Excel 2013 Introduction Lab Webinar Welcome ! Length: 90 Min with Cindy Kredo Spreadsheet navigation / ribbon / versions Formulas/Functions (PEMDAS / Sum/ Count/Average/CountA) Working with cell references (relative/$ - absolute) Moving, Copying, Inserting data Formulas across Worksheet Tabs Printing Length: 90 Min © 2016 Cindy Kredo 1.21.2015

Class Prerequisites / Webinar Structure The typical student has had exposure to other window applications such as Microsoft Word No Excel experience is required This is a demo “show me” style with an independent lab to reinforce concepts Pause the recording to practice specific items on your own!

What is Excel used for? When is Excel NOT the right application? Storing data Number crunching: sums / counts / averages etc. Filtering, subtotaling, charting data Merging with Word (ie mail labels) When is Excel NOT the right application? Large amounts of text (paragraphs) / correspondence Presentations (ie this presentation) More data than what will fit on a spreadsheet (Version 2007 has over a million rows but most spreadsheets don’t work well with that much data!

Agenda: Environment, ribbons, cell editing Environment – terminology Ribbons – double click to hide/show / groups / right click dialog options – positioning of Quick Access Toolbar Adding to Quick Access toolbar – ie Open File / Close All Files Cell edits – simple math formulas Saving files

Agenda: Simple Math and PEMDAS Formulas: Using excel as a calculator Math operators * / + - ^ PEMDAS – Order of Operations Edit mode – dangers of X / Checkmark left of fx

Agenda: Functions Sum Function Count Function CountA Function Function Wizard Function Help

Agenda: Mouse Pointers and Series Fill Select / Fill / Move / Size mouse pointers Using Series Fill (thin crosshair) pointer for Entering sequential numbers Entering days of the week Entering months of the year Entering dates in a sequence (monthly/yearly/etc) Smart copying down/across Sorting

Agenda: Absolute vs. Relative References and Formulas that Span Sheets Copying formulas – relative referencing Copying formulas – absolute referencing - $ Use of F4 Function Key to add dollar signs Creating formulas referencing cells from another tab sheet

Text alignment rotation Agenda: Formatting Format toolbar Bold / italic / center / alignment Comma and currency formatting Decimals Format painter Merge and Center Text alignment rotation

Agenda: Working with Tabs and Inserting/Deleting Columns and Rows Renaming worksheet tabs Moving / Copying tabs Inserting / Deleting tabs Inserting / Deleting / Copying Columns and Rows

Agenda: Print Areas Understanding print areas Set print area with print titles Clear print area Print Preview (recommend QAT)

Agenda: Print sizing Print Preview options Adjusting page to fit Manual margin adjustment Pros and cons to both Page breaks Use the resizing page to say we want to break out some of the years on different pages – go into print preview and use the print titles!

Keyboard shortcuts Control Home: Beginning of spreadsheet Control End: End of data in spreadsheet F4 key: cycle through absolute references - $ End key / Arrow combination: quickly move to bottom, left, right or top of selected data area (ie if cursor is sitting at the top of a data column, pressing END, ARROW DOWN will move to the last row of data in the column Control N for a new workbook Control Z to undo the last action Alt = to place a SUM function in a cell (usually adding cells above it)

Wrap up Spreadsheet navigation / ribbon Formulas/Functions (PEMDAS / Sum/ Count/Average/CountA) Working with cell references (relative/$ - absolute) Moving, Copying, Inserting data Formulas across Worksheet Tabs Printing