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Getting Started.................................................................................1 Starting Excel...............................................................................1 Understanding the Workbook Window..........................................1 Getting Around in Excel................................................................2 Managing Worksheets..................................................................2 Moving Around the Worksheet using Scroll Bars...........................4 Moving to a Specific Cell...............................................................4 Moving Around the Worksheet using Keyboard Shortcuts ............4 File Management in Excel..................................................................6 Creating, Saving and Opening Files..............................................6 Closing a Workbook.....................................................................8 Entering Text...............................................................................8 Entering Numbers........................................................................8 Entering Dates.............................................................................8 Automatically Entering a Series of Data........................................9 Editing a Cell..............................................................................11 Selection Techniques in Excel.....................................................12 Clearing Data in a Worksheet.....................................................13 Moving Data (Cut and Paste)......................................................14 Copying Data (Copy and Paste)..................................................15 Multiple Undo/Redo....................................................................15 Copying Data to Another Document............................................16 Moving Between Multiple Workbooks .........................................16 Inserting and Deleting Rows or Columns....................................16 Working with Formulas...................................................................18 Creating Basic Formulas in Excel................................................18 Using Worksheet Functions .......................................................20 Using the Paste Function Wizard................................................22 Copying Formulas.......................................................................23 Improving the Presentation of your Worksheets..............................24 Format Text...............................................................................24 Format Painter...........................................................................25 Formatting Numbers..................................................................26 Formatting Dates.......................................................................27 Drawing Borders Around Cells ...................................................27 Filling Cells with Colour..............................................................28 Changing the Width of Columns.................................................29 Changing the Row Height...........................................................31 Sorting............................................................................................33 Sort Using the Data Menu..........................................................33 Filtering Information.......................................................................34 AutoFilter...................................................................................34 Custom AutoFilter.......................................................................34 Using Filtered Data.....................................................................35
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Removing Filters........................................................................35 Advance Filters...........................................................................35 Pivot Tables....................................................................................37 Pivot Table Jargon......................................................................37 What Makes A Data List Suitable For Pivot Table Analysis?.........37 Creating a Pivot Table................................................................37 Recalculate Pivot Table...............................................................40 Creating PivotChart Reports.......................................................40 Creating Charts using the Chart Wizard...........................................43 Chart Elements..........................................................................45 Moving and Resizing a Chart......................................................46 Editing Chart Options.................................................................46 Formatting and Editing Charts.........................................................47 The Chart Toolbar......................................................................47 Changing the Font of all Text in the Chart..................................48 Formatting Elements of a Chart..................................................48 Coloured Fill Effects....................................................................49 Creating Pictographs..................................................................50 The Different Types of Charts.........................................................51 Changing the Chart Type...........................................................51 Choosing an Appropriate Chart Type..........................................51 Area Chart.................................................................................51 Line Chart..................................................................................51 Bar Chart...................................................................................51 Column Chart.............................................................................52 Pie Chart....................................................................................52 Doughnut...................................................................................52 Manipulating Chart Data..................................................................53 Understanding the links between the Chart and Data.................53 Adding New Data.......................................................................53 Printing...........................................................................................54 Printing the Chart Alone.............................................................54 Printing the Chart and Data........................................................54 Page Break Preview....................................................................54 Changing the Page Setup...........................................................54 Printing Worksheets...................................................................57 Print a Range of Cells.................................................................57 Freezing a Title Area..................................................................57 Comments................................................................................58 Worksheet Functions IRR............................................................................................59 NPV...........................................................................................59 FV..............................................................................................60 VLOOKUP...................................................................................61 Goal Seek...................................................................................62 Scenario.....................................................................................62 Set up a shared workbook..........................................................63 Creating Macros.........................................................................64
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Record a macro..........................................................................64 Run a macro .............................................................................65 Edit a macro...............................................................................65 Macro Example : - .....................................................................66 lets edit the macro Gridshow.....................................................67 Run a macro from a toolbar button............................................68

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Getting Started
Excel is a powerful electronic data organiser and calculator that makes day to day business tasks easier to manage. It looks like a grid divided into cells and each cell has its own unique reference. Data is entered into these cells and can then be used to create charts, databases and perform calculations.

Starting Excel
Point and click on the Sta rt button, move your mouse pointer up the menu to Progra ms and across to sel ect Microsof t Excel

Understanding the Workbook Window


When you open Microsoft Excel, it opens a collection of worksheets (known as a workbook). Think of a worksheet as a large piece of accountants paper where you can enter headings, numbers, dates, lists and calculations.

Menu bar Standard toolbar Formatting toolbar Name Box Active Cell Columns Cells Formula bar

Rows

Drawing toolbar

Sheet Names

Scroll bars

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A worksheet is made up of the following: Rows: Along the left hand side of the worksheet running down from 1 to 65536 Columns: Along the top of the worksheet running from A to IV. A total of 256 columns Cells: The worksheet is made up of cells. You can enter values (numeric, date, etc.), text, graphic objects, formulas or links to data stored in other locations

Getting Around in Excel


The Active Cell The Active Cell is the cell selected. It has a highlighted border around it. This is where your data will appear when you type on the keyboard and the press Enter. Before you type, always make sure that the active cell is where you require the entry to go. Point to a cell and click into it to make it the Active Cel l .

Active Cell Refe re n ce The active cell reference appears in the Name Box and refers to the cell by the column letter and the row number, e.g. A1 or B6. The column and row headings appear in 3D.

