What is Excel 2010?

Spreadsheet Program– Word is a ______________________ program– PowerPoint is a _________________ program

Office 2010– Office Home and Student = $149.95 (4)– Office Home and Business = $199.99 (5)– Office Professional = $499.99 (7)

An accounting program for a

computer

Word Processing

Presentation

Why Use Excel?

Organize Data

Perform Mathematical Calculations

Graph Data

Make Decisions

Examples of Excel

Create Charts

Excel Formatting– Purpose = To make something

easier to read and understand

Formulas

The Workbook

Book 1 = Default Name

Good Name = Good File Management

Workbooks contain Worksheets

3 Worksheets Automatically

Pick an appropriate name when saving!

3 Worksheets

The Worksheet

Sheets are identified by sheet tabs

Rename sheets to identify data

Right-click or Double-click to rename

Add more sheets – limited only by computers memory

Right-click on a Tab to Rename a worksheetSheet Tabs

“The Grid”

Columns are Vertical– Column Headings = Letters

Rows are Horizontal– Row Headings = Numbers

Column = Vertical

Column Headings = Letters

Row = Horizontal

Row Headings = Numbers

The CELL The rectangle is called the CELL

Each cell has a unique addressExample: B4, F12, G10

Range – Group of Cells Example: B4:F10, A1:A20

You sunk my Battleship!

Coordinate Grid

Cell Address

Active Cell

The Mouse in Excel

Many shapes with different tasks

Select/Highlight

Move

Change size (columns & rows)

Fill

Worksheet Facts and Tips

Columns = 16,384 (labeled A – XFD)

Rows = 1,048,576 (1-1,048,576)

Columns X Rows = 17,179,869,184 cells

Use multiple sheets to organize similar data – the goal is not to “fill” an entire sheet.

Excel is used to organize and manipulate data…so keep it simple!

Solve This!

How many cells does a workbook containing 3

worksheets have?