1. What is Excel 2010? Spreadsheet Program – Word is a ______________________ program – PowerPoint is a _________________ program Office 2010 – Office Home and Student = $149.95 (4) – Office Home and Business = $199.99 (5) – Office Professional = $499.99 (7) An accounting program for a computer Word Processing Presentation

2. Why Use Excel? Organize Data Perform Mathematical Calculations Graph Data Make Decisions

3. Examples of Excel Create Charts Excel Formatting – Purpose = To make something easier to read and understand Formulas

4. The Workbook Book 1 = Default Name Good Name = Good File Management Workbooks contain Worksheets 3 Worksheets Automatically

5. Pick an appropriate name when saving! 3 Worksheets

6. The Worksheet Sheets are identified by sheet tabs Rename sheets to identify data Right-click or Double-click to rename Add more sheets – limited only by computers memory

7. Right-click on a Tab to Rename a worksheet Sheet Tabs

8. “The Grid” Columns are Vertical – Column Headings = Letters Rows are Horizontal – Row Headings = Numbers

9. Column = Vertical Column Headings = Letters Row = Horizontal Row Headings = Numbers

10. The CELL The rectangle is called the CELL Each cell has a unique address  Example: B4, F12, G10 Range – Group of Cells  Example: B4:F10, A1:A20 You sunk my Battleship! Coordinate Grid

11. Cell Address Active Cell

12. The Mouse in Excel Many shapes with different tasks Select/Highlight Move Change size (columns & rows) Fill

13. Worksheet Facts and Tips Columns = 16,384 (labeled A – XFD) Rows = 1,048,576 (1-1,048,576) Columns X Rows = 17,179,869,184 cells Use multiple sheets to organize similar data – the goal is not to “fill” an entire sheet. Excel is used to organize and manipulate data…so keep it simple!

14. Solve This! How many cells does a workbook containing 3 worksheets have?