1. MS EXCEL – Learning by doing By Pankaj Yande pankajyande@gmail.com http://impelAce.com

2. Overview Excel is a spreadsheet, a grid made from columns and rows. It is a software program that can make number manipulation easy and somewhat painless. The nice thing about using a computer and spreadsheet is that you can experiment with numbers without having to RE-DO all the calculations. Spreadsheets are made up of Columns Rows and their intersections are called cells

3. What is Columns ? In a spreadsheet the COLUMN is defined as the vertical space that is going up and down the window. Letters are used to designate each COLUMN'S location.

4. What is Row ? In a spreadsheet the ROW is defined as the horizontal space that is going across the window. Numbers are used to designate each ROW'S location.

5. What is Cell ? A CELL is the space where a row and column intersect. Each CELL is assigned a name according to its COLUMN letter and ROW number. In the diagram the CELL labeled D3 is highlighted.

6. Mouse Cursors :- SELECT - > Appears when mouse moved to cells center position. Use to select cell contents. COPY - > Appears when mouse moved to cells right bottom corner. Use to copy cell contents. MOVE - > Appears when mouse moved to cells base line. Use to move cell contents. MOVESELECTCOPY

7. How many Rows / Columns in MS Excel ? Deferent version have deferent numbers of rows / columns lets find your Step 1 : Select A1 Cell Step 2 : Press Ctrl + Spacebar, this will select entire column Step 3 : Type 1, and press Ctrl + Enter, this will fill entire column with number one.. Step 4 : Look at status bar of your excel sheet, Average, Count,Sum My Status bar says => Average : 1 Count : 1048576Sum : 1048576 i.e. Number of rows = 1048576

9. How many Rows / Columns in MS Excel ? Deferent version have deferent numbers of rows / columns lets find your Step 1 : Select A1 Cell Step 2 : Press Shift + Spacebar, this will select entire column Step 3 : Type 1, and press Ctrl + Enter, this will fill entire row with number one.. Step 4 : Look at status bar of your excel sheet, Average, Count,Sum My Status bar says => Average : 1 Count : 16384Sum : 16384 i.e. Number of columns = 16384

11. How many Cells in MS Excel ? Number of Cells Now we know that in excel Number of rows = 1048576 Number of columns = 16384 Step 1 : Select A1 cell and enter the following without any space =1048576*16384 Will give this number 17179869184 i.e. number of cells…