Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Excel

for beginnersfor beginners

• What a spreadsheet is and why you might want one

• Basic Excel operations• How to build a simple spreadsheet

Class Objectives:

• Basic Windows• How to use a mouse• Your keyboard layout• How to use the numeric

keypad

Prerequisites:

• Accounting or bookkeeping program that displays information in columns and rows.

• Spreadsheet is used to:Store and organize dataComplete calculationsManipulate dataCreate charts

What is a Spreadsheet?

Excel Windows

Rows

Columns

Worksheet Tabs

Name Box

Formula Bar

• Worksheet Tabs

• Scrollbars

• Keyboard

Navigating the Workbook

• Selecting a Single Cell

• Entering Data

• Editing Data

• Selecting a Range of Cells

Spreadsheet: Cells & Data

• Naming Worksheets• Resizing Cell Blocks• Centering Titles Across Columns• Changing Font Style & Font Size• Formatting Cells with Styles &

Alignment

Formatting Worksheets

• Menu Bar: Choose Edit, Cut or Copy

Followed by Edit, Paste

• “Drag-and-Drop” method

Copy, Cut & Paste

• Enter Worksheet Title Merge & Center

• Enter Column Titles• Format Worksheet & Column Titles• Name Your Worksheet

Practice:Set Up an Electronic Checkbook

Practice your new skills by creating an electronic checkbook like this one!

Date Check Transaction Description Payment Deposit Balance5/1 Opening Balance 200.00 200.00$ 5/2 1001 AT&T - phone bill 45.52 154.48$ 5/5 1002 Fiesta - groceries 36.60 117.88$

5/10 Deposit 450.00 567.88$ 5/15 1003 Rent 400.00 167.88$

Checkbook

Practice:Create an Electronic Checkbook

Click Save from the File Menu or the Toolbar

•Name your document

•Select a location to save your document

•Click Save

Saving your Work:

Remember to save often so you won’t lose your work!

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• Using Print Preview See how your worksheet will look on paper Page Setup commands

• Print Commands File Bar Ctrl – P Toolbar Button

Printing Worksheets:

Public Training ClassesPublic Training Classes

Free demonstrations are given at Central Library and select branches!

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