Managing Worksheets
Navigati n g Work sh ee t s in your Work book
Move to first sheet Move to last sheet

Move to previous sheet

Move to next sheet

At the bottom of the window, there are sheet tabs for the worksheets that make up the workbook. There are sheet navigation buttons located here. The white sheet tab indicates the active worksheet. Click on a sheet tab to select that sheet Use the sheet tab navig atio n buttons to move between the sheets in a workbook. The middle two buttons move one sheet left and right. The outer two buttons move to the first sheet and the last sheet Click on the sheet tab to select and display that worksheet

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Delet in g a Work s he et Click on the sheet tab to select the sheet you want to delete Click on the Edit menu and select Del ete Sheet or Click on the sheet tab with the right mouse button Select Del ete Click on OK to confirm deletion

Rena mi n g a Work sh ee t Double click on the sheet tab you want to rename Type in the new name and press Enter

Moving a Work sh ee t Click on the sheet tab you want to move Click on the Edit menu and select Move or Copy Sheet Click on the new location for the selected worksheet in the Move or Copy dialog box that opens, and press OK

NOTE: You can also point on the sheet tab that you wish to move and drag it to its new location Copyi ng a Work sh ee t Click on the sheet tab you want to copy Click on the Edit menu and select Move or Copy Sheet Click on the new location for the copied worksheet in the Move or Copy dialog box that opens Tick in the checkbox Create a copy , and then press OK

NOTE: You can also point on the sheet tab you wish to copy, hold down the Ctrl key and drag it to its new location. A copy of the sheet will be made Ins er t i n g a New Work sh ee t Click on the Ins er t menu and select Work s he et
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A new worksheet will be inserted immediately before the selected worksheet, and will take the next free number, e.g. Sheet4

Moving Around the Worksheet using Scroll Bars

Row by Row and Col u mn by Col u mn

Click to scroll up

Click to Point and click on scrol l bar arrows pointing scrollandadown in up up screen the scroll bar Drag scroll box up or down

Scree n by Scree n Point and click in the shaded area in the scroll bar, above or below the scroll box
Click to scroll down a screen

Control How Far You Wa nt to Move

Drag the scrol l box in the scroll bar up or to scroll down down Click

Moving to a Specific Cell


Click to scroll left Click to scroll left a screen

Point and click on the cell to make it active

Click to scroll right

If you cannot see the target cell in the window, then click on the Edit menu and select Go To Type in the target cel l refer e nc e and press OK

Click to scroll right a screen

Moving Around the Worksheet using Keyboard Shortcuts .


Keyboard Shortcu t Ctrl + Home Ctrl + End End key then Left Arrow End key then Right Arrow End key then Up Arrow End key then Down Arrow Page Up
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Tak es you to Cell A1 End of current data block Beginning of row End of row Beginning of column block End of column block Up one screen

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Down one screen

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File Management in Excel


Creating, Saving and Opening Files
Creat i ng a New Work book When you run Excel you automatically start with a blank Workbook. If you want to create another blank Workbook: Click on the Fil e menu in the Excel program window and select New Ensure Bl a nk Work book is selected in the New dialog box, then click on OK

Savi ng a New Work book A new workbook will have Microsoft Excel - Book1 on the title bar Click on the Fil e menu and select Save As Use the Pl aces Bar to quickly navigate to the location where you would like to store your Workbook. The preferred area is My Docu me n t s . You can navigate to another area on your computer using the Save In list box. Type a significant name for your file in the Fil e name box and press Save Select the Drive and Folder

Places Bar

File Name

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Open i ng an Exist i ng Work book Click on the Fil e menu and choose Open Use the Pl aces Bar to quickly navigate to the location where Workbook is stored. You can navigate to another area on your computer using the Look In list box. When you find the desired Workbook in the Open dialog box, click on it to select it and then Press Open

Note: You can have multiple Workbooks open at one time, but you will only see one Microsoft Excel button on your Taskbar. Save an Existi n g Work book A workbook that has already been saved will have its filename on the title bar. Click on the Fil e menu and choose Save

The previous version of the Workbook will be replaced with the version that you are working on now. Save a Copy of an existi n g Work book Save an existing workbook with a new name to make a copy of it. Choose Save As from the Fil e menu Type a new name in the Fil e Name box Click on the Save button

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Closing a Workbook
Click on the Fil e menu and select Close . Note: If you have multiple Workbooks open, this will only close the active one. Entering and Editing Data There are three different ways to enter data of any type into a worksheet. The difference is where the active cell is after the data has been entered. Click on the Enter button (green tick) on the formula bar. The active cell remains in the same place Press Enter on your keyboard. The active cell moves down the row one cell. Press TAB on your keyboard. The active cell moves right one column.

Entering Text
Click in the cell and type the text Enter the data using one of the methods as above

Note: By default Excel aligns text to the left of a cell.

Entering Numbers
Click in the cell and type the numbers Enter the data using one of the methods as above Do not enter cur re n cy symbol s (Rs.,) or comma s when entering numbers. Excel will automatically do this for you. (Refer to the section, Formatting Numbers later in this manual). Do not enter spaces between numbers Use a ful l stop (.) for a decimal point

Note: By default Excel aligns numbers to the right of a cell.

Entering Dates
If you wish Excel to recognise a date, it needs to be entered in a particular way: With a sl ash or dash (but not full stops) separating the day, month, year, e.g. 14/7/01 or 14-7-01. You can use four-digit date format, e.g. 2001 instead of 01 Excel assumes you mean the cur re n t year when it is not specified. Click into the cell and look at the date on the formula bar to check

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Automatically Entering a Series of Data


Excel can help you create an automatic list of entries in the form of a series. Excel already recognises the following series: Jan, January, Mon or Monday Dates e.g. 12/12/2000, A heading with a number following it, e.g. Product 1, Item 1, 1st Qtr

See examples in the table below: Creat i ng an Auto ma ti c Seri es

Type the first entry, but do not press Enter Point to the fil l handl e at the bottom right of the active cell. Your mouse should turn into a thin black cross +

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Fill Handle

Drag the fill handle up, down, left or right across the cells that you want to automatically fill

Creat i ng a Seri es of Numbe r s Type at least the fir st two entr ie s for the series, (more if mathematically required)

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Select both cells then drag the cell handle

Sel ect the cells, then drag the fill handle up, down, left or right across the cells that you want to fill
Click to accept changes Click to cancel changes Click in the Formula Bar to edit text

Editing a Cell
Click into the cell to be edited

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Click into the for mu l a bar at the position where you wish to make the change Edit and Ente r the corrected data

Selection Techniques in Excel


Before you can copy or move cells, clear cell contents or formatting, you must select (highlight) the cell(s) Sel ect a Range of cell s Position your mouse in the middle of the strarting cell so the pointer is a whit e cross Cl ick and drag over the cells

The selection is highlighted but you will be able to see through the highlight to the data behind. This is called see-through view. Sel ect a Col u mn Click on the col u mn lette r

