Introduction to Microsoft Office Excel 2003Instructor: Ronda Holt
Butler Community College
L.W. Nixon Library
Goals for Class Learn what is in the Excel spreadsheet
window Add information to the cells Change numbers to currency Function key Rename the Sheet Save Print
The Excel Screen
The Excel Screen (cont.)
Title bar Menu bar Formula bar Cell pointer (active cell) Column headings Row headings Sheet tabs Scroll bars
Let’s Get Started! - SpreadsheetPut the curser in each of the cells and type the
following information in the Excel window
To change the numbers to currency in the Amount Paid column,
highlight the numbers and click on Format then Cell.
The window will open like the one below and then click on the
Number tab, highlight Currency and then click OK.
Your Excel window should look like this
Now type Total in ColumnA/Row8 (notice when you type the
text Total is also in the Formula window)
Shortcut to FunctionsTo find the total of the Amount Paid column, highlight the cell of ColumnC/Row8, and then click on the Function tab. Then click on Sum
Your Excel window should look like this, notice the formula that is in the cell C8. This is the formula to add the cells C2 to C7
Once you click on Enter your total will appear
Rename your SheetTo rename your sheet click on Format highlight Sheet and then Rename
Once the Sheet1 is highlighted start typing the
new name July
Now your sheet is named July
Saving Your Work Now let’s save the Workbook you have created. First click on the File and then Save As…
Name your Worksheet… Payments
Notice the document name payments.xls in the title window
Page Setup and Print
Page settings Sheet tab settings.
So lets’ begin
Click on File and then Page Setup…
This window will open, on the Page tab decide if you want the Portrait or Landscape setting
In the Sheet tab click on Gridlines so when you print you will
see lines on the spreadsheet
PrintClick on File and Print
Notice you can decide what you want to print, the Selection, Active sheet or the Entire workbook
SourcesLanger, Maria (2004). Microsoft Office Excel
2003 for Windows . Berkley, CA: Peachpit Press.
Excel Internet Tutorials Microsoft Excel 2003 John H. Lacher and Associates - http://
www.lacher.com/toc.htm University of South Dakota - http://
www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel/
Microsoft Excel 2007 Baycon Group - http://www.baycongroup.com/el0.htm Florida Gulf Coast University -
http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2007/Excel/index.asp
Thank you!
Ronda Holt
Library Technology Coordinator
Butler Community College
L.W. Nixon Library