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SPREADSHEET

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Spreadsheet or worksheet

the computer equivalent of a paper ledger

sheet.

consists of a grid made from column androws.

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Typical uses of spreadsheets

Household taxes Grading sheets

Income taxes Mortgage payments

Analyzing Data

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MICROSOFT

EXCEL 2003

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What is MICROSOFT EXCEL

(MS EXCEL)?

Excel is an electronic spreadsheet

program that can be used for storing,organizing and manipulating data.

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Elements

of

MS Excel 2003

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Elements of the Electronic Spreadsheet

Active Sheet

cell

column

row

Range

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Features/Terms: Workbook an excel file that can hold many

worksheets.

Worksheet a grid of columns (designated by letter)

and rows (designated by numbers)

Cell Address the letters and numbers of the

columns and rows. A1, B2, C3, C4

1

2

3

4

5

a b c d e

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The Different Forms of Mouse Pointer in the

Spreadsheet

Arrow

used to select commands from the menu barand toolbars.

Thick Cross used to select a cell or range of cells.

I Beam used to edit text within a formula bar. This pointer

appears when the mouse pointer rests on the Name box and

Font Box.

Fill Handle used to copy cell content.

Double Headed Arrow allows one to adjust the

column width by dragging it to the left and right and

the row height by dragging it up or down.

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Entering and

Editing CellContent

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Two types of data that can be entered

into cells in a worksheet.

Label text

Value numeric data

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Labels Text entries

Do not have value associated with them.

May also consist of numerical data not used inany calculations, such as dates and serial

numbers.

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Values Numeric data used in calculations.

Examples of numeric data:

Numbers, dates, times, fractions, percentages,currencies, and formulas.

It is automatically right aligned.

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A Formula is statement written by the user tobe calculated. It always begin with an equalsign, followed by a cell address and operators.

=A1*B2 =1+2+3

Functions are built-in formulas that performspecial calculations automatically.

Example: SUM, AVERAGE,MIN,MAX,MEDIAN

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SPREADSHEET

CELL COLUMN RANGE I-BEAM

LABEL VALUE ROW CELLCONTENT

FILLHANDLE