Sel ect Sever al Col u mn s Cl ick and drag across the letter s of the columns you want to select

Sel ect a Row Click on the row nu mbe r

Sel ect Sever al Rows Cl ick and drag across the nu mb e r s of the rows you want to select

Sel ect a Range of Cell s Next to Each Othe r Using a standard Windows method, you can select any items that are next to each other (contiguous). In this case it would be a range of cells. Click into the fir st cel l in the range you want to select

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Hold down the Sh if t key on your keyboard and click into the last cell in the range

Sel ect a Range of Cell s Not Next to Each Othe r Using a standard Windows method, you can select any items that are not next to each other (non-contiguous). In this case it would ranges of cells. Select the first column, row, cell or range of cell s Hold down the Ctrl key and select the next cel l s Keep the Ctrl key pressed down and sel ect any further cell s

Sel ect the Whol e Work sh ee t Click on the Work s he et button just above Row 1 in the Worksheet.

Click here to select the entire worksheet

Clearing Data in a Worksheet


Cl ea r the Conte nt s of a Cel l (nu mbe r s , text or for mu l a ) Select the cell or cells you wish to clear and press the Delete (DEL) key on the keyboard

Cl ea r the Format of a Cel l but Leave the Conten ts Select the range of cell s Click on the Edit menu, point to Cl ea r , and then select Format s

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Cl ea r the Conte nt s, Format s and Comme n t s in a Cel l Select the range of cell s Click on the Edit menu, point to Clear , and then select Al l

Moving Data (Cut and Paste)


When editing a Worksheet you may want to move data from one position to another. The Cut and Paste feature makes this easy to achieve. Sel ect the cells to be moved Click on the Edit menu and select Cut

Note: The selected cells are still highlighted in their original location, and have a flashing black outline. Click into the cell at the top left of the range where you want the cut cells to move to Click on the Edit menu and select Paste

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Copying Data (Copy and Paste)


To save time you can copy data you want to duplicate without having to retype it. You can use Copy and Paste . Sel ect the cells to be copied Click on the Edit menu and select Copy Click into the cell at the top left of the range where you want the copied cells to paste to Click on the Edit menu and select Paste

Multiple Undo/Redo
If you have deleted something in error, you can use the Undo/Redo option to reverse your last action. Select a cell and Press the Delete key From the Edit menu select Undo Cl ea r and whatever you have deleted will be restored

From the Edit menu select Redo Clear to reverse the last action.

NOTE: If you were undoing a copy action, the menu would read Undo Copy , therefore the commands you are using are context sensitive.

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Copying Data to Another Document


Sel ect the cell(s) containing data you want to copy From the Edit menu select Copy Open (switch to) the Work book you wish to copy the data into Click into the cell at the top left of the range where you want the copied cells to paste to Click on the Edit menu and select Paste

Moving Between Multiple Workbooks


Click on Wi ndow menu

The tick indicates the document currently displayed Click on another Workbook you wish to work on and it will be presented on the screen

Inserting and Deleting Rows or Columns


Ins er t i n g a Col u mn

Columns are inserted to the left of the selected column. In the example below a column would be inserted after column B and before column C. Select a colu mn letter From the Ins er t menu choose Col u mn s Or Righ t Mouse click on selected column letter. Choose Ins er t from the shortcut menu

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Ins er t a Row Rows are inserted above the selected row. In the example below a new row would be inserted above row 5 (Steve Tricksy) and after row 4 (Sue Driller).

Select a row nu mb e r From the Ins er t menu choose Rows Or Righ t Mouse click on selected row number. Choose Inse rt from the shortcut menu

Delete a Col u mn Click anywhere in the col u mn you want to delete Choose Delete from the Edit menu

Choose Enti re Col u mn and then press OK Or Righ t Mouse click on the column letter that you wish to delete. Choose Del ete from the shortcut menu

Delete a Row Click anywhere in the row you want to delete Choose Delete from the Edit menu Choose Enti re Row and then press OK Or Righ t Mouse click on the Row number that you wish to delete. Choose Delete from the pop up menu

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Working with Formulas


One of the main purposes of spreadsheets is to perform calculations. You can tell Excel to perform calculations on values in the Worksheet cells. When values are changed the calculations automatically update. There are many built-in Functions in Excel to cater for many different needs of mathematical equations.

Creating Basic Formulas in Excel


ALL FORMULA S STA RT WITH = Calcul ate the Su m of Two or More Cel l s Click into the cell that will contain the resu l t of the calculation Type the = sign (to tell Excel to perform a calculation) Click on the fi rs t cell you wish to add i.e. B4 Type the math operator required i.e. + Click on the second cell you wish to add i.e. B5 and then press Enter

If you change any values in cells B4 or B5 the result in the cell containing the formula (B6) will automatically re-calculate

You can also calculate across the cells.

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Calcul ati n g a Percen tage =B2*10% tells Excel to take Cost figure of Rs.14,000.00 in cell B2 and multiply it by 10% Tax

=B2+C2 tells Excel to Add Cost of Rs.14,000.00 and Tax of Rs.1,400.00 to give a Total

Order of Cal cul a tio n Where a formula includes more than one mathematical operator, there is a strict order of precedence that Excel adheres to. Excel will perform calculations in the following order: Operato r % ^ * / + -

Orde r 1 2 3 4 5 6

Na me Percentage Exponentiation (to the power of) Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction

Exampl e =90*10% =4^2 =3*2 =100/4 =10+10 =10-3

Res ul t 9 16 6 25 20 7

Brackets ( ) are used to force a change to the order of calculation. Anything in brackets is calculated first. There must be an equal number of open brackets ( and close brackets ) in each formula. All formulae are read from left to right.

