Excel 2007

Instructor: Jan Fisher

Can you Answer these Questions about Excel

1. What is a workbook/worksheet?

2. What is a basic unit of the worksheet?

3. Do cells have names?4. What does the active cell

look like?5. Can you type numbers in

cells?6. Can you add numbers in

cells?

To get the answers:

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Excel

• Workbook– Like a book– Named “Book1”

until you name it– Includes three

sheets

• Worksheet– 3 sheets in

Workbook– Tabs on bottom– Unlimited number

Basic Unit of a Worksheet

Cell

Cell

• An intersection of a Column and a Row

Column

Column

Row Cell Cell Row Cell Cell

Worksheet

• Total number of columns– 16,384

• Total number of rows– 1,048,576

• Total number of cells– 17,179,869,180

Naming a Cells

• Column heading - letter• Row heading - number

A B1 2

Naming a Cell

• Column heading letter first• Row heading number second

A B1 A1 B12 A2 B2

Active Cell

• Cell surrounded by dark black frame

• What is the cell name on the active cell?

• Click on box below for answer

Active Cell

C8

Entering Data in Cell

• Number– Click on cell– Enter number– Aligns right

• Text– Click on cell– Enter text– Aligns left

In Excel

• Add• Subtract • Multiply• Divide

• Sum• Average• Minimum• Maximum*

Using Formula’s

• http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoafY05K.html

Click on the link

Wrap Up – Excel 2007

• Enter numbers in active cell• Calculate cells– Add– Subtract–Multiply– Divide

Now Can you Answer the

following questions about Excel ?

Questions

1. Is a workbook the same as a worksheet?

2. What is a basic unit of the worksheet?

3. Do cells have names?4. What does the active cell look like?5. Can you type numbers in cells?6. Can you add numbers in cells?