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Module 4: Spreadsheet
To close a Workbook
OR
To close Excel
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Press CTRL+O (Depress the CTRL key while pressing the O) on the
keyboard
Click on the office button and from the menu choose open.
Use the look in drop down menu to select the drive or folder that contains
the files that you want.
Select the first file, and then select the second file while depressing the
Ctrl button. (This \will allow you to choose two or more files)
Then click on open.
There are several ways to create new Workbooks, open existing Workbooks and
save workbooks in Excel:
Click New
OR
Press CTRL+N (Depress the CTRL key while pressing the N) on the
keyboard
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Saving a Spreadsheet
OR
OR
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Note:- Remember that when youre saving for the First time you need to
click on save as but if you have already saved the file and you want to save
it again just click on save.
If you want to change the name of the file repeat the same steps like youre doing
the save for the first time and in file name write the new Name and click Save
4.1.1.4 Save a spreadsheet as another file type like: template, text file, software
specific file extension, version number.
There are two ways of how you can switch from one open spreadsheet to
another:-
1. Click on the required spreadsheet icon that will appear on the
taskbar
2. Or click on the View icon on the Menu Bar and
then click on the Switch Windows and Choose
the document required
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4.1.2.1 Set basic options/preferences in the application: user name, default folder
to open, save spreadsheets
When Microsoft Excel is first installed, you will be asked to provide some basic
information such as your name, initials and address when you are registering the
software. Microsoft Excel uses this information when you create labels and
envelopes and inputs it into the summary information for each spreadsheet. If the
information you initially entered has changed, you can easily update your new
user information, by following these steps:
1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Excel Options.
2. Click Popular.
3. Under Personalize your copy of Office, type the author name in the User
name box.
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Click Save
Click OK
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The Zoom feature in Microsoft Excel provides a way for you to shrink or enlarge
the workbook you are working on for viewing purposes. You can zoom out to see
the complete workbook in a small enough size for it to fit in the window.
Conversely, you can zoom in to get a close-up view of a part of the document.
Display toolbars
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Click Add
Remove toolbars
4.2 Cells
4.2.1.1 Understand that a cell in a worksheet should contain only one element of
data, (for example, first name detail in one cell, surname detail in adjacent cell).
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Text
Numbers
Formulas
Entering Text
To enter text in excel all you have to do is click on the cell and start writing. When
finished press Enter key. By default Excel aligns text to the left of a cell, and
numbers to the right of a cell.
4.2.1.2 Recognize good practice in creating lists: avoid blank rows and columns
in the main body of list, insert blank row before Total row, ensure cells bordering
list are blank.
It is important that lists regarding the same subject are not discontinuous. For
excel, this means avoiding Blank rows and columns in the main body of the list.
For the total, insert a blank row between the total and the list so as to be able to
distinguish between them.
Ensure that there is no other data bordering the list so as not to mix the data in
the list with the other data
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2. Type the numbers or text that you want, and then press ENTER or TAB.
Notes
By default, pressing ENTER moves the selection down one cell, and
pressing TAB moves the selection one cell to the right.
A cell may display ##### when it contains data that has a number format
that is wider than the column width. To increase the width of the column,
point to Column on the Home tab in Cells Section click Format, and then
click AutoFit Column
To display multiple lines of text inside a cell, select Cells on the Home tab
in Cells Section click Format. Click on Format Cells, click the Alignment
tab, and then select the Wrap text check box. If the text is a single long
word, the characters won't wrap; you can widen the column or decrease
the font size to see all the text. If not all text is visible after you wrap the
text, you may need to adjust the height of the row. Point to Row on the
Home tab in Cells Section click Format, and then click AutoFit Row
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For a time that is based on the 12-hour clock, type a space, and then type
a or p after the time; for example, 9:00 p. Otherwise, Excel enters the time
as AM.
3. You can format the way in which the date or time appears by selecting the
cell/s,
Then, choose the date or time format from the Type: section in the dialog box.