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Exampl es For mu l a =2*10+1 =1+2*10 =(1+2)*10 =2*10+5*10 =(2*10+5)*10 Resu l t 21 21 30 70 250 Multiplication performed before addition Values in brackets calculated first Both multiplications performed before the addition Values in brackets calculated first Expl an at ion

Using Worksheet Functions


Excel has many built-in Functions that can save you time when you need to perform complex calculations. SUM Fu nctio n usi ng AutoSu m You can use SUM to add up any range of cells, either across the rows or down the columns. The AutoSum command button on the Standard toolbar uses the Sum function to calculate totals. Click in the cell where you want the resu l t of the calculation to appear Click on the AutoSu m button on the Standard toolbar Excel will select the range of numbers it guesses you wish to add and you should visually check this selection If the range is incorrect, drag to select the correct range, and press Enter

Using AutoSum you can calculate the sum of a range of cells both across the rows and down the columns, as in the example below. Select the range you want to calculate totals for, (including a blank row and a blank column for the results

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Click on the AutoSu m button All the results are calculated at once and displayed.

AVERA GE Funct ion Click in the cell where you want the result of the calculation to appear Type =ave ra ge ( Select the range of cell s you wish to calculate the average for When the range appears in the result cell, type ) and then press Enter

Tabl e of Work s he et Fu nctio ns The sample Worksheet above gives the following results: Fu nctio n =SUM =AVERAGE =MAX Descr ip tio n Adds a range of cells Finds the average value Finds the highest value Exa mp l e =sum(B4:B7) =average(B4:B7) =max(B4:B7) Resu l t 240 60 90

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=MIN

Finds the lowest value Counts how many cells contain numeric values

=min(B4:B7)

35

=COUNT

=count(B4:B7)

Using the Paste Function Wizard


The Paste Function lists all of the predefined Excel Functions with a concise explanation of its purpose. Searching for the appropriate Function is more Select the cell where you want the res ul t of the calculation to appear Click on the Funct ion Wi za r d command button the Standard toolbar on

Select the Funct ion required e.g. AVERAGE, then press OK

The Formula Palette then opens with boxes where the values or cell references should be entered, for all of the arguments in the calculation. The result of the calculation is displayed in the Formula Palette.

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Excel assumes the range of cells you want to calculate. If the range is incorrect, click in the Numb er 1 box and delete the incor rect range . Then sel ect the correct range on the Worksheet and click on OK

The formula Palette collapses while you are highlighting the range, but reappears automatically.

Copying Formulas
If you want the same formula all the way down a column or across a row, type the formula into one cell and copy it to the remaining cells. The cell references in the formula will automatically adjust for the new locations. Type the for mu l a but do not press Enter Drag the Fil l Handl e across (or down) over the cells you want to copy the formula to

Click and drag the Fill handle

The formula will adjust to the relative column as in the table below when it is copied:

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Improving the Presentation of your Worksheets


You can format your document for a clearer and more professional presentation. Excel offers all the formatting options through the For ma t menu then Cel l s , which opens the Format Cel l s dialog box. Some of these options can also be applied using buttons on the Format ti n g toolbar .
Change Size of Text Merge and Centre Text in selected cells

Change Font

Change Style of Text

Change Alignment

Format Text
Cha ngi n g the Font High l i g ht the cel l s you want to format Choose the Font , styl e , size , under l i n e , colour and effect s on the Font tab in the For ma t Cel l s dialog box

Font Style List Box Font List Box Font Size List Box Colour Dropdown Palette

Effects

Font Colour Palette

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Cha ngi n g the Al ig n me n t , Wrappi n g Text and Merg in g Cell s High l i g ht the cel l s you want to align, wrap or merge Select the required hori zo nt al and vertica l alignment, inden t , orien tat ion , and text control on the Al ign me n t tab in the Format Cel l s dialog box

Horizontal alignment including left, center, right and justify Vertical alignment including top, center, bottom and justify Text Control

Text Orientation drag the indicator or select Degrees

Top

Centre

Bottom

Format Painter
Use the Format Pai nt er to copy the formatting of selected text or an object and apply the formatting to the text or object you click on. Sel ect the text or object that contains the formatting that you want to copy From the Formatting Toolbar, click once on the Format Pai nte r
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The mouse pointer will now display a paint brush Posit io n mouse over the object or text that you want to apply the copied format and click To apply the copied format to a group of words, cl ick and drag the mouse over the text

NOTE: Doubl e- cl ick on the Format Pai nt er to copy and apply the formatting to more than one item. When finished, turn off the Format Painter by pressing ESC or clicking again on the Format Painter button in the toolbar.

Formatting Numbers
Numbe r Format Tool s in the Format t i n g Tool bar

Tool

Name

Display Dollar, Pound Sterling or Euro sign, 2 decimal places, comma separating thousands Displays number as a percentage (multiplies by 100 and adds % sign) 2 decimal places, comma separating thousands Increases or Decreases the number of decimal places - one place at a time

Example Rs.20,000.0 0

Currency

Percentage

50%

Comma Increase Decimal Decrease decimal

20,000.00

20,000.0 20,000.000

When you need to format the number more precisely than you can using the Formatting toolbar buttons, high l i g ht the cell s
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you want to format, then click on the For ma t menu and choose Cell s

Select the required options on the Numbe r tab and press OK

Formatting Dates
Sel ect the cel l s containing the dates you wish to format. Note: you need to use a format that Excel recognises as dates, i.e. 12/12/2001 or 12-12-2001 Click on the Format menu and then select Cel l s , then choose the Numbe r tab

Click on Date in the category list and choose the required format

Drawing Borders Around Cells


Sel ect the cel l s you want to add borders to
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Click on the Format menu and then select Cel l s , then choose the Borde r tab

Click here to select which borders to apply

Choose the style of border you want

Choose the colour of the border lines

Filling Cells with Colour


Select the cell (s ) you want to apply a colour to Click on the Format menu and select Cel l s Choose a colou r from the palette on the Patterns tab, and select a patter n if required, then press OK

Click on the colour you want

Choose a pattern from the drop-down palette

Pattern Palette

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Changing the Width of Columns


Select the col u mn ( s ) you want to adjust Click on the Format menu and select Col u mn You can choose Widt h and enter a value if you need to be precise

Or, choose AutoFit Sel ect ion . Excel will calculate how wide the column needs to be to show the widest cell

Cl ick and Drag Position the mouse pointer on the line to the right of column heading you wish to adjust The mouse pointer will change to a double-arrow

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Drag to resize

Click and drag the mouse right or left to the required width

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Changing the Row Height


Select the row(s ) you want to adjust Click on the Format menu and select Row You can choose Heigh t and enter a value if you need to be precise

