 To Create a New, Blank Workbook:

 Left-click the File Button.

 Select New. The New Workbook dialog box opens.
 To Insert Text:

 Each cell has a name, or a

cell address based on the
column and row it is in.
 Modifying Columns, Rows, & Cells
 Click the Format command in the
Cells group on the Home tab. A menu
will appear.
 Select Column Width to enter a
specific column measurement.
 Select Row Height to enter a specific
row measurement.
 Consists of 65,536 rows and 256
columns.
 To Insert Columns / Rows:
 Click the Insert command in the Cells group on the
Home tab. The column/ row will appear.
 Make sure that you select the entire column/row below
where you want the new row to appear and not just the
cell. If you select just the cell and then click Insert, only
a new cell will appear.
 The new row always appears above the selected row.
 The new column always appears to the left of the
selected column.

How to Delete Rows and Columns?

How To Copy and Paste Cell Contents?
How To Drag and Drop Cell Contents?
 To Use the Fill Handle to Fill Cells:
 Position your cursor over the fill handle until the large
white cross becomes a thin, black cross.

 Left-click your mouse and drag it until all the cells you
want to fill are highlighted.
 Release the mouse button and all the selected cells are
filled
Parts of Excel window
1. Title bar - contains the name of the document you are
working on at a given time.
2. Menu bar - contains those Excel operations gathered in
dropdown menus.
3. Standard toolbar - contains icons to perform in an
immediate way some of the operations that are most
frequent, like Save, Copy, Cut
4. Formatting toolbar - contains the most common
formatting operations, like change to bold, italics, choose
type of font, etc.
5. Formula bar - shows us the content of the active cell.
6. Scrolling bars - allow us to move lengthways and width
ways in the sheet in easy way.
7. Labels bar - allows us to move within the different sheets
of a workbook.
9. Task bar contains the button Start, where you can find
icons to start some programs, like Internet Explorer.
EXCEL CURSORS
 Cell Pointer : use to select a cell

 Resizing Cursor : use to change the size of rows or columns.

 Arrow : use to select an entire rows or columns.

 Auto Fill : use to repeat things or fill in a series by simply

clicking & dragging.

 Dragging Arrow : use move whatever you have clicked on to

the place where you let go of your mouse.
Number Formats
 Right click the cell
 Click Format Cells
Printing
 To Define a Print Area:
 Left-click and drag your mouse to select the cells you
wish to print.
 Click the Print Area command.
 Choose Set Print Area.

 Now, only the selected cells will print. You can confirm
this by viewing the spreadsheet in Print Preview.
Formulas
 Simple Formula that Adds Two Numbers:

 Simple Formula that Adds the Contents of Two

Cells:
 Simple Formula using the Point and Click Method
 Click the cell where the answer will appear
 Type the equal sign (=) to let Excel know a formula is
being defined.
 Click on the first cell to be included in the formula
(Type the sign (-) to let Excel know operation is to be
performed.)
 Click on the next cell in the formula
 Press Enter or click the Enter button on the Formula
bar to complete the formula.
When a cell address is used as part of a formula, this is
called a cell reference. It is called a cell reference
because instead of entering specific numbers into a
formula, the cell address refers to a specific cell.
Math calculation looks like this: 3 + 2 =
Excel formula looks like this: = A1 + A2

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EXCEL Functions:
Sum
Average
Product
Count
Minimum
Maximum

Formula with Functions:

1.Click the cell after the last
data.
2. Click function.
3. Choose from the function.
4. Click ok.
Inserting a chart

Chart Wizard – is a series of dialog boxes that leads

through all the steps necessary to create an
effective chart.
Or
Select the columns of the table
Insert – select chart style