PRESENTED BY: Hermelinda Ayala Ivette Rodriguez Dina Pratt Migdalia Echavarria Francisco Garcia Oneida Balderas Getting Started with EXCEL What is a worksheet? “Worksheet” is Excel’s name for a spreadsheet. Worksheets are arrays of cells used to store data. This often involves simple math calculations linking the cells together in tables, usually for some kind of analysis. In a spreadsheet there are three basic types of data that can be entered. • labels l b l - text t t with ith no numerical i l value l • constants - just a number – • constant value formulas - a mathematical equation used to calculate Excel 2003 determines the type of data entered into a cell by the sequence of characters keyed. numbers ((digits, g decimal p points, #, %, +, -)) text (any other string of characters) formulas (preceded by =) Opening a File E Excel l fil files h have a .xls l extension t i as opposed d tto a .doc d extension t i ffor MS Word. W d Excel files are also referred to as Worksheets and Workbooks. Activating a Cell When you are working with an Excel worksheet, you can activate a particular cell simply by left clicking on it. Active cells are outlined and the corresponding row and column are highlighted 1. Cell Coordinates Cell coordinates refer to the row and column intersection in which the cell is found. In this case the intersection occurs at Row 4, Column C. 2. Formula Bar The formula bar in Excel is where all the information entered for that cell will appear. Depending on what is entered in the cell, you may see text, numbers or formulas/functions here. 3 Worksheets 3. In Excel, one Workbook may have many different worksheets. These tabs which are located at the bottom of the window tabs, window, enable you to control which worksheet you are working on at a given time and allow you to navigate through all of your available worksheets. Scroll Bars Excel worksheets often have many columns and rows. You can use the vertical and horizontal scroll bars to move around within y your worksheet. Navigating in Excel Keyboard Navigation o Left Arrow -- Moves left o Right Arrow -- Moves Right o Up Arrow -- Moves Up o Down Arrow -- Moves Down o Control Home -- Returns to cell A1 o Control End -- Goes to last row, column and cell o Control Down Arrow -- Goes to last cell in column with data o Control Up Arrow -- Goes to first cell in column with data o Control Right Arrow -- Goes to last right hand cell with data o Control Left Arrow -- Goes to last left hand cell with data You can also use the mouse to click on cells to make them active and/or use the scroll bars to move around in a worksheet. Data Types Data Types L b l Label C Constant t t F Formula l Examples Descriptions Name or Wage N W Anything A hi that h is i or Days just text 5 or 3 3.75 75 or - Any A number b 7.4 =5+3 5 3 or =8*5+3 M h equation Math i Labels Labels are typically used as column or row headers or simply to identify whatever you have entered into the cell Constants Constants refer to the numerical data that you have entered into cells. Constants are the entries in your spreadsheet that are not d i d ffrom equations derived ti or other th analysis l i ttools. l Function & Formulas Functions and formulas are expressions that you can use to manipulate or analyze information that you have entered into a cell. These expressions always begin with an = sign. Sorting Data Select the cells that you would like to sort and then Select Data from the menu and click on Sort Alignment & Formatting Inserting Data To insert data into a cell simply select it (i.e. make it active) and enter your information. Excel has a useful auto entry function that enables you to simply drag from the bottom right-hand corner of a cell to populate cells in any direction. After a few entries, Excel is often capable of deciphering the pattern that you are creating and can fill in remaining cells based on the pattern pattern. To test this feature feature, start by typing a sequence of numbers and then highlight those cells and drag downward from the bottom righthand corner of the last cell you entered data into. Inserting Formulas & Functions Functions always begin with an = sign. You can insert functions just like you are entering text or numbers and when you press enter, the result of your function will appear. Inserting Columns You can insert columns into a worksheet by: 1 Right clicking 1.Right clicking, and 2.Selecting Insert from the menu. Or by... 1 Cli ki on th 1.Clicking the Insert I t tab, t b and d 2.Selecting Columns Inserting Rows You can insert rows into a worksheet by: 1.Right clicking, and 2 S l ti Insert 2.Selecting I t from f the th menu. Or by 1 Clicking on the Insert tab, 1.Clicking tab and 2.Selecting Rows Copying Data To copy data in cells 1.Select one or more cells 2.Select Edit in the menu 3 S l t Copy 3.Select C Formatting Cells To format cells 1.Select Format in the menu 2 Select Cells... 