Or, choose AutoFit . Excel will calculate how high the column needs to be to show the tallest cell

Cl ick and Drag Position the mouse pointer on the line below the row number you wish to adjust The mouse pointer will change to a double-arrow

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Drag to resize

Drag down or up to the required height

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Sorting
Click anywhere in the column by which you wish to sort Click on the Sort Ascendi n g tool or the Sort Desce ndi n g

tool

Sort Using the Data Menu


When sorting using the Data menu, up to three levels of sort can be specified. If there are any duplicate items in the first sort field then the second specified sort field will be used to sub-sort, and if there are still duplicate items, the third field specified will also be used. Click anywhere within the data list Choose Sort from the Data menu Select the first field to sort by from the drop down list in the Sort By box To sort by more than one field, you may specify other fields in the The n by boxes Select Ascendi n g or Desce ndi n g for each field specified Specify whether or not your data list has a header row i.e. do you have field names on the top row of the list? If you have a header row but do not specify that you have, the field name row will be sorted in with the other rows of data If you do not have a header row, you can sort by column letter rather than by field name. Click on OK .

Note: If you wish to cancel the sort, immediately choose Undo Sort from the Edit menu or click on the Undo button

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Filtering Information
AutoFilter
Filtering is a quick way to find a sub-set of data in a data list eg to find all employees in the Sales department Click on a cell in your list Choose Fil ter - AutoFi l te r from the Data menu

Notice the down arrow next to each of your field names. Use the down arrow to display a list of unique entries in that field. (The example above shows Dept with the down arrow displaying unique entries) Select one of the unique entries. The other records are filtered out (note the row numbers, where filtered items are hidden)

Note: you can set additional filters on the other fields too

Custom AutoFilter
The custom AutoFilter allows the following logical operations instead of specifying a particular value eg Salary is greater than 20000 Click on the down arrow on the field to be filtered Select Custom

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Click the down arrow to select an operator

The Custom AutoFilter dialog box is displayed Choose an operator from the drop down list Enter your crite ri a , either from the drop down list or directly by typing it in Click OK

Enter criteria

Using Filtered Data


The results of the filter can be copied and pasted elsewhere or The filtered table can be printed

Removing Filters
Displ ay Al l Records To display all records again, choose Fil te r , Show All from the Data menu

Tu r n i n g off AutoFi l te r When you have finished, choose, Fil te r and then AutoFil t er from the Data menu to switch the filters off

Advance Filters
To find specific values in rows in a list by using one or two comparison criteria for the same column, point to Fil ter on the Data menu, click AutoFi l te r , click the arrow in the column that contains the data you want to compare, and then click Custo m . To match one criterion, click the comparison operator you want to use in the first box under Show rows whe re , and then enter the value you want to match in the box immediately to the right of the comparison operator. To display rows that meet two conditions, enter the comparison operator and value you want, and then click the And button. In the second comparison operator and value boxes, enter the operator and value you want.
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To display rows that meet either one condition or another condition, enter the comparison operator and value you want, and then click the Or button. In the second comparison operator and value boxes, enter the operator and value you want.

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Pivot Tables
Pivot tables can be used to summarise and analyse a data list. They can provide a useful way of preparing complex data for charting. The Pivot table Wizard feature guides you through the stages of creating a pivot table.

Pivot Table Jargon


Jargon Source List Field Item Row Field Column Field Page Field Meani n g The original data, usually an Excel list A category of data, such as a Department or Region An element in a field A data field to use as row headings in the finished table A data field to use as column headings in the finished table A data field which canbe used rather like AutoFilter to filter the views of the table

What Makes A Data List Suitable For Pivot Table Analysis?


The data list should have groupable data in at least one field. Groupable data is distinguished by having a limited number of distinct text, numeric or date values. Fields such as region, department, sex, year or product are examples. Each field in the list must have a heading

Creating a Pivot Table


For example the data below needs to be summarised to show the total salary for each department, split between the sexes

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Step 1 Click in the Data List Choose PivotTabl e and PivotCh a rt Report from the Data menu, this will open the Pivot Table Report Wizard Choose PivotTabl e and click on Next .

Step 2 Confirm the selected range is correct. If the range is incorrect use the mouse to re-select the range to be used Click on Next

Step 3

Choose to put the Pivot Table into a New Worksheet Click Finish Note: At the 3rd step, click on the Options button to choose specific format and data options that you wish to apply to your PivotTable
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Step 4 The New Worksheet is inserted and the PivotTable toolbar will appear on your screen.

Drag field into blue outlined areas

Point to the fiel d na me s in the toolbar you wish to use as headings in your report and drag them onto the blue outlined field areas on the left and top of the table Note: The fields can be re-arranged at any time by clicking and dragging them to a new location or removing them completely.

End Res ul t

Note: In the example above The DEPT field is dragged onto Row The SEX field is dragged onto Column The SALARY field is dragged onto Data Click on the arrows beside the field names and tick or untick the boxes to display a filtered version of the data

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Recalculate Pivot Table


When you add, delete or edit records in your database, the pivot table can be recalculated to reflect these changes. Click anywhere in the Pivot table Click on the Ref re s h Data button on the Pivot Table toolbar

Creating PivotChart Reports


A PivotChart combines the interactive summarisation of data provided by a PivotTable with the visual appeal and benefits of a chart. A PivotChart report can be pivoted to view the same data in different ways. Use a PivotChart report when you want to quickly change the view of the chart to see a variety of comparisons and trends. Step 1. When creating a PivotTable, the data used must be in headed columns. Click in the Data List

Choose PivotTabl e and PivotCha r t Report from the Data menu, this will open the Pivot Table Report Wizard Choose PivotCh ar t (wit h PivotTabl e ) and click on Next

Step 2 Confirm the selected range is correct. If the range is incorrect use the mouse to re-select the range to be used Click on Next

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Step 3

Choose to put the Pivot Chart into a New Work s he et Click Fini s h Note: At the 3rd step, click on the Options button to choose specific format and data options that you wish to apply to your PivotChart

Step 4 The New Worksheet is inserted and the Pivot Tab l e toolbar will appear on your screen.

