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Beginning Spreadsheets - Basic Classes

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In this lesson, you will learn:

Use the Shelley Cashman Book for Microsoft Excel, Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques to complete this section. It is in the Black file cabinet in the front of the room.

Create Worksheets, Cells and Creating an Embedded Chart

Complete Project 1, which includes;

  1. Start, Open and Close Worksheets and Workbooks
  2. Menu Bar, Toolbars, Formula Bar, Status Bar
  3. Entering Text and Numbers in Cells
  4. Calculating a Sum
  5. Using the Fill Handle
  6. Formatting a Worksheet
  7. Saving and Printing a Workbook and Worksheet
  8. Using Auto-Calculate
  9. Correcting Errors
  10. Help

When completed return to this page.

Formulas, Functions, Formatting, and Web Queries

Complete Project 2, which includes;

  1. Entering Titles and Numbers into Worksheets
  2. Entering Formulas
  3. AVERAGE, MAX, MIN Functions
  4. Verifying Formulas With Range Finder
  5. Formatting: Backgrounds, Numbers, Dates, Conditional Formatting
  6. Spell Checking in Spreadsheets
  7. Column widths
  8. Preview and Printing Worksheets
  9. Displaying and Printing Formulas
  10. External Data from Web Sources
  11. Naming and Renaming Worksheets
Series, Ranges, Decisions, Intro to Charts

Complete Project 3, which includes;

  1. Rotating Text
  2. Using the Fill Handle to Create a Series
  3. Copying a Range of Cells
  4. Entering Number and Formula Symbols
  5. Freezing Panes
  6. Displaying the System Date
  7. Making Decisions: the IF Function
  8. 3-D Pie Charts
  9. Renaming Worksheets and Coloring their Tabs
  10. Spell Check Again: Multiple Sheets
  11. Changing Views
  12. What - If Analysis
  13. Goal Seeking

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