CPSC 203 Introduction to Computers Tutorial 03 and 29 By Jie (Jeff) Gao

27 & 28 September 2004CPSC Tutorials by Jie Gao2 Introduction to Excel Excel is a spreadsheet software Excel document – Workbook –Worksheets in workbook It is mainly used for calculating numbers, especially the repetition of same calculation on different numbers

27 & 28 September 2004CPSC Tutorials by Jie Gao3 Excel – Interface Menu, Toolbars, scroll bars Cell address bar, formula bar Work space Worksheet tabs and navigator

27 & 28 September 2004CPSC Tutorials by Jie Gao4 Excel – Basic Concepts Columns, rows Cells –Cell naming Data types –“General” –Number –Currency –Date/time –Text

27 & 28 September 2004CPSC Tutorials by Jie Gao5 Excel – Inputting Data Directly input – overwrites the old content Double click and input – keeps the old content Input in the formula bar Fill handle –Generate sequence –Copy data –Ctrl key to toggle

27 & 28 September 2004CPSC Tutorials by Jie Gao6 Excel – Cell Formatting Font: face, style, size, colour Background Border Alignment Indentation Orientation Data type related

27 & 28 September 2004CPSC Tutorials by Jie Gao7 Excel – Worksheets Rename worksheets Add a new worksheet Delete a worksheet Change worksheet orders

27 & 28 September 2004CPSC Tutorials by Jie Gao8 Assignment 2 Input data and format worksheet Use formulas to calculate missing values (marked as “fill in”) Create charts –A pie chart –A multi-series chart hand in (see instructions) to