2.Select Cells There are a number of different format options in Excel. For example, you may want to specify how numbers in a given cell should appear. You may also need to align data within a cell. For example, you can adjust the horizontal and vertical alignment and/or make the characters within a cell wrap to fit a particular cell size. This shows how a cell with Wrap Text selected will appear. You have numerous options available in the Formatting Toolbar to adjust the appearance of you spreadsheet. To add/remove borders in your spreadsheet, you can use the Borders Button. SAMPLE •FOLLOW FOLLOW ALONG THE SAMPLE SHEET EXCEL 2003 SPREADSHEET MODIFICATIONS Objective 1: We will AUTOFIT all the data on the sample spreadsheet. 1. Highlight COLUMNS A thru J by dragging cursor. 2. Go to FORMAT tab and left click. 3. Select COLUMNS and left click. 4. Select “AUTOFIT” option and left click. Results: All headers will be automatically fitted to cell. Objective 2: We will CENTER headers. 1. Highlight ROW 1 (all headers) by left clicking. 2. Go to Standard Toolbar and left click CENTER alignment. Results: All headers will be centered. Objective 3: We will CENTER columns. 1. Highlight Columns D thru J by dragging cursor across cells D thru J. 2. Go to Standard Toolbar and select and left click CENTER alignment. Results: All Columns D thru J will be centered. Objective 4: We will calculate AVERAGE. 1. Highlight cell underneath “AVERAGE” header. 2. Go to Standard Toolbar and select “” icon (auto sum) 3. Left click on downward arrow and select AVERAGE option. 4. Press Enter on your keyboard. Results: All assessment 1 thru 5 scores for student 1 will be averaged. Objective 5: We will AVERAGE all student Assessments 1 thru 5. 1. Place cursor on right hand corner of averaged cell (when you see a “t” displayed, that is how you will know that it’s on the right area)…left click and drag down to last student average. (Rows 2 thru 16) Results: Excel will automatically average all scores per student. Objective 6: We will alphabetize students by LAST NAME. 1. Highlight A:2 2. Go to Standard toolbar and select DATA option. 3. Select SORT by LAST NAME and by ASCENDING ORDER. 4. Click on OK Results: All student names will be in alphabetical order. Objective 7: We will INSERT COLUMN to number students. 1. Highlight Column A. 2. Go to Standard Toolbar and select COLUMNS option. Results: We shifted columns to right and now have new Column A. Objective 8: We will NUMBER students in Column A. 1. Enter number 1 next to first student and follow thru to second and third student or 2. Enter first two numbers 1 & 2. 3. Highlight numbers 1 & 2. 4. Place cursor on right bottom corner of second cell. 5. Left click and drag cursor thru last cell. Results: All cells will be numbered 1 thru 15. Objective 9: We will ALIGN numbers in Column A. 1. Select numbers 1 thru 15. 2. Go to Standard Toolbar and select Center alignment option. Results: All numbers are aligned in the center. Objective 10: We will Color Code Headers/Columns. 1. Click on Assessment # 1 cell. 2. Go to Standard Toolbar and select bucket icon (fill color) and left click on arrow to view colors. 3. Select color (your preference) and left click on color. 4. Repeat above procedure to color code remaining assessments 2 thru 5. 5. To color code entire column…highlight the column(s) you want color coded and repeat steps 2 thru 3. Results: All Headers/Columns will be color coded. CREATE YOUR OWN ! YOU CAN DO IT! EXCEL 2003 BEGINNER Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 3 of 37 Introduction Open Excel. Go to the Start menu, choose All Programs, choose Microsoft Office, and select Microsoft Office Excel 2003. Excel will open. You will see a new spreadsheet called Book1. Excel worksheets contain columns and rows. Columns have letter labels and rows have number labels. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 4 of 37 Save a Spreadsheet Go to the File menu and choose Save As. You will see the Save As dialog. The File name field will be highlighted. Type: nutrition Use the Save in pull-down menu to choose a place to save. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 5 of 37 Click the Save button. From now on, click the Save button on the toolbar to save any changes you make. Add Column Headings You can add column headings to your spreadsheet. Click cell A1. Type: Item Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 6 of 37 Press the Tab key on the keyboard to move to cell B1. Type: Fat Grams Press the Tab key on the keyboard. Type: Total Calories Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 7 of 37 You will notice that some of the text you typed is too wide to fit in the individual cells. You will learn to fix this later. Next, you are going to change the font and size of the text. Format Text Click the number 1 to the left of cell A1. This will select everything in row 1. