Excel Project One

INT197B – Spring 2005

What is Excel?

Spreadsheet program with four parts– Worksheets – where you enter, calculate,

manipulate, and analyze data– Charts – visual representation of relationships

among data– Database – manage data (sort, search, select)– Web support – save in html format, access real

time data using web queries

How do you plan a spreadsheet?

Identify the following:– Needs– Source of data– Calculations– Chart requirements

First Excel Project

Extreme Blading Company Needs: sales tracking report Source of data: financial analyst Calculations:

– total sales for each of four product groups– total second quarter sales for each of four sales channels– second quarter sales for the company

Chart requirements: 3-D column chart comparing amount of sales for each product group within each sales channel

Start Excel

From start button begin Excel Right-click the Language bar Click Close the Language bar Click the Getting Started task pane Close button in

the upper-right corner of the task pane If the toolbars are positioned on the same row, click

the Toolbar Options button Click Show Buttons on Two Rows

The Excel Worksheet

Row (numbered) Column (lettered) Cells (A1, C5) Toolbars (invoke commands and functions)

Selecting a cell

Use mouse to move the block plus sign to the cell and then click

Use arrow keys to select cells A cell is active when a heavy border

surrounds the cell

Start entering text (EX 17)

Click cell A1 A1 becomes the active cell and a heavy border

surrounds it Enter text “Extreme Blading” Text displays in the formula bar and in A1 The text in A1 is followed by the insertion point (a

blinking vertical line), indicates where the next typed character will display

Continue Project One

Follow the instructions for Project One beginning on page EX 17

Summary

Start and Quit Excel Describe the Excel worksheet Enter text and numbers Use the AutoSum button to sum a range of

cells Copy a cell to a range of cells using the fill

handle

Summary

Copy a cell to a range of cells using the fill handle

Format a worksheet Create a 3-D Clustered column chart Save a workbook and print a worksheet

Summary

Open a workbook Use the AutoCalculate area to determine

statistics Correct errors on a worksheet Use the Excel Help system to answer

questions