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Excel Workshop

The Environment

  • Menu, toolbar
  • Workbook/worksheet
    • Creating, moving renaming worksheets
  • Rows | columns | cells

Modifying the Worksheet

  • Inserting a row/column
  • Resizing rows/columns
  • Menu > Tools > Customize > Customize Toolbars/menus
  • Column Headers, page headers
  • Split View

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
  • Keyboard Shortcuts (control-shift-arrow, control home, control end)

Sorting data

  • What to Sort and Not to Sort
  • Rows vs. Columns
  • Ascending/descending

Formulas

  • 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: +-/*
  • Cell Referencing: Absolute vs. Relative

Printing

  • Page Break view
  • File > Page Setup
    • Repeat headers across multiple pages
    • Gridlines