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 8 of 37 Click the Bold button on the Formatting toolbar. Use the Size pull-down menu to select 14. Shade Cells While the row is still selected, you can change the fill color of the heading row. Click the arrow to the right of the Fill Color bucket. Click a light color. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 9 of 37 The cells will fill with this color. Change Column Width All the headings do not fit in their cells. You can change the column width so that all of the text fits. Go to the Format menu, choose Column, and select AutoFit Selection. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 10 of 37 The text will now fit into each cell. Add Data Click cell A3. Type: 1 Apple Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 11 of 37 Press the Tab key on the keyboard. Type: 0 Press the Tab key on the keyboard. Type: 80 Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 12 of 37 Click cell A4. Type: 1 Cup of Chips Press the Tab key on the keyboard. You will notice that the text does not fit in cell A4. Change Column Width You can change the size of a column. Move the cursor over the line between columns A and B at the top of the worksheet. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 13 of 37 Your cursor will change into a bar with left and right arrows when it is in the right place. Click and drag the column divider to the right until all of the text fits in the cell. Enter Data Click cell B4. Type: 11 Press the Tab key on the keyboard. Type: 259 Click cell A5. Type: 1 Hot Dog Press the Tab key on the keyboard. Type: 15 Press the Tab key on the keyboard. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 14 of 37 Type: 255 Click cell A6. Type: 1 Chocolate Bar Press the Tab key on the keyboard. Type: 14 Press the Tab key on the keyboard. Type: 220 Add a Column You can insert a column into your spreadsheet. Click cell C1. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 15 of 37 Go to the Insert menu and click Columns. A new column will be added. Type: Fat Calories You will notice that the text does not completely fit. Use the skills you have learned to adjust the column width. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 16 of 37 Create a Calculation You can create a formula that will convert fat grams into calories. To calculate grams into calories, you need to multiply the fat grams by nine. Click cell C3. Press the equal sign (=) on the keyboard. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 17 of 37 Click cell B3. Press the asterisk (*) symbol on the keyboard. This is the symbol Excel uses for multiplying numbers. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 18 of 37 Press the 9 key on the keyboard. Press the Enter key on the keyboard. You will see that has Excel has placed a zero in cell C3. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 19 of 37 Use the Fill Handle You can use the fill handle to calculate the rest of the fat calories. Click cell C3. You will see a handle in the lower right corner of cell C3. Click and drag the fill handle to cell C6. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 20 of 37 Release the mouse button. You will see that Excel has calculated all of the fat calories using the formula you created. Create an AutoSum Click cell A8. Type: Total Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 21 of 37 You can get the total number of fat grams and calories for this meal using the AutoSum feature. Click cell B8. Click the AutoSum button on the Standard toolbar. You will see that Excel has set up a formula, or autosum, to calculate the sum of the cells in column B. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 22 of 37 Press the Enter key on the keyboard. Excel will place the total number of fat grams in cell B8. Tab to C8 Click the AutoSum button on the Standard toolbar. You will see that Excel has set up a formula, or autosum, to calculate the sum of the cells in column C. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. Analyze Calories in a Meal Excel 2003 Page 23 of 37 Press the Enter key on the keyboard. Excel will place the total number of fat calories in cell C8. Click cell D8. Click the AutoSum button. (Do not press ENTER) In this case, Excel has set up a formula, or autosum, to calculate the sum of the cells in row 8, not column D. To change this, click and drag from cell D3 to D6. Press the Enter key on the keyboard. Excel will place the total number of calories in cell D8. You now have totals in all three columns. Recipes4Success www.recipes4success.com © 2006 Tech4Learning, Inc. EXCEL 2003 QUICK TIPS CustomGuide Microsoft® Excel 2003 Customizable Computer Training Courseware 1502 