+ Excel Workshop March /24/2015
+ Let’s start with some Vocab Cell Active Cell Cell grid Formula Bar Row Column Formula Builder Range 10/24/2015
+ Text Enter text into Active Cell as you would with a word processer Double-click the Cell Grid to make columns and rows “fit” Formatting palette has font, size, alignment options available But…keep it simple until your worksheet is done… 10/24/2015
+ Hands On Open Excel, make sure standard and formatting tool bars are on. Name and save your Workbook to your documents folder In cell A1 enter the words “Last Name” In cell B1 enter the words “First Name” In cell C1 enter “Homework” In cell D1 enter “Quiz” In cell E1 enter “Group Work” In cell F1 enter “Test” In cell G1 enter Total Points Highlight Row 1 and make all text Bold and Centered Save 10/24/2015
+ Your Worksheet Should Look Like: 10/24/2015
+ Numeric Do not use spaces or alpha characters…numeric values will always align right Formatting Palette will allow you to chose what type of number you’re entering 10/24/2015
+ Hands On Add five student names Use the tab key to move between cells Add “scores” in columns C, D, E and F Adjust all of the column widths so you can “see” what you just entered 10/24/2015
+ Your Worksheet Should Look Like: 10/24/2015
+ Using Mathematical Functions All functions start with the = sign. =sum(cell range) will add the values in that range of cells =average(cell range) will average the data in a range Use the Formula Builder Or manually type in the formula. Your choice! 10/24/2015
+ Hands On Open your spreadsheet Click in cell G2 type =sum( Click and hold in C2 and drag over to F2 close the parenthesis. Click and hold on cell G2. Highlight all of the other cells in column G that need an entry. Release the mouse. Use Control+D key to fill the function into all cells (or use Edit>Fill>Down Voila! Your formula is magically where you need it to be! 10/24/2015
+ Your Worksheet Should Look Like: 10/24/2015
+ Let’s find the Average Scores Click in Cell H-1and type the word “Average”, Center and Bold it. Click in H-2 and type =average( Click and hold in cell C-2, and then drag across to cell F-2. Close the parenthesis. Fill down like you learned earlier for the Sum function. 10/24/2015
+ Hands On Open your spreadsheet Highlight column H by clicking on the letter H Format>Conditional Formatting Set Condition 1 so that if the value in column H (the average score) is between 0 and 70, the text will turn bold and red Add a second condition and experiment! You can change cell color as well as text color. 10/24/2015
+ Making it pretty Click on the File>Page Set Up function Just like in MS Word, you can set margins and page orientation Header/Footer will appear at the top/bottom of EVERY page To make a row heading appear on every page, click the Sheet tab and then the “Rows to Repeat at the Top”. Click back out to your spreadsheet and highlight the rows you want to repeat. 10/24/2015
+ Let’s do some work! Highlight from A1 to H6 Go up to Insert, and scroll down to chart Select column graph. Click on the Chart and go to the menu Chart, Source Data Click on Switch Row/Column, see what happened? 10/24/2015
+ Insert A Graph 10/24/2015
+ Take some time to practice! Questions and answers. Please fill out evaluation form. Don’t forget to sign the CEU form. 10/24/2015