Eg: Drag DEPT into the Category Field

Point to the fiel d na me s in the toolbar you wish to use as categories in your chart and drag them onto the blue outlined field areas to the area you want the data placed in Note: The fields can be re-arranged at any time by clicking and dragging them to a new location or removing them completely.

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End Res ul t

Note: In the example above The DEPT field is dragged onto the Category The SEX field is dragged onto the Series field The SALARY field is dragged on the Data The arrows beside the field names can be clicked on, and the data you wish to view chosen by ticking or un-ticking the boxes

In all other aspects the PivotChart can be formatted as any other chart

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Creating Charts using the Chart Wizard


Use the Chart Wizard to simply create a chart either on the same sheet of the Workbook as your data, or on a new chart sheet. Each step of the Chart Wizard can be re-visited even after you have finished creating the chart. Sel ect the Data for the Cha rt Sel ect the range of cells that contain the series data, together with the cells that contain the label data

Use the Cha rt Wi za r d Click on the Cha rt Wi za r d button on the Sta ndar d toolbar

Step 1 Choose the Chart Type Cl ick on required the Char t type from the Chart Type list Sel ect the type of Cha rt sub- type if required Press Next

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Step 2 Check the Char t Source Data If the Data range is incor rect , click on the Coll apse button so that you can see the data, then high l i g ht the correct range on the Worksheet Press Next

Preview of chart

Collapse Selected cells

Step 3 Sel ect the Cha rt Option s

Preview of Chart with display of Options chosen

Type Titles to display on the chart

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Step 3 shows a dialog box you can choose precisely how the chart will display the data. Tab Name Titles Axes Gridlines Legend Data Labels Data Table Cha nge s Add a chart title and labels for your axis Display/hide the X or Y axis Display/hide gridlines Display/hide or reposition legend Choose to display labels, such as value percent, above the data point Display/hide a table displaying the data

Make the selections you require, then press Next

Step 4 Cha rt Location Choose to create your chart either: As new sheet a new sheet is automatically created for you As object in choose where in the Workbook the chart will be located

Press Fini s h

Chart Elements
Data Point (one point in a series) Chart Title
Data Series

(all points in a series)

Chart Area

Plot Area

Gridline

Legend Value (y) Axis

Category (x) Axis


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Moving and Resizing a Chart


Moving a Char t Cl ick into the Char t Area and drag to new position

Resi zi n g a Cha rt Drag the chart sel ection handl es to make a chart bigger or smaller

Editing Chart Options


The Cha rt Menu When the chart is selected the Data Menu changes to a Chart Menu

The first four items under this menu are Steps 1-4 of the Chart Wizard

Cha rt Type This is Step 1 of the Chart Wizard where you can choose a different type of chart

Sou rce Data This is Step 2 of the Chart Wizard where you can select a different range of data

Cha rt Options This is Step 3 of the Chart Wizard where you can add Titl e s , set gridl i ne s , and add data label s

Location This is Step 4 of the Chart Wizard where you can choose another locatio n for your chart

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Formatting and Editing Charts


The Chart Toolbar
When a chart is selected the chart toolbar will automatically be displayed. The buttons on the toolbar allow for easy selection and formatting of an element and the switching of common options on and off. Note: Use the Chart Menu to display more Chart Options If the Chart toolbar is not displayed Choose Toolbars from the View menu Click to select the Char t toolbar Click on OK

Format selected element Select a chart Sel ect A Chart Eleme nt element

Click on the chart to make it active

Hide/Display Legend

Plot chart by row or column

Select an element in the chart by clicking on it once eg. the Legend or Click the down arrow on the select chart element button to Hide/Display select it by name Data Table
Chart Type Angle Text

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Changing the Font of all Text in the Chart


Make sure the chart is active Click in the Chart Area (or choose Chart Area from the Chart toolbar) Choose the Font styl e and size from the standard formatting toolbar

Formatting Elements of a Chart


Format ti n g any Sel ected Eleme nt Make the chart active Select the Element to format Click on the for ma t el eme nt button to access all the formatting options for the selected element

The Format box will be displayed In this example the Legend was the element selected

Note: To open the Format box you can also either double click on the element of the chart or click the right mouse button on the element of the chart and choose format

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Coloured Fill Effects


You can apply a gradient fill to a data series, plot area and chart area. Select the element to be formatted. eg. data series Click on the format element button on the Chart toolbar Click on the Patte rn s tab

Click on the Fil l Effects button

Gradients are available in Single, Double or multiple Preset colour schemes. They can have different shading styles Note: Make further choices from the Texture and Pattern Tabs

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Creating Pictographs
Pictures can be used to fill bars or columns Select the graphic you wish to use (this could be from PowerPoint) Choose Copy from the Edit menu Click on the chart to make it active Click on the ser ie s you wish to represent with the graphic (i.e. bar or column) Choose Paste from the Edit menu A stretched version of the picture will replace the bar or column.

Stack i n g the Pictur e s in the Col u mn Select the data series with the stretched picture Click on the for ma t el eme nt button on the Chart toolbar Click on the Patte rn s tab then click on the Fil l Effects button Click on the Pictur e tab Select the option Stack Click OK

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The Different Types of Charts


Changing the Chart Type
The Chart Type tool gives a limited selection of the many chart types offered by Excel. Click on the arrow of the Chart Type tool Select a chart type from the palette

or Choose Cha rt Type from the Cha rt me n u to display all chart choices

Choosing an Appropriate Chart Type


A variety of different chart types are available. The appropriate chart type to choose will depend on the data you are charting and what you wish to illustrate.

Area Chart
This will indicate the amount of change as well as show the relationship of each part to the whole:

Line Chart
The Line Chart displays trends over time. The emphasis is on time and the rate of change rather than on the amount of change.

Bar Chart
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The Bar Chart is used to display individual values that can be compared. The values are displayed on the Horizontal axis.

Column Chart
The Column Chart is similar to the Bar Chart except that the values are displayed along the Vertical axis.

Pie Chart
The Pie Chart is used to display one series of data. Each part of the series represents a percentage of the whole.

Doughnut
The Doughnut Chart is similar to the Pie Chart but it displays more than one data series at a time - each part representing a percentage of the whole amount.

