1. Excel Project One INT197B – Spring 2005

2. What is Excel? Spreadsheet program with four parts – Worksheets – where you enter, calculate, manipulate, and analyze data – Charts – visual representation of relationships among data – Database – manage data (sort, search, select) – Web support – save in html format, access real time data using web queries

3. How do you plan a spreadsheet? Identify the following: – Needs – Source of data – Calculations – Chart requirements

4. First Excel Project Extreme Blading Company Needs: sales tracking report Source of data: financial analyst Calculations: – total sales for each of four product groups – total second quarter sales for each of four sales channels – second quarter sales for the company Chart requirements: 3-D column chart comparing amount of sales for each product group within each sales channel

5. Start Excel From start button begin Excel Right-click the Language bar Click Close the Language bar Click the Getting Started task pane Close button in the upper-right corner of the task pane If the toolbars are positioned on the same row, click the Toolbar Options button Click Show Buttons on Two Rows

6. The Excel Worksheet Row (numbered) Column (lettered) Cells (A1, C5) Toolbars (invoke commands and functions)

7. Selecting a cell Use mouse to move the block plus sign to the cell and then click Use arrow keys to select cells A cell is active when a heavy border surrounds the cell

8. Start entering text (EX 17) Click cell A1 A1 becomes the active cell and a heavy border surrounds it Enter text “Extreme Blading” Text displays in the formula bar and in A1 The text in A1 is followed by the insertion point (a blinking vertical line), indicates where the next typed character will display

9. Continue Project One Follow the instructions for Project One beginning on page EX 17

10. Summary Start and Quit Excel Describe the Excel worksheet Enter text and numbers Use the AutoSum button to sum a range of cells Copy a cell to a range of cells using the fill handle

11. Summary Copy a cell to a range of cells using the fill handle Format a worksheet Create a 3-D Clustered column chart Save a workbook and print a worksheet

12. Summary Open a workbook Use the AutoCalculate area to determine statistics Correct errors on a worksheet Use the Excel Help system to answer questions