2/25: Using Microsoft Excel Jeff Till, guest speaker What is a spreadsheet? Why use a spreadsheet? Parts of a spreadsheet Formatting Formulas, functions Charts, graphs, maps Saving as other types
What is a spreadsheet? A table of data that allows combinations of the data to be used for analysis. Get sample spreadsheet
Why Use a Spreadsheet? Information can be linked from one cell to another, allowing the data to be analyzed better. Scenarios can be explored for a situation. Multiple sets of data can be simultaneously processed and analyzed. Charts, graphs, and maps can be generated for further insight into a problem.
Parts of a Spreadsheet Rows, columns, cells, borders, sheet BORDERS SHEET TABS
Formatting Colors Fonts Column Widths Row Heights Hiding Rows & Columns Number Formats
Formulas References: absolute versus relative references Copying & pasting functions Functions & the function wizard =((B3+C3)/100*0.15+H3/50*0.1+J3/100*0.15)/0.4 =MINIMUM(B3:B86) =SUM(B3,B6,B9)
Some Useful Functions IF CONCATENATE TIME functions
Charts, Graphs, and Maps Inserting charts Inserting graphs Inserting maps
Etc. Saving as other than a MS Excel spreadsheet Saving as HTML Cutting & Pasting into Word, PowerPoint, etc.