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Manipulating Chart Data


Understanding the links between the Chart and Data
The Chart and the Data from which the chart was created are linked. Therefore if you change any information on the data sheet, the chart will automatically update to reflect the changes.

Adding New Data


Once you have created a chart you can still add data from the data sheet at a later date: Ins er t i n g a Data Seri es Usi ng Copy and Paste Highlight the data to be added to the Chart Click on the copy button on the toolbar Click to select the chart Click on the paste button on the toolbar A new data series will appear on the chart

Delet in g a Data Ser ie s Select the series, within the chart, that you wish to delete Press the Delete key on the keyboard

Re- Sel ect in g the Data Sou rce Select the Chart Choose Sou rce Data from the Cha rt menu Use your mouse to select all the data to create your chart Click OK

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Printing
Printing the Chart Alone
To print the chart landscape on A4 paper: Click on the chart to make it active Choose Prin t from the Fil e Menu

Printing the Chart and Data


To print both the chart and the data : Make sure the chart is NOT selected Choose Prin t from the File Menu Tip: Select Print Preview to view how it will look when printed

Page Break Preview


If you have a great deal of information on a Worksheet, Excel will automatically divide it into separate pages for printing. Excel makes it very easy to set manual page breaks so that you can decide where a new page should start. You can set vertical and horizontal page breaks - or a combination. From the View menu, choose Page Break Previ ew

You can enter and edit data in Page Break Preview. Solid and dotted lines indicate Page Breaks. Pages Break s and Prin t Areas can be changed by pointing to the Page Break lines and draggin g them into a new position Click on the View menu and choose Normal to switch back to normal view

Changing the Page Setup

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You can change the way your page is set up so that it looks better when it is printed. All the options you can choose from are in one place, the Page Set up dialog box. Click on the Fil e menu and choose Page Set up

Prin t i n g Landscape Select the Page tab and choose Landscape

Scal in g the Work sh ee t to Fit Select the Page tab in the Page Setup dialog box In the Scal i ng section, choose a percentage in the Adjus t to box

Click to change page orientation to Landscape

Click here to scale worksheet

If you need to be more precise, you can click in the Fit to box and enter the nu mb e r of pages you want your Worksheet to fit onto

Prin t i n g Titl e s, Gr idl i n e s , Headi ng s and Page Orde r Click on the Sheet tab in the Page Setup dialog box Select what should be pri nted , and then press OK

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Click on Collapse, then highlight Rows or Columns you want to be repeated

Choose to print Gridlines, Row and Column Headings

When the printout is more than one page, choose the page order

Addi ng Header s and Footers A Header is the text that prints at the top of every page. A Footer is the text that prints at the bottom of every page. Click on the Heade r/Foote r tab in the Page Setup dialog box Choose from the list of predefined Heade rs and Footer s , then press OK

Click on buttons to create custom header or footer

Click on down arrows to select from lists of header and footers

If you want to, you can click on the Custom Heade r or Custo m Footer buttons and type your own text in either the left, center or right sections, then press OK

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Printing Worksheets
Click on the Fil e menu and choose Prin t When you have made your selections, press OK
Choose the printer

Choose what you want to print

Select the number of copies

Print a Range of Cells


You can select a range of cells to print. Select the range cell s you want to print Click on the Fil e menu and select Prin t In the Pri nt What section, select the Sel ectio n option and Press OK Additional Features

Freezing a Title Area


There may be times when your worksheet is more than one screen long or wide. It is easier to continue working with the data when you can still see the column and row headings. Freezi n g Pane s Click in the cell below and to the rig ht of the title area. In the example below cell B4 is selected

Click on the Wi ndow menu and choose Free ze Pane s


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Row 1 to 3 will still be displayed as you scroll down Column A will still be displayed screen as you scroll to the right Un f r ee z i n g Panes Click on the Wi ndow menu and choose Unf r e e ze Pane s

Comments
You can add comments to give more information about the data in the cell, for yourself or for other users who may share the Workbook. Comments are displayed when pointing to the cell where there is a red triangle at the top right-hand corner of the cell.

Ins er t i n g A Comme n t Select the cell where you want to add a comment Click on the Ins er t menu and choose Comme n t Type your comment, then cl ick away from the cell to enter

Editin g a Comme n t Select the cell containing the comment that you want to edit Click on the Ins er t menu and choose Edit Comme n t Edit the text and click away when finished to enter

Delet in g a Comme n t Select the cell containing the comment that you want to delete Click on the Ins er t menu and choose Edit Comme n t Click on the border of the comme n t box to select the whole comment, then press Delete .
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Worksheet Functions IRR


Returns the internal rate of return for a series of cash flows represented by the numbers in values. These cash flows do not have to be even, as they would be for an annuity. However, the cash flows must occur at regular intervals, such as monthly or annually. The internal rate of return is the interest rate received for an investment consisting of payments (negative values) and income (positive values) that occur at regular periods.

Example Suppose you want to start a restaurant business. You estimate it will cost Rs.70,000 to start the business and expect to net the following income in the first five years: Rs.12,000, Rs.15,000, Rs.18,000, Rs.21,000, and Rs.26,000. B1:B6 contain the following values: Rs.-70,000, Rs.12,000, Rs.15,000, Rs.18,000, Rs.21,000 and Rs.26,000, respectively. To calculate the investment's internal rate of return after four years: IRR(B1:B5) equals -2.12 percent To calculate the internal rate of return after five years: IRR(B1:B6) equals 8.66 percent.

NPV
Calculates the net present value of an investment by using a discount rate and a series of future payments (negative values) and income (positive values).

Examples Suppose you're considering an investment in which you pay Rs.10,000 one year from today and receive an annual income of Rs.3,000, Rs.4,200, and Rs.6,800 in the three years that follow. Assuming an annual discount rate of 10 percent, the net present value of this investment is: NPV(10%, -10000, 3000, 4200, 6800) equals Rs.1,188.44
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FV
Returns the future value of an investment based on periodic, constant payments and a constant interest rate.

