Excel Windows 5: Introduction

Course Code: EXCW5-1
Time: 7 hours
Prerequisites: Windows: Introduction
The Basics
The Worksheet Concept
The Electronic Worksheet
Starting Excel
Windows Screen Elements
Excel Screen Elements
The Mouse and the Keyboard
Worksheet Structure

Creating a Worksheet
Menu Bar
Creating a New Workbook
Pre-Selecting Data Range
Saving, Closing and Opening Files
Summary Information
Deleting Data
UNDO

Formulas
What is a Formula?
Functions SUM(), AVERAGE() MAX() MIN()
The AutoSum Button
The Function Wizard
Order of Operation
Documenting Your Worksheet

The Excel Menu System
Main Menu, Quick Menus & the Toolbar
Menu Commands
Help!
Quick Menus (Right-Click)
Toolbars
Tabbed Dialog Boxes
Worksheet Mechanics
Editing and Deleting Cell Entries
Moving and Copying Data
Working With Large Worksheets
Adding and Deleting Rows, Columns, or Sheets
Spellcheck
Absolute Addresses

Controlling Worksheet Appearance
Formatting the Worksheet
Number Format
Alignment
Fonts
Borders and Patterns
The Formatting Toolbar
Tear Off Palettes
Removing Formats
Column Width and Row Height
Autofit Selection
Row Height
Working with Dates and Time

Printing
Print Features
Print Preview
Page Breaks
Ending the Excel Session

Appendix
Function Keys
Keyboard Movement Keys
Formatting Codes

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