First steps excel mac
Transcript of First steps excel mac
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How to introduce data and insert simple graphs
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Introduce manually the data in the spreadsheet.
Include the headings of each column, with the
corresponding units
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- Create a new column for the calculated data
- Write the calculation in the corresponding cell,
begining with the symbol =- If one value is going to change use the coordinates of
this cell
For example, write D4 instead of 53, as we are going to calculate
the volume for each radius
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- Click on the right bottom corner until the
cursor looks like a cross- Then drag it down to the end of data to
make the calculations automatically
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HOWTO INSERT A GRAPH
In the Gallery menu, click on the C
harts andthen XY (Scatter) options and select the first
one (scattered points)
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Right click on the chart area and then on Select data.
Select the x column of data: the period of the element
Select the y column of volume of the element
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Select the x column of data: the period of the element
Select the y column of volume of the element
To manipulate them, select origin of data by right clicking on one of the points andthe click on Edit
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Right click on one point and select
Add Trendline (best fitting line)
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Select linear in the trendlinetype
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Add your conclussions based
on the graph:- Do the points match the best fitting line?
- Are they very separated from the best fitting line?
- Is the tendency growing? Linearly or not?
- Is there scientific explanation based in the contents
seen in class for the result?
- Did we expect it in our hypothesis?
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Scientific notation for the numbers
When the numbers are very big or very small it is more convenient
to show them in scientific notation.
In Excel this can be done very easily:
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Scientific notation for the numbers
Right click on the cell (or the column for all of them)
Then select cell format
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Scientific notation for the numbers
Select Scientific notation from the Number menu and then OK(two decimal positions are enough, even if they are 0)
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Scientific notation for the numbers
The result is the following: