Objectives:

Upon completion of this lesson the trainee should be able to:

-Identify the basic components of a spread sheet

-Utilize the help dialogue

-Develop an “IF” statement

-Utilize the drag feature

Headings

Formula (Cell Data)

Help DialogueA brief review from lesson 1

Opening the Help dialogue Window

Enter your keyword“IF”

Click on search, then choose the Topic IF Worksheet Function

Help information for writing an “IF” statement

We will be using example three. Please read

carefully!

We will be placing the “IF” statement in cell

K4

Insure the Blank column has no data in its cells. If there is delete it.

Type in the “IF” statement as you see above in cell

K4.Data needs to be entered

very carefully or the formula won’t work. Excel will run a logical test on the statement to determine its

validity.

Another way to enter a formula or function statement is to click on the

insert Function “fx”. Make sure the cell

the function is to be placed in is selected

The above dialogue box will show up if your statement has errors. Excel is somewhat intuitive and may make a

suggestion for correcting the error.

The letter “B” should be displayed in cell K4 if your statement is correct. You

can know use the drag function to place the formula

into the remaining cells

Lovely job. See you next session.

When we will meet Mean, Median and

Mode

Review Questions

1.What are the two ways to enter a function statement?

2.Upon completing a function statement what process does Excel perform?

3.Sum, Average, and Count are examples of?

4.Will the drag function sequence an inserted function command such as: “IF”? Why?

5.Why is there a blank column in the grade book prior to the average column?