EXCEL SPREADSHEETS JULY 22, 2013
Excel Spreadsheets Handouts:
PARTS OF A WORKSHEET/SPREADSHEET
Navigating Tab- Moves selection to the right to next cell in same row Shift-Tab- Moves selection to the left to previous cell in same row Arrow Keys- Move selection one cell in any direction Shift-Enter- Moves selection up to previous cell in same column Enter- Moves selection down to next cell in same column Scroll Bars- Scroll vertically and horizontally through the spreadsheet
AutoFill Click AutoFill Corner and drag Can drag across Can drag down Wingdings 2 P
Format as a Table
Add A Title Wrap Text Center and Merge
Formatting Spreadsheet
Inserting Cells
Formulas Sum of numbers 1.Highlight cells 2.Click to automatically add numbers or click arrow for drop box and choose function 3.Answer will appear below the highlighted cells
Formulas HOW TO WRITE FORMULAS First: = Second: =SUM( Third: Highlight the cells you want to include. They will automatically be included in the formula =SUM(A1:A5 Fourth: ) enter key If the cells are not adjacent, use a comma between each cell identification. Example: =Average(A1, C3,D5) enter key
Formulas SYMBOLS FOR FORMULAS + Addition - Subtraction * Multiplication / Division ^ Exponentiation ORDER OF OPERATION Any operations that are in parentheses, from left to right Exponentiation (^) Multiplication (*) and division (/) Addition (+) and subtraction (-)
Important Information It does not matter if formula is written in caps or lower case (cell:cell) all of the data from first cell to last cell (cell,cell) the data from first cell and last cell only A formula can be dragged instead of retyping it in a new cell
Hiding Columns/Rows Highlight cells Right click Hide
Freezing Panes Highlight cells View Tab Freeze Panes
Conditioning 1.Highlight cells 2.Home tab…Conditional Formatting
Conditioning
Sorting Highlight the entire table Home Tab Sort and Filter
Filtering
Separating First And Last Name 1.Add a column 2.High cells 3.Data Tab….Text to Columns