Intro to Microsoft Excel Formatting Worksheet Inserting Rows Editing Data

What is Excel? spreadsheet program used to: record data manipulate data calculating totals and averages display data graphs, charts, tables, etc… great at tracking numbers that change often sorts, calculates, and graphs

Some Microsoft Excel Terms Worksheet – work area in Excel columns and rows Cell – Intersection of column and row

Some Microsoft Excel Terms Workbook – file containing worksheets Sheet Tabs – at bottom of workbook displays name of worksheet

Launch Excel Title Bar Office Button Tabs Ribbon Name Box Cell Sheet Tabs Worksheets

Open Workbook Open existing file (Ctrl + O). Save document (Ctrl + S). choose the Classes drive choose Comp Lit folder choose Excel folder choose the file named careers click Open Save document (Ctrl + S). choose your directory, create excel folder Make sure careers is the file name. Click the Save button.

Autofit Columns Columns A and B double-click between A and B

Bold, Merge and Center Cells A1 and B1: Bold Merge and Center

Percentage Format, Center Format the Percentages Center the Percentages

Column Headings Format the Column Headings Underline Bold

Rename the Sheet Double click on Sheet 1 Rename it “Fastest Growing Occupations”

Inserting Rows highlight rows 2 through 4 right-click Insert

Creating 4-line Heading Who: Fastest Growing Occupation What: Percentage Growth When: 2002 – 2012 By: by Firstname Lastname bold, merge and center each row

Editing a Cell using the formula bar select cell B6 in formula bar highlight "Between 2002 - 20012" hit Delete key hit Enter key

Editing a Cell using “Edit in Place” double-click cell B6 double-click the word Change type the word Growth hit Enter