Excel Project 2

Formulas, Functions,

and Formatting

Creating a WorksheetFirst step is to make sure you

___________ what is requiredNext make sure that it is

____________ (purposeful)Finally make it _____________

pleasing

Formatting Press _____ + Enter to start a new

line in a cell Cells can also be formatted for

___________ (Home – wrap text) Do not ____ rows to add white

space

FormulasAssign a _____ to a cell and

Excel will calculate the result

Arithmetic Operators __Multiplication =A1__C1 + Addition =B3+D3 __ Division =B2__A2 - Subtraction =A4-B6 __ Exponent =C4__3 % Percent =12%

HOW TO ENTER A FORMULA First enter ____ (a + or – may also be used

to instruct the computer to perform a calculation)

Select the first cell in the formula (key in the cell reference or use the ___ ___ by clicking on the cell with the mouse)

Key the symbol of operation Select the other cell involved in formula Press enter

ORDER OF OPERATION PLEASE ( ) PARENTHESES EXCUSE ___ EXPONENTMY * MULTIPLICATIONDEAR ___ DIVISIONAUNT + ADDITION SALLY - SUBTRATION

Relative ReferencesWhen copying and pasting or fill

handling a formula, the cell ____ will change because they are ____ references

Example: =A1+B1 will change to =___+ ___ when fill handled down

Formulas Blank cell has a value of ____ Function takes a value or values,

performs an ___, and returns a result to the cell

___ are the values that you use with a function

Formulas Formulas can contain space and are ___

case sensitive (can use upper or lowercase)

Functions Functions are prewritten ___ Average – sums the numbers in the

specified range and then divides the sum by the number of nonzero cells in the range

___ – displays the highest value in a range

Functions ___ – displays the lowest value in a range

___ – displays the current date and time the spreadsheet is opened

Formulas By default Excel automatically ___

every time there is a change You can change to manual mode Press __ to recalculate a worksheet in

manual calculation mode

___ Finder

Used to check which cells are referenced in the formula

Formatting style format has a dollar sign to the

left of the cell (fixed dollar sign), inserts a comma every three positions to the left of the decimal point and with two decimal points

Fixed dollar sign – places a fixed $ to the far ___ in the cell

Formatting dollar sign – $ appears

immediately to the left of the first digit with no spaces (select from drop down)

Comma style format – on the Home ribbon which inserts a ___ every three positions to the left of the decimal point

Formatting Best Fit – Width of the column or row

will be increased/decreased so the widest entry will fit in the column

cells – format section of the Home Ribbon to hide data

___ – a dot on the screen that contains color

Conditional Formattingallows you to apply formatting

that appears only when the value in a cell meets ___ that you specify

A condition can be ___ or false

Formulas To switch from the formulas version

to the values version press the ___ + ___ (accent mark)

___ is the process of finding and correcting errors