4.2.1.4 Select a cell, range of adjacent cells, range of non-adjacent cells, entire
worksheet.
Select a Cell
Click on one cell in Excel and it becomes the active cell. The active cell always
has a thick border around it (see example below).The address or name of the
active cell is the letter of the column it is in (letter A in this example) followed by
the number of the row it is in (number 1 in this example). The name of the active
cell always shows here (A1).
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If you want to completely replace what is written in a cell, select the cell and start
typing. Excel automatically replaces the new text with the existing text in the cell.
If you want to edit part of the text you can either double click on the cell and use
normal text editing techniques, or else you can select the cell and edit its
contents from the formula bar.
Undo: - From the Quick Access Toolbar choose the Undo command
Redo: - From the Quick Access Toolbar select Redo
Place the insertion point where you want to begin the search
Select the Find and select command from the Home tab.
Select Find
Type the Text you wish
to find in the Find What
box.
Then click on Find Next
button to find the next
occurrence of the text you are looking for
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Place the insertion point where you want to begin the search
Select the Find and select command from the Home tab.
Click on Replace
Type the Text you wish to
find and in the Find what
box and type the
replacement in the Replace
with box.
Depending on the function you wish to perform you can select from the
following:-
Find Next: - Finds the next occurrence of the selected word or phrase
Replace: - Replaces this instance of the Word, phrase or format
Replace All: - Will replace all occurrences of the selected word, phrase,
and format
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Sort rows by two or three criteria (columns) For best results, the range you
sort should have column labels, or headers.
Click a cell in the range you want to sort.
In the Sort by, click the columns you want to sort, starting with the most
important.
If you have more than one column, click on Add Level and do the same.
Select any other sort options you want from the order box (you can
choose to sort your data in ascending or descending order), and then
click OK.
4.2.3.1 Copy the content of a cell, cell range within a worksheet, between
worksheets, between open spreadsheets.
Using the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands in Microsoft Excel, you can move or
copy entire cells or their contents. Note: Excel displays an animated moving
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border around cells that have been cut or copied. To cancel a moving border,
press ESC.
When you move or copy a cell, Excel moves or copies the entire cell, including
formulas and their resulting values, comments, and cell formats.
To move cells, click Cut on the Home tab in the clipboard section, or
press CTRL+
To copy cells, click Copy on the Home tab in the clipboard section, press
CTRL+C
4. Click Paste on the Home tab in the clipboard section, press CTRL+V
By default, drag-and-drop editing is turned on so that you can use the mouse to
move and copy cells
.
1. Select the cells or range of cells that you want to move or copy.
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To move a cell or range of cells, point to the border of the selection. When
the pointer becomes a move pointer, drag the cell or range of cells to
another location.
To copy a cell or range of cells, hold down CTRL while you point to the
border of the selection. When the pointer becomes a copy pointer, drag
the cell or range of cells to another location.
4.2.3.3 Move the content of a cell, cell range within a worksheet, between
worksheets, between open spreadsheets.
1. Select the cell or range of cells that contains the data that you want to move or
copy.
To copy cells, click Copy on the Home tab in the clipboard section, press
CTRL+C
3. Select the upper-left cell of the paste area. Click on Paste from the Home tab
in the clipboard section
Tip
To move or copy a selection to a different worksheet or workbook, click another
worksheet tab or switch to another workbook, and then select the upper-left cell
of the paste area
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4.2.3.2 Use the auto fill tool/copy handle tool to copy, increment data entries.
If the first few characters that you type in a cell match an existing entry in that
column, Microsoft Excel automatically enters the remaining characters for you.
Notes
If you don't want entries that you type to be completed automatically, you
can turn this option off.
1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Excel Options.
2. Click Advanced, and then under Editing options, select or clear the
Enable AutoComplete for cell values check box to turn this option on
or off.
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Note: After you drag the fill handle, the Auto Fill Options button appears so
that you can choose how the selection is filled.