Examples Suppose you want to save money for a special project occurring a year from now. You deposit Rs.1,000 into a savings account that earns 6 percent annual interest compounded monthly (monthly interest of 6%/12, or 0.5%). You plan to deposit Rs.100 at the beginning of every month for the next 12 months. How much money will be in the account at the end of 12 months? FV(0.5%, 12, -100, -1000, 1) equals Rs.2301.40.

RATE
Returns the interest rate per period of an annuity. RATE is calculated by iteration and can have zero or more solutions. If the successive results of RATE do not converge to within 0.0000001 after 20 iterations, RATE returns the #NUM! error value.

Examples To calculate the rate of a four-year Rs.8,000 loan with monthly payments of Rs.200: RATE(48, -200, 8000) equals 0.77 percent This is the monthly rate, because the period is monthly. The annual rate is 0.77%*12, which equals 9.24 percent.

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VLOOKUP
Searches for a value in the leftmost column of a table, and then returns a value in the same row from a column you specify in the table. Use VLOOKUP instead of HLOOKUP when your comparison values are located in a column to the left of the data you want to find.

Examples Create a sheet named Vlookup and enter the data in the following style.

for table array reference, use Empdata sheet as reference. Position the cell in b5 and use the VLOOKUP function and enter the following references.

Enter S1 in cell b1 and the answer will be displayed in cell b5 as s1.

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Copy the formula in the remaining columns and edit the remaining columns by only changing the col_index_num box in the vlookup formula.(as 2 for column 2 reference and so on).

As you are editing the cells containing vlookup functions the corresponding reference values are displayed.

Goal Seek
When you know the desired result of a single formula but not the input value the formula needs to determine the result, you can use the Goal Seek feature. When goal seeking, Microsoft Excel varies the value in one specific cell until a formula that's dependent on that cell returns the result you want.

For example, use Goal Seek to change the interest rate incrementally until the payment value equals 900.

Scenario
A scenario is a set of values that Microsoft Excel saves and can substitute automatically in your worksheet. You can use scenarios to forecast the outcome of a worksheet model. You can create and save different groups of values on a worksheet and then switch to any of these new scenarios to view different results.

Creat i ng scenar io s For example, if you want to create a budget but are uncertain of your revenue, you can define different values for the revenue and then switch between the scenarios to perform what-if analyses.

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In the example above, you could name the scenario Worst Case, set the value in cell B1 to Rs.50,000, and set the value in cell B2 to Rs.13,200.

You could name the second scenario Best Case and change the values in B1 to Rs.150,000 and B2 to Rs.26,000.

Set up a shared workbook


On the Tool s menu, click Shar e Work book , and then click the Editin g tab. Select the Al low changes by more than one user at the sa me ti me check box, and then click OK . When prompted, save the workbook. On the Fil e menu, click Save As , and then save the shared workbook on a network location where other users can gain access to it.

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Creating Macros Record a macro


On the Tool s menu, point to Macro , and then click Record New Macro . In the Macro na me box, enter a name for the macro. The first character of the macro name must be a letter. Other characters can be letters, numbers, or underscore characters. Spaces are not allowed in a macro name; an underscore character works well as a word separator. To run the macro by pressing a keyboard shortcut key, enter a letter in the Shortc ut key box. You can use CTRL+ letter (for lowercase letters) or CTRL+SHIFT+ letter (for uppercase letters), where letter is any letter key on the keyboard. The shortcut key letter you use cannot be a number or special character such as @ or #. The shortcut key will override any default Microsoft Excel shortcut keys while the workbook that contains the macro is open. In the Store mac ro in box, click the location where you want to store the macro. If you want a macro to be available whenever you use Excel, store the macro in the Personal Macro Workbook in the Excel Startup folder. To include a description of the macro, type the description in the Descr ip tio n box.

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Run a macro
To interrupt a macro before it completes its actions, press ESC. Open the workbook that contains the macro. On the Tool s menu, point to Macro , and then click Macros . In the Macro na me box, enter the name of the macro you want to run. Click Run .

Edit a macro
Before you edit a macro, you should be familiar with the Visual Basic Editor. The Visual Basic Editor can be used to write and edit macros attached to Microsoft Excel workbooks. On the Tool s menu, point to Macro , and then click Macros . In the Macro na me box, enter the name of the macro. Click Edit .

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Macro Example : Create a macro Lets Create a macro which toggles between show and hide gridlines. First Record a Macro. First goto to Tools menu, point to options, view tab and deselect the gridlines checkbox.

On the Tool s menu, point to Macro , and then click Record New Macro .

In the Macro na me box, enter Gridshow. Assign a shortcut key . Select Personal Macro Workbook in store macro in.(this will make the macro run in each and every workbook on excel)

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Click ok, this will activate the macro recording toolbar.

Now start recording the steps for the macro Gridshow. Goto to Tools menu, point to Options , View tab and select the gridlines checkbox, then click ok. Stop the macro recording by clicking stop icon on the macro recording toolbar.

Now we have just created the macro to show the gridlines. Note to run this macro check whether the gridlines are off.

lets edit the macro Gridshow


Goto to Tools menu, point to Macro , Macros. Select the macro gridshow

click Edit. When you click edit, it will switch to visual basic editor for Ms Excel displaying the window below.

Now, make the following changes in the macro window Remove the line ActiveWindow.DisplayGridlines = True And enter the following VBA statements : -

mygrid = ActiveWindow.DisplayGridlines ActiveWindow.DisplayGridlines = Not mygrid


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Then click on Fil e and select Close And Retu r n To Microso ft Excel ,Now the Gridshow macro has been edited to toggle to show / hide the gridlines. To check whether the macro is working you can press the following key combinations which you assigned while creating the macro eg. Ctrl + Shift + G.

Run a macro from a toolbar button


You can run a macro from a button on a built-in toolbar or a custom toolbar. On the Tool s menu, click Customi ze . If the toolbar that contains the button is not visible, click the Toolbars tab, and then select the check box next to the toolbar name. If the button you want to run the macro from is not on a toolbar, click the Comma n d s tab, and then click Macros in the Categor ie s list. In the Comma n d s list, drag the Custom button onto a toolbar. Right-click the toolbar button, and then click Assig n Macro on the shortcut menu. In the Macro na me box, enter the name of the macro.

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