Welcome to Microsoft Excel Supercharged Calculator
Objective • SWBAT understand the elements of the Excel window and how to navigate within in the software in order to build a spreadsheet.
Quick Quiz – 5 minutes NO NOTES • Create a time line of the History of Computer lecture. • Begin with the abacus • List 5 events in order • End with the creation of the Apple in 1977 • Each item is worth 5 points.
What is Excel? • You can use Microsoft Excel to create spreadsheets. Spreadsheets are documents that enable you to manipulate numbers and formulas to quickly create powerful mathematical, financial and statistical models.
Building a spreadsheet • Building a spreadsheet involves adding data, formulas, and functions. Manipulating data involves calculating totals, working with series, creating tables for your data, and visualizing data in charts.
Microsoft Excel Window
Window Features 1. Title Bar: displays the name of the current workbook 2. Quick Access Toolbar: gives you one-click access to a few often-used features 3. Ribbon: gives you access to all of Excel’s commands, options and features 4. Window Controls: minimize, maximize, restore and close
Building a spreadsheet • Add Data – You can insert text, numbers, and other characters into any cell in the spreadsheet. Click the cell that you want to work with and then type the data in the Formula bat. This is the large text box above the column letters. Your typing appears in the cell that you selected. When you are done, press Enter.
• Edit Data – Click the cell and then edit the text in the Formula bar
Add a Formula • A formula is a collection of numbers, cell addresses and mathematical operators that performs a calculation. In Excel, you enter a formula in a cell by typing an equal sign (=) and then the formula text • =B1-B2 subtracts the value in cell B2 from the value in cell B1
Add a Function • A function is a predefined formula that performs a specific task. The AVERAGE function calculates the average of a list of numbers. You can use functions on their own, preceded by =, or as part of a larger formula. • Click on Insert Formula to see a list.
Totals Quickly • If you need a quick sum of a list of numbers, click a cell below the numbers, and then click the SUM button.
Take Excel for a test drive • http://people.usd.edu/~bwjames/tut/excel/in dex.html