For example, you can choose to fill just cell formats by clicking Fill Formatting
Only, or you can choose to fill just the contents of a cell by clicking Fill Without
Formatting.
1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Excel Options.
2. Click Advanced, and then under Editing options, select or clear the
Enable Fill Handle and cell drag and drop check box to turn this
option on or off.
If you don't want to display the Auto Fill Options button every time you drag the
fill handle, you can turn it off.
1. Select the cells that contain the data that you want to fill into adjacent cells.
2. Drag the fill handle across the cells that you want to fill.
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3. You can use the Auto Fill Options button , which appears after you drag
the fill handle, to choose how to fill the selection.
1. Select the cell that contains the formula that you want to fill into adjacent cells.
2. Drag the fill handle across the cells that you want to fill.
Using the fill handle, you can quickly fill cells in a range with a series of numbers
or dates or with a built-in series for days, weekdays, months, or years.
1. Select the first cell in the range that you want to fill.
2. Type the starting value for the series.
3. Sometimes you may need to type a value in the next cell to establish pattern.
For example, if you want the series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5..., type 1 and 2 in the first two
cells. If you want the series 2, 4, 6, 8..., type 2 and 4. If you want the series 2, 2,
2, 2..., you can leave the second cell blank.
5. Drag the fill handle across the range that you want to fill.
To fill in increasing order, drag down or to the right. To fill in decreasing order,
drag up or to the left.
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To completely delete the contents of a cell just click on the cell and press the
delete key or backspace key from the keyboard.
Select a Row
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while continuing pressing the ctrl button select the other Rows
Select a Column
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To insert a single row, select the row or a cell in the row above which you
want to insert the new row. For example, to insert a new row above row 5,
click a cell in row 5.
To insert multiple rows, select the rows above
which you want to insert rows. Select the
same number of rows as you want to insert.
For example, to insert three new rows, you
need to select three rows.
To insert nonadjacent rows, hold down CTRL
while you select nonadjacent rows
Tip You can also right-click the selected rows and then click Insert on the
shortcut menu.
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2. On the Home Tab click on the Insert button and click on insert Columns
Tip You can also right-click the selected cells and then click Insert on the
shortcut menu.
If you are deleting rows or columns, other rows or columns automatically shift up
or to the left.
4.3.1.4 Modify column widths, row heights to a specified value, to optimal width
or height.
Tip To auto fit all columns on the worksheet, click the Select All button and then
double-click any boundary between two column headings.
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The value for the default column width indicates the average number of
characters of the standard font that fit in a cell. You can specify a different
number for the default column width for a worksheet or workbook.
To change the default column width for a worksheet, click its sheet
tab.
To change the default column width for the entire workbook, right-
click a sheet tab, and then click
Select All Sheets on the shortcut menu.
To change the width of one column, drag the boundary on the right side of
the column heading until the column is the width that you want.
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To change the width of multiple columns, select the columns that you want
to change, and then drag a boundary to the right of a selected column
heading.
To change the width of columns to fit the contents, select the column or
columns that you want to change, and then double-click the boundary to
the right of a selected column heading.
To change the width of all columns on the worksheet, click the Select All
button, and then drag the boundary of any column heading.
To change the row height of one row, drag the boundary below the row
heading until the row is the height that you want.
To change the row height of multiple rows, select the rows that you want
to change, and then drag the boundary below one of the selected row
headings.
To change the row height for all rows on the worksheet, click the Select
All button, and then drag the boundary below any row heading.
To change the row height to fit the contents, double-click the boundary
below the row heading
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On the View tab, in the Window group, click the arrow below Freeze
Panes.
To lock more than one row or column, or to lock both rows and
columns at the same time, click Freeze Panes.
When you freeze the top row, first column, or panes, the Freeze Panes option
changes to Unfreeze Panes so that you can unlock any frozen rows or
columns.