Nicollet Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403 Quick Reference Card The Excel 2003 Screen Keyboard Shortcuts Title Bar General Formatting Toolbar Formula Bar Standard Toolbar Open a Workbook <Ctrl> + <O> Save a Workbook <Ctrl> + <S> Print a Workbook <Ctrl> + <P> Vertical Split Bar Close a Workbook <Ctrl> + <W> Undo <Ctrl> + <Z> Task Pane Redo or Repeat <Ctrl> + <Y> Help <F1> Switch Between Applications <Alt> + <Tab> Menu Bar Name Box Select All Button Active Cell (currently in cell A1) Tel. (888) 903-2432 www.customguide.com Columns Pointer Rows Vertical Scroll Bar Navigation—Go To: Move between unlocked cells <Tab> Up One Screen <Page Up> Down One Screen <Page Down> To cell A1 <Ctrl> + <Home> The Fundamentals To the Last Cell with Data <Ctrl> + <End> The Standard Toolbar Open the Go To Dialog Box <F5> Left to end or beginning of next block <Ctrl> + < ← > Right to end or beginning of next block <Ctrl> + < → > Up to end or beginning of next block <Ctrl> + <↑> • To Select an Entire Worksheet: Click the Select All button where the column and row headings meet. Down to end or beginning of next block <Ctrl> + <↓> • To Preview a Worksheet: Click the Print Preview button on the Standard toolbar, or select File → Print Preview from the menu. Editing Cut <Ctrl> + <X> • To Print a Worksheet: Click the Print button on the Standard toolbar, or select File → Print from the menu, or press <Ctrl> + <P>. Copy <Ctrl> + <C> Paste <Ctrl> + <V> • To See What a Toolbar Button Does: Point to the button for a few seconds. A brief description of the button will appear. Edit Active Cell • To View or Hide a Toolbar: Select View → Toolbars from the menu and select the toolbar you want to view or hide. Formatting Bold <Ctrl> + <B> • To Get Help: Press <F1> to open the Help task pane, type your question in normal English, and click the Search button. Italic <Ctrl> + <I> Underline <Ctrl> + <U> Tab Scroll Buttons Horizontal Split Bar Status Bar Horizontal Scroll Bar Worksheet Tabs New Save Open E-mail Print Spelling Cut Undo Paste Print Research Copy Preview Format Painter • To Create a New Workbook: Click the New button on the Standard toolbar or select File → New from the menu. • To Open a Workbook: Click the Open button on the Standard toolbar, or select File → Open from the menu, or press <Ctrl> + <O>. • To Save a Workbook: Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar, or select File → Save from the menu, or press <Ctrl> + <S>. • To Save a Workbook with a Different Name: Select File → Save As from the menu and enter a different name for the workbook. • Cells are referenced by addresses made from their column letter and row number, such as cell A1, A2, B1, B2, etc. You can find the address of a cell by Name Box. looking at the • To Select a Cell: Select the cell you want to edit by clicking it with the mouse pointer or by using the keyboard arrow keys. • To Select a Cell Range (Using the Mouse): Click the first cell of the range and drag the mouse pointer to the last cell of the range. © 2004 CustomGuide. Inc. All rights reserved. Insert Hyperlink Redo Sort Ascending Chart Wizard Zoom Drawing AutoSum Sort Descending Toolbar Options Help • To Select a Cell Range (Using the Keyboard): Make sure the active cell is the first cell of the cell range, then press and hold down the <Shift> key while using the arrow keys to move the mouse pointer to the last cell of the range. Clear Cell Contents <Delete> <F2> Absolute Reference <F4> Tel. (888) 903-2432 • www.customguide.com Editing Formatting • To Edit a Cell’s Contents: Select the cell, click the Formula bar, edit the cell contents, and press <Enter> when you’re finished. The Formatting Toolbar • To Clear a Cell’s Contents: Select the cell or cell range and press the <Delete> key. • To Cut or Copy Data: Select the cell(s) and click the Copy button on the Standard toolbar. or the Cut button • To Paste Data: Select the destination cell(s) and click the button on the Standard toolbar. Paste • To Copy Using AutoFill: Position the pointer over the fill handle at the bottom-right corner of the selected cell(s), then drag to the destination cell(s). • To Move or Copy Cells Using Drag-and-Drop: Select the cell(s) you want to move or copy and position the pointer over any border of the selected cell(s), then drag to the destination cells. Hold down the <Ctrl> key while you drag to copy the cells. Underline Font list Bold Font Size list Italic Increase Borders Decimal Merge & Font Decrease Percent Center Color Indent Style Center Align Align Currency Decrease Fill Color Left Right Style Decimal Toolbar Comma Increase Options Style Indent • To Format Text: Change the style of text by clicking the Bold button, Italic button, or Underline button on the Formatting toolbar. Font list Change the font type by selecting a font from the on the Formatting