1. Freda Williams and Susan Dreschel, Cherokee County School District

2.  Incredibly powerful  More flexible with formulas, lists, sort and filter options  Pull in data from other programs  Analyze and share information  Make informed decisions  Interfaces well with other Office Products and other spreadsheets

3.  Lots of new features  Access anywhere – even your iPhone  Share Excel with others – simultaneously!  Emphasis on better spreadsheets, tables and charts  More professional look and feel  Better analysis = smarter decisions  Intuitive and Real Time!!

4. Celebrate 25 years of Excel with us! Excel - our beloved app - has reached the ripe old age of 25. In internet years, that's like 200 years old! To celebrate we're kicking off what we hope will be a fun contest centered on fond memories of Excel. The contest is being run on the Excel Facebook page, so check there for more details on how to enter and get involved.Excel Facebook page

5.  Workbook –  Worksheet (1,048,576 rows and 16,384 columns) A - XFD  Row  Column  Cell  Cell Address

6.  Cursor (4)  White Plus - select  Black Plus – fill (fill series)  I-Beam - text edit mode  4-sided arrow = move  Selected Cell(s)  Range – selection or named  Formula Bar

7.  Screen Resolution  Different views  File Menu -- Office Button  Ribbon - commands organized in like groups (Home, Insert, Page Layout, Formula, etc.)  Minimize the ribbon by double clicking

8.  Quick Access Toolbar - Customizable  Key Tips – Alt (screen reminders)  Control + X// +C// +V  Home, End, Control + Home, etc.  Context Menu - right click  Mini Toolbar -- accessed through Excel Options  Select cell(s) and right click

9. (change the appearance, cell style)  Number  Alignment  Font  Border  Fill  Protection  Merge and Center  Adjust row and column sizes  Fit to Column...  Text Wrap

10.  Must begin with =  Sum  Average  Count  Today  IF  MIN/MAX  Show Formulas

11.  Name Box  Function Wizard  Bar for entering

12.  Rename Worksheet  Rearrange Worksheets  Change Colors  Add/Delete/Move/Copy  Protect Worksheet

13.  ALWAYS Print Preview – ALWAYS!!  Show/Set Margins  Page Setup  Set/Clear Print Area

14.  1. Area selected must be a rectangle  2. No blank rows or columns in selection area  3. Upper left corner must be blank (2003 vs. 2007)  4. Watch out for Totals!!

15.  Choose Chart Type carefully  Move Chart Location  Check Chart Layout  Modify chart elements  Graphing non-contiguous data  Copy into other programs More Charting Tips:

16. Create a Gmail account, if you do not already have one... And now for your TEST!!

17. Tips and Tricks – Windows 7 1. Windows Search 2. Stickier Sticky Notes 3. Calculate More 4. Get Snipping 5. New Keyboard Shortcuts: 1.Presentation Mode = Win + P 2.Cut the Clutter = Win + Home 3.Launch Shortcuts = Win + 1, 2, 3, etc.

18. Review from First Session:  Terminology  Interface  Formatting Cells  Formulas and Basic Functions  Managing Worksheets  Printing Options  Basic Charts

19.  Managing and Controlling Data  Formatting Data  Protecting Data  Importing Data from Other Sources  Analyzing Data

20.  Freeze panes  Hide/Unhide column(s)  Add/delete columns and rows  Sorts and custom sorts  Filters

21.  Conditional Formatting  Format as table  Find and Replace  Concatenate  Text to Column  Paste Special/ Transpose/ Paste Link

22.  Review  SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, MIN  IF  COUNTIF  SUMIF

23.  Using Excel for SIP Data (pasting links)  Using Google Docs to pull parent information into Excel and Outlook Distribution List

24.  1.Create an online survey  2.Pull results into Excel  3.Export Excel (97 – 2003) file into Outlook Contacts and Distribution List

25.  Pivot Tables  Organize, summarize and analyze large amounts of data  Updates and revisions are easy and immediate  Pivot Charts – table data in graphic format