4.3.2 Worksheets
To switch from one worksheet to another simply click on the relevant worksheet
tab towards the bottom of your screen.
By default the sheet will be named Sheet 4 and it will be placed in front of the
sheet on which you clicked before choosing the Insert command. You can
change the name as well as the position of the worksheet.
To delete a worksheet
Right click on the worksheet tab that you wish to delete. Select Delete from the
popup menu displayed.
Name worksheets in a meaningful way to you so that when you are looking for a
particular sheet you can find it quickly and easily. This saves time since it is
quicker to locate
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Renaming a worksheet
To move a worksheet
You can change the position of your worksheets by using drag and drop
techniques with your mouse.
Copy a worksheet
4.4.1.2 Create formulas using cell references and arithmetic operators (addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division).
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Excel formulas starts with the equal sign ( = ) rather than ending with it.
The equal sign always goes in the cell where you want the formula
answer to appear.
The equal sign informs Excel that what follows is part of a formula, and
not just a name or a
number.
Mathematical Operators
Creating formulas in Microsoft Excel is not difficult. Just combine the cell
references of your data with the correct mathematical operator.
While the formula in the previous step works, it has one drawback. If
you want to change the data being calculated you need to edit or
rewrite the formula.
A better way would be to write formulas so that you can change the
data without having to change the formulas themselves.
To do this, you need to tell Excel which cell the data is located in. A
cell's location in the spreadsheet is referred to as its cell reference.
To find a cell reference, simply look at the column headings to find
which column the cell is in, and across to find which row it is in.
So, instead of writing this formula in cell C1: = 3 + 2 write this instead: = A1+A2
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Note: When you click on a cell containing a formula in Microsoft Excel, the
formula always appears in the formula bar located above the column letters
(circled in red in the example).
When you use cell references in Excel formulas, the formulas will automatically
update whenever the relevant data in the spreadsheet changes.
For example, if you realize that the data in cell A1 should have been an 8 instead
of a 3, you only need to change the contents of cell A1.
Excel updates the answer in cell in cell C1. The formula, itself, doesn't need to
change because it was written using cell references.
Order of Operations
If more than one operator is used in a formula, there is a specific order that Excel
will follow to perform these mathematical operations. This order of operations can
be changed by adding brackets to the equation.
Let's try a step by step example. We will write a simple formula in Excel to add
the numbers 3 + 2.
It's best if you first enter all of your data into the spreadsheet before you begin
creating formulas. This way you will know if there are any layout problems, and it
is less likely that you will need to correct your formula later. For help with this
tutorial refer to the image above.
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When creating formulas in Microsoft Excel, you ALWAYS start by typing the
equal sign. You type it in the cell where you want the answer to appear.
After typing the equal sign in step 2, you have two choices for adding cell
references to the spreadsheet formula.
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Formula errors can result in error values as well as cause unintended results.
If a formula cannot properly evaluate a result, Microsoft Excel will display an error
value. Each error type has different causes, and different solutions.
##### Occurs when a column is not wide enough, or a negative date or time is
used.
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A relative cell address consists of the column letter and row number that intersect
at the cell's location. An example of a relative cell address would be C4, G15, or
Z2345. Note: When listing a cell address - either relative or absolute, the column
letter is always listed first.
An absolute cell address consists of the column letter and row number
surrounded by dollar signs ( $ ).
An example of an absolute cell address would be $C$4, $G$15, or
$A$345.
Note: An easy way to add the dollar signs to a cell address is to click on a cell
address and then press the F4 key on the keyboard.
An absolute cell address is used when you want a cell address to stay
fixed on a specific cell.
This means that as a formula or function is copied and pasted to other
cells, the cell addresses in the formula or function do not change.
4.4.2 Functions
4.4.2.1 Use sum, average, minimum, maximum, count, counta, round functions.
Probably the most popular function in any spreadsheet is the SUM function. The
Sum function takes all of the values in each of the specified cells and totals their
values. The syntax is:
In the first and second spots you can enter any of the following (constant, cell,
range of cells).
