Select data.

Select the x column of data: the period of the element

Select the y column of volume of the element


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Select the x column of data: the period of the element

Select the y column of volume of the element

To manipulate them, select origin of data by right clicking on one of the points andthe click on Edit


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Right click on one point and select

Add Trendline (best fitting line)


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Select linear in the trendlinetype


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Add your conclussions based

on the graph:- Do the points match the best fitting line?

- Are they very separated from the best fitting line?

- Is the tendency growing? Linearly or not?

- Is there scientific explanation based in the contents

seen in class for the result?

- Did we expect it in our hypothesis?


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Scientific notation for the numbers

When the numbers are very big or very small it is more convenient

to show them in scientific notation.

In Excel this can be done very easily:


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Right click on the cell (or the column for all of them)

Then select cell format


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Select Scientific notation from the Number menu and then OK(two decimal positions are enough, even if they are 0)


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The result is the following:

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