1. Intro to Microsoft Excel
Formatting Worksheet
Inserting Rows
Editing Data

2. What is Excel? spreadsheet program used to:
record data
manipulate data
calculating totals and averages
display data
graphs, charts, tables, etc…
great at tracking numbers that change often
sorts, calculates, and graphs

3. Some Microsoft Excel Terms
Worksheet –
work area in Excel
columns and rows
Cell –
Intersection of column and row

4. Some Microsoft Excel Terms
Workbook –
file containing worksheets
Sheet Tabs –
at bottom of workbook
displays name of worksheet

5. Launch Excel Title Bar Office Button Tabs Ribbon Name Box Cell
Sheet Tabs
Worksheets

6. Open Workbook Open existing file (Ctrl + O). Save document (Ctrl + S).
choose the Classes drive
choose Comp Lit folder
choose Excel folder
choose the file named careers
click Open
Save document (Ctrl + S).
choose your directory, create excel folder
Make sure careers is the file name.
Click the Save button.

7. Autofit Columns
Columns A and B
double-click between A and B

8. Bold, Merge and Center
Cells A1 and B1:
Bold
Merge and Center

9. Percentage Format, Center
Format the Percentages
Center the Percentages

10. Column Headings
Format the Column Headings
Underline
Bold

11. Rename the Sheet Double click on Sheet 1
Rename it “Fastest Growing Occupations”

12. Inserting Rows
highlight rows 2 through 4
right-click
Insert

13. Creating 4-line Heading
Who: Fastest Growing Occupation
What: Percentage Growth
When: – 2012
By: by Firstname Lastname
bold, merge and center each row

14. Editing a Cell using the formula bar
select cell B6
in formula bar
highlight "Between "
hit Delete key
hit Enter key

15. Editing a Cell using “Edit in Place”
double-click cell B6
double-click the word Change
type the word Growth
hit Enter