1. Using Excel open up the computer login click on start choose applications

2. Left double click on the Excel icon

3. You are now in Excel and can start work!

4. Basic functions enter and delete text / numbers cut / copy / paste find spell check highlight cells colour font and / or cells Sort function printing

5. Features of Excel 2007 Layouts and Zoom Extra sheets We are currently in cell A1 Text in cell A1 will appear here

6. Move around the worksheet Click into a cell, or use the arrow keys Cell number appears in the top left Press the Home key to go to column A Press Control and Home to go to column A row 1 (A1)

7. Resize rows and columns Click and drag on the line in the edge of the worksheet

8. Give your work a title / heading Make the text bigger and embolden it

9. to save your work click on the Big Button, choose ‘Save As’ and select Excel Workbook

10. Save all work to the ‘M’ drive on the computer or a pen drive - give your work a title you will be able to remember easily But do not save to “My Documents”! Title here

11. Type some text – your Timetable

12. Merge cells, add colour/shading Highlight the cells, then click here to merge cells together Fill / font colours

13. Insert a row or column Right-click on the column or row where you want the extra one inserted, and click on Insert (Appears to the left of column, or above the row)

14. ‘Home’ tab All the usual Microsoft tools Format cells

15. ‘Insert’ tab Header & Footer Text box Insert a picture or clip art

16. Insert a Chart Generally you first need some meaningful data Highlight the data by clicking and dragging over it Select chart type

17. ‘Page layout’ tab Gridlines Background Highlight (click & drag) – to Set Print Area

18. Printing It’s best to select “Print preview” (top small tools, or from the Big Button > Print > Print preview) You can then change the layout, scale, margins etc for printing

19. ‘Formulas’ tab - Autosum Then click Autosum Highlight column + 1 cell (or a row plus 1 cell) Total will appear here

20. ‘Data’ tab Highlight the column then click Sort A-Z Sort into A-Z order

21. ‘Review’ tab If there is a comment, the cell has a red corner Add /edit / delete comments into cells Spell check

22. ‘View’ tab Split the screen - similar Freeze panes – keeps the heading in view while you scroll down Divides at the point where the cell is highlighted

23. From the original application screen you can also access Word and PowerPoint