Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Excel
for beginnersfor beginners
• What a spreadsheet is and why you might want one
• Basic Excel operations• How to build a simple spreadsheet
Class Objectives:
• Basic Windows• How to use a mouse• Your keyboard layout• How to use the numeric
keypad
Prerequisites:
• Accounting or bookkeeping program that displays information in columns and rows.
• Spreadsheet is used to:Store and organize dataComplete calculationsManipulate dataCreate charts
What is a Spreadsheet?
Excel Windows
Rows
Columns
Worksheet Tabs
Name Box
Formula Bar
• Worksheet Tabs
• Scrollbars
• Keyboard
Navigating the Workbook
• Selecting a Single Cell
• Entering Data
• Editing Data
• Selecting a Range of Cells
Spreadsheet: Cells & Data
• Naming Worksheets• Resizing Cell Blocks• Centering Titles Across Columns• Changing Font Style & Font Size• Formatting Cells with Styles &
Alignment
Formatting Worksheets
• Menu Bar: Choose Edit, Cut or Copy
Followed by Edit, Paste
• “Drag-and-Drop” method
Copy, Cut & Paste
• Enter Worksheet Title Merge & Center
• Enter Column Titles• Format Worksheet & Column Titles• Name Your Worksheet
Practice:Set Up an Electronic Checkbook
Practice your new skills by creating an electronic checkbook like this one!
Date Check Transaction Description Payment Deposit Balance5/1 Opening Balance 200.00 200.00$ 5/2 1001 AT&T - phone bill 45.52 154.48$ 5/5 1002 Fiesta - groceries 36.60 117.88$
5/10 Deposit 450.00 567.88$ 5/15 1003 Rent 400.00 167.88$
Checkbook
Practice:Create an Electronic Checkbook
Click Save from the File Menu or the Toolbar
•Name your document
•Select a location to save your document
•Click Save
Saving your Work:
Remember to save often so you won’t lose your work!
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• Using Print Preview See how your worksheet will look on paper Page Setup commands
• Print Commands File Bar Ctrl – P Toolbar Button
Printing Worksheets:
Public Training ClassesPublic Training Classes
Free demonstrations are given at Central Library and select branches!
Pick up the Houston Public Library’s Calendar of Events.
For more information Call (832) 393-1313, or visit http://www.houstonlibrary.org
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