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Introduction to spreadsheets

Source :Excel 2007 Bible

By J. Walkenbach

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Introducing ExcelUses: Number crunching

All arithmetic operations.

Creating chartsCreating variety of charts

Organizing listsWith the help of row and column

arrangement.

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Uses cont… Accessing other data

Using hyperlink.

Automating complex tasksUsing macros.

Creating graphics and diagrams

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Worksheet rows (numbered 1 through 1,048,576) and columns (labeled A through XFD).

The intersection of a row and a column is a single cell.

At any given time, one cell is the active cell (with darker border).

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Row and column headings of the active cell appear in different colors to make it easier to identify the row and column of the active cell.

Worksheet movement keys.

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Fig : Worksheet

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Ribbon -the new user interface

Home: basic Clipboard commands, formatting commands, style commands, commands to insert and delete rows or columns etc.

Insert: to insert something in a worksheet—a table, a diagram, a chart, a symbol etc.

Page Layout: commands that affect the overall appearance of your worksheet, including settings that deal with printing.

Formulas: to insert a formula, access the formula auditing tools, or control how Excel performs calculations.

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Data: Excel’s data-related commands are on this tab.

Review: tools to check spelling, translate words, add comments, or protect sheets.

View: commands that control various aspects of how a sheet is viewed.

Developer: not visible by default. contains commands that are useful for programmers.

Ribbon tags cont….

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Contextual tabs

Whenever an object (such as a chart, a table, or a Smart Art diagram) is selected, specific tools for working with that object are made available in the Ribbon.

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In excel 2003 we get separate toolbox for this purpose.

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Other tasks Working with dialog boxes

Using shortcut menus

Customizing the toolbar

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Creating a worksheetDemo of mostly used formulae along with syntax like

SUMIF SUM AVERAGE DATE MAX IF

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Demo of Printing terms of a series and sum of series.

Demo of inserting charts of various types like Graphs Pie-chart Line chart etc

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New features of Excel 2007 A New User Interface

“tab-and-ribbon” interface.

Six new modern-looking fonts.

Quick Access Toolbar customizable

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The Mini toolbar A new addition to the right-click menu. This toolbar contains commonly-used formatting icons, displayed near your mouse pointer for quick access.

Larger worksheets

Worksheet tables

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New Worksheet Functions IFERROR AVERAGEIF

Better looking charts Page layout view Advanced security features Improved zooming

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Smart artFig: Diagrams created with SmartArt.

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Demo Covering following topics-

Editing Worksheet Data

Working with cells and ranges

Naming the ranges

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Selecting noncontiguous ranges

use of office clipboard

Worksheet Formatting

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Formatting the cells

Hiding / unhiding the sheet

Inserting borders

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Operations on data from different sheets

Working with Formulas and Functions

Understanding Files and Templates

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Creating charts and Graphics.

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Adding comments