What is Excel 2003? Spreadsheet Program – Word is a ______________________ program – PowerPoint is a _________________ program Office 2003/2010 – Office Home and Student = $ (4) – Office Home and Business = $ (5) – Office Professional = $ (7) Word Processing Presentation An accounting program for a computer

Why Use Excel? Organize Data Perform Mathematical Calculations Graph Data Make Decisions

Examples of Excel Create Charts Excel Formatting – Purpose = To make something easier to read and understand Formulas

The Workbook Book 1 = Default Name Good Name = Good File Management Workbooks contain Worksheets 3 Worksheets Automatically

Pick an appropriate name when saving! 3 Worksheets

The Worksheet Sheets are identified by sheet tabs Rename sheets to identify data Right-click or Double-click to rename Add more sheets – 255 max

Right-click on a Tab to Rename a worksheet Sheet Tabs

“The Grid” Columns are Vertical – Column Headings = Letters Rows are Horizontal – Row Headings = Numbers

Column = Vertical Column Headings = Letters Row = Horizontal Row Headings = Numbers

The CELL The rectangle is called the CELL Each cell has a unique address –E–Example: B4, F12, G10 You sunk my Battleship! Coordinate Grid

Cell Address Active Cell

Worksheet Facts and Tips Columns = 256 Rows = 65,536 Columns X Rows = 16,777,216 cells Use multiple sheets to organize similar data – the goal is not to “fill” an entire sheet. Excel is used to organize and manipulate data so keep it simple!

The Mouse in Excel Many shapes with different tasks Pointer = Move Block Plus Sign = Select/Highlight Thin Plus Sign = Fill

Solve This! How many cells does a workbook containing 255 worksheets have?