1. Insert Formulas and Functions  Create formulas in a worksheet  Insert functions in a worksheet  Use relative and absolute cell references Lesson 3

2. Slide 2 Module 3 Spreadsheets with Excel © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.  Formulas consist of: Equals sign Values or cell references Calculation operator  Operators include: + addition - subtraction /division *multiplication Create Formulas Lesson 3 =C4*25 =10+25 =10/2 35 5

3. Slide 3 Module 3 Spreadsheets with Excel © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Order of Precedence  Formula operations take place in this order: 1.Negation 2.Percent 3.Exponentiation  Use parentheses to control precedence Lesson 3 =10+5 4.Multiplication or division 5.Addition or subtraction *430= =(10+5)*460= 5 is multiplied by 4, and then 10 is added 10 and 5 are added, and this total is multiplied by 4

4. Slide 4 Module 3 Spreadsheets with Excel © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Insert Functions  Functions are predefined formulas that use arguments to perform calculations Function consists of equals sign, function name, and argument(s) Multiple arguments are separated by commas; text is surrounded by quotes Lesson 3

5. Slide 5 Module 3 Spreadsheets with Excel © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Use Cell References  Relative cell references change as formulas are copied  Absolute cell references do not change when formula is copied Lesson 3 Relative references adjust Absolute reference to cell A9 does not adjust