toolbar. Change the font size by selecting the pt. size from the Font Size list. • To Use the Paste Special Command: Cut or copy the cell(s), select the destination cell(s), select Edit → Paste Special from the menu, select an option from the Paste Special dialog box, and click OK. • To Format Values: Select the cell(s) you want to format and click the appropriate number formatting button(s) on the Formatting toolbar. They are: Currency Style, Percent Style, Comma Style, Increase Decimal, and Decrease Decimal. • To Insert a Column or Row: Right-click the selected row or column heading(s) to the right of the column or below the row you want to insert and select Insert from the shortcut menu. • To Change Cell Alignment: Select the cell(s) and click the appropriate Center, Align Right, or Merge and alignment button ( Align Left, Center) on the Formatting toolbar. • To Delete a Row or Column: Select the row or column heading(s) and either right-click the selected row or column heading(s) and select Delete from the shortcut menu, or select Edit → Delete from the menu. • To Adjust Column Width: Drag the right border of the column header. Double-click the border to AutoFit the column according to its contents. Formulas and Functions • To Total a Cell Range: Click the cell where you want to insert the total, AutoSum button on the Standard toolbar, verify that the click the cell range selected is correct (if it isn’t, select the cell range you want to total), and press <Enter>. • To Adjust Row Height: Drag the bottom border of the row header. Double-click the border to AutoFit the row according to its contents. Borders arrow on • Adding Borders: Select the cell(s), click the the Formatting toolbar, and select the border you want. Fill Color arrow • Applying Shading: Select the cell(s), click the on the Formatting toolbar, and select the shading you want. • To Enter a Formula: Select the cell where you want to insert the formula, press = (the equals sign), and enter the formula using values, cell references, operators, and functions. Press <Enter> when you’re finished. • To Use the Format Painter to Copy Formatting: Select the Format cell(s) with the formatting options you want to copy, click the Painter button on the Standard toolbar, and select the cell(s) where you want to apply the copied formatting. • To Reference a Cell in a Formula: Type the cell reference (for example, “B5”) or simply click the cell you want to reference. Workbook Management • To Use the Formula Palette to Enter or Edit a Formula: Select Insert the cell where you want to enter or edit a formula and click the Function button on the Formula bar. • To Add a New Worksheet: Select Insert → Worksheet from the menu or right-click on a sheet tab, select Insert from the shortcut menu, and select Worksheet from the Insert dialog box. • Formulas with Several Operators and Cell Ranges: If you combine several operators in a single formula, Microsoft Excel performs the operations in this order: ( ), :, %, ^, * and /, + and -, = <> <= >=. You can change this order by enclosing the part of the formula you want to calculate first in parentheses. • To Create a Cell Range Name: Select a cell range and then give it a name in the Name box in the Formula bar. • To Create an Absolute Cell Reference: Absolute cell references are preceded by $ signs in a formula. Press <F4> after selecting a cell range to make it an absolute reference. Charts • To Create a Chart: Select the cell range that contains the data you want to chart and click the Chart Wizard button on the Standard toolbar. Select the chart type and click Next. Verify the cell range and click Next. Adjust the chart options and click Next. Specify where you want to place the chart (as an embedded object or on a new sheet) and click Finish. © 2004 CustomGuide, Inc. All rights reserved. • To Delete a Worksheet: Select Edit → Delete Sheet from the menu or right-click on the tab and select Delete from the shortcut menu. • To Rename a Worksheet: Double-click the sheet tab, enter a new name for the worksheet, and press Enter. • To Split a Window: Drag either the vertical or horizontal split bar (located on the vertical and horizontal scroll bars), or move the cell pointer to the cell below the row and to the right of the column you want to split and select Window → Split from the menu. • To Freeze Panes: Split the window into panes, then select Window → Freeze Panes from the menu. • To Select a Print Area: Select the cell range you want to print and select File → Print Area → Set Print Area from the menu. • To Adjust Where the Page Breaks: Select View → Page Break Preview from the menu and drag the Page Break Indicator line to where you want the page break to occur. Select View → Normal from the menu when you’re finished. Tel. 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