1. Creating A Worksheet and Embedded Chart Chapter 1

2. Learning Goal O Students will understand the difference between hardware and software and understand parts of an Excel Worksheet O Students will understand the difference between hardware and software and understand parts of an Excel Worksheet.

3. O What is Excel and why do people use it?

4. Question? O When you buy a computer/laptop are the programs already on the computer? O What are the programs called?

5. Hardware O All the physical pieces that make up a computer. O Hardware is useless without software.

6. Software O All the programs that tell a computer what to do and how to do them.

7. Software Continued O Available at retail stores and on the Web for purchase and download.

9. Two Categories O System Software- programs that control the operations of the computer and its devices O Application Software- programs designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks.

10. System Software O Control operations of the computers and its devices

11. Application Software O Designed to make user

12. Can you fully operate this car?

13. O Excel worksheet allows data to be easily summarized and charted.

14. O In comparison with the car, before you can fully operate Excel you have to know the parts in Excel.

15. Excel O A spreadsheet software that allows users to organize data in rows and columns and perform calculations.

16. Spreadsheet O A grid of rows and columns that holds numbers, words and formulas.

17. Rows O Identified by numbers on the left side of the worksheet.

18. Columns O Identified by letters at the top of the worksheet.

19. Cell O The box in a table or worksheet where a column and row meet.

20. Name Box O Shows the active cell in a worksheet.

21. Active Cell O The cell that contains the highlight or dark border around it.

22. Workbook O Referred to as a collection of related worksheets.

23. Creating a Worksheet and Embedded Chart  The first step in creating an effective worksheet is to Understand What is Required.

24. Required Needs Document O includes a needs statement, a source of data, a summary of calculations, and any other special requirements for the worksheet.

25. Formatting the Worksheet O You format the worksheet to emphasize certain entries and make the worksheet easier to read and understand.

26. Attractive O Worksheets are only useful when they are easy to read and understand.

27. Attractive O Worksheets are only useful when they are easy to read and understand.

28. Unformatted Worksheet

29. Formatted Worksheet

33. Font O Defines the appearance and shape of the letters, numbers and special characters.

34. Font Size O Specifies the size of the characters on the screen and are measured in points.

35. Font color O Defines the color of the characters

36. Font style O Indicates how the characters are emphasized. (Bold, italicized, and underlined.

37. Cell Style O The capability of changing several characteristics in of a cell at one time.

38. Bold O To emphasize it or make it stand out from the rest of the worksheet.

39. O Worksheet Charts

40. Learning Goal #5 O Students will be able to create and display simple charts in Excel (pie, line, column).

41. What is a chart? O A Chart is a graphical representation of data contained in a worksheet

42. Why add Charts? O Charts can make the data in the worksheet easier to read and understand.

44. Why add charts? O Charts and graphics add visual impact to the worksheet and help convey the meaning of worksheet data.

45. Why add charts? O Allow readers to see at a glance patterns or relationships in the worksheet data.

46. Pie Chart O Shows the relationship of a part to a whole

47. Column Chart O Displaying changes in data over time, comparing data.

48. Line Chart O Displaying continuous data over time, comparing data.