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* The more you work with Excel you may want to customize the toolbar for those commands you use frequently: '''View > Customize Toolbars/menus''' | * The more you work with Excel you may want to customize the toolbar for those commands you use frequently: '''View > Customize Toolbars/menus''' | ||
* Column Headers, page headers | * Column Headers, page headers | ||
| − | * Split View | + | * Split View - '''Window > Split''' |
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===Other tools for creating spreadsheets=== | ===Other tools for creating spreadsheets=== | ||
*[http://docs.google.com/ Google Docs] | *[http://docs.google.com/ Google Docs] | ||
| + | *[http://www.libreoffice.org/ Libre Office] | ||
*[http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice] | *[http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice] | ||
[[category:2010-2011]] | [[category:2010-2011]] | ||
[[category:2012-2013]] | [[category:2012-2013]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:53, 8 April 2013
Contents
Excel Workshop
The Environment
- Menu, toolbar, formatting palette
- Workbook/worksheet
- Creating, moving renaming worksheets
- Selecting Rows | columns | cells
Modifying the Worksheet
- Inserting a row/column: Insert > Row ...
- Resizing rows/columns:
- mouse over column/row header and drag border to resize
- or select row/colum and right click to set width or height
- The more you work with Excel you may want to customize the toolbar for those commands you use frequently: View > Customize Toolbars/menus
- Column Headers, page headers
- Split View - Window > Split
Cell Formatting
- Text
- Numbers, (decimals, scientific notation)
- Formulas (the formula bar) View > Formula bar
- Borders and shading
Adding, Selecting and Moving data
- Creating a series
- Different cursors for different operations: hand, plus sign, double-headed arrow
- Keyboard Shortcuts (control home, control end)
Formulas
- AutoSum - a quick and easy way to add cells
- Functions: Functions are predefined formulas that perform calculations by using specific values, called arguments, in a particular order, or structure.
- Arguments: Values that a function uses to perform operations or calculations Common arguments Include numeric values, text, cell references, etc.
- Operators: +-/*
Printing
- Views: Normal and Page Layout
- File > Page Setup
- > Sheet to repeat headers across multiple pages
- add Gridlines
