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What program do we use to create spreadsheets?
Microsoft Excel
What are the individual boxes that the intersection of rows and columns form called?
Cells
Each single cell has its own unique name called the….
Cell address
Instead of a “document” like MS Word, what is a spreadsheet file called?
Workbook
A group of cells that is highlighted is called a…
Range
What is the first thing you always have to enter when using a formula?
=
What is the formula for adding cell A1 to cell B1?
=A1+B1
What is the formula for subtracting cell G7 from cell E6
=E6-G7
What is the formula for dividing cell B4 by 7?
=B4/7
What is the formula for multiplying cell C6 by 10%?
=C6*10% or =C6*0.10
After the equals sign, what comes next in a function?
The word describing the function in all capital letters. i.e. =SUM
If you want to add values in multiple cells, what function would you use?
The SUM function
If you want to find the average of values in multiple cells what function would you use?
The AVERAGE function
If you want to take a value to a certain number of decimal places what function would you use?
The ROUND function
If you wanted to round cell B3 to 2 decimal places, what would the function be? (The entire thing)
=ROUND(B3, 2)
Open up “Candy Sales” and format the Sales column to look like money. candysales.xls
Open up “Concession Stand” and use a formula to calculate the weekly pay of each employee. Concession Stand.xls
Open up “Candy Sales” and use a function to find the total sales. candysales.xls
Open up “Candy Sales” and use a function to find the average sales. candysales.xls
Open up “Student Grades” and use a function to round the Test Average to 1 decimal place Student grades.xls
______ represents the rows of a spreadsheet
Numbers
______ represents the columns of a spreadsheet
Letters
Why would you use a function instead of a formula?
When you are dealing with a lot of information in your spreadsheet, functions can perform calculations a lot quicker than formulas can. =SUM(A1:A6) is a lot easier than =A1+A2+A3+A4+A5+A6
What can you use to copy the formula or function you have entered to multiple cells?
The Fill Handle (clicking and dragging the little black square on the bottom right of the cell)
When you click on a cell, you see its cell address come up in…
The Name Box