Course ILT Excel basics Unit objectives Start Excel; open, save, and create new workbooks; work with multiple workbooks; get help; and close a workbook Change default options, view and customize toolbars, zoom in and out on worksheets, and freeze rows and columns
Course ILT Topic A Topic A: Getting started Topic B: Working in the Excel environment
Course ILT The Open dialog box
Course ILT The worksheet tabs Active sheet Tab scrolling buttons Inactive sheets
Course ILT Creating default workbooks Menu: 1.Choose File, New 2.Click OK Click
Course ILT The New dialog box Default workbook template Other Excel templates Large IconsDetails List
Course ILT Saving a workbook Save button Ctrl+S Save As command –Saves a workbook to a different name or location
Course ILT The Save As dialog box
Course ILT Getting help 1.Choose Help, Microsoft Excel Help or click 2.Type the question or keyword in the balloon 3.Click Search
Course ILT Closing workbooks Choose File, Close Click the Close button on the Menu bar Double-click the workbook Control menu icon Click the workbook Control menu icon and choose Close
Course ILT Closing Excel Choose File, Exit Double-click the Excel Control menu icon Click the Excel Control menu icon and choose Close Press Alt+F4
Course ILT Topic B Topic A: Getting started Topic B: Working in the Excel environment
Course ILT The Options dialog box
Course ILT The General tab of the Options dialog box
Course ILT Toolbars Show or hide toolbars –Right-click a toolbar –Use View, Toolbars submenu Customize toolbars –Add, delete, or move buttons –Click arrow and select command –Choose Tools, Customize
Course ILT Freezing rows and columns Keeps headings from scrolling Procedure: 1.Select a row, column, or cell 2.Choose Window, Freeze Panes
Course ILT Unit summary Started Excel; opened, saved, and created new workbooks; moved among multiple workbooks and worksheets; got help; and closed workbooks Changed default options, viewed and customized toolbars, zoomed in and out on worksheets, and froze rows and columns