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Let's use the table here for the discussion that follows: We
will look at several different specific examples that show
how the typical function can be used! Notice that in A4
there is a TEXT entry. This has NO numeric value and
cannot be included in a total.
Let's use the table here for the discussion that follows: We
will look at several different specific examples that show how
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This will return the largest (max) value in the selected range
of cells.
Let's use the table here for the discussion that follows. We
will look at several different specific examples that show
how the Max functions can be used!
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This will return the smallest (Min) value in the selected range of
cells.
Let's use the table here for the discussion that follows. We will look at several
different specific examples that show how the min functions can be used!
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The Count function will return the number of entries (actually counts each cell that
contains number data) in the selected range of cells.
Let's use the table here for the discussion that follows.
We will look at several different specific examples that
show how the Count functions can be used!
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CountA will return the number of entries (actually counts each cell that contains
number data OR text data) in the selected range of cells.
Let's use the table here for the discussion that follows. We will
look at several different specific examples that show how the
CountA functions can be used!
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Where:
Number is the number to round digits is the number of digits to round the number
to.
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4.4.2.2 Use the logical function if (yielding one of two specific values) with
comparison operator: =, >, <.
How it works:
The Excel IF function checks to see if a certain condition is true or false. If the
condition is true, the function will do one thing, if the condition is false, the
function will do something else.
The IF function we are using in this tutorial asks if the value in column A is
greater than the value in column B. If it is, the IF function will place the statement
"A is larger" in column D. If it is not, the IF function will place the statement "B is
larger" in column D.
Our IF function will be entered into cell D1 and it looks like this:
It is always a good idea to enter all your data into a spreadsheet before you
begin writing functions or formulas. This way you will know if there are any layout
problems and it is less likely that you will need to make corrections to your
functions later. As an example type some data to
appear as in the diagram below:
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When you write an IF function in Excel, you always start by typing the equal sign
in the cell where you want the answer to appear.
Inside the round brackets there are three parts or arguments to an IF Function.
The Arguments
Adding Separators
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1. One between the logical test and the value if true arguments
2. One between the value if true and the value if false arguments.
The logic test is always a comparison between two amounts. In this tutorial we
are comparing the values in cells A3 and B3. Between the two values we place a
comparison operator. Since we want to know if A3 is greater than B3, we will use
the Greater Than operator " > " between the two cell references.
Comparison Operators
The comparison operators that can be used in the logical test portion of an Excel
IF function are:
Equals (=)
Less than (<)
Less than or equal to (<=)
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Following our comma separator, we add in the value if true argument of the IF
function followed by another comma separator. In this case, if the value in cell A3
is greater than the value in cell B3, we want the function to display the text "A is
larger" in cell D1.
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The last section to add to the IF function is the value if false" argument of the
function followed by the right or closing round bracket. In this case, if the value in
cell A3 is not greater than the value in cell B3, we want the function to display the
text "B is larger" in cell D1.
To complete the worksheet, we need to add the IF function to cells D2, D3, and
D4. Since our data is laid out in a regular pattern, we can copy the IF function in
cell D1 to the other three cells. As the function copied, Excel will update the cell
references to reflect the functions new location.
Notice how the cell references in the IF function have been change in cells D2 to
D4 to reflect the IF functions new location.
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The IF function
window will be
displayed, as
illustrated:
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Where:
Logical test what are we asking? In this case, lets say our logical test is Is
the value in Column A larger than the value in Column B? (e.g. a1>b1)
Value if true what do we want displayed if the answer to our question is true?
For example, we want the answer to be yes.
Value if false what do we want displayed if the answer is false? For example,
we want the answer to be no.
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4.5 Formatting
4.5.1 Numbers/Dates
Click OK
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4.5.2 Contents
Click on the drop down arrow showing the current font size, and select the
font size of your choice.
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4.5.2.2 Apply formatting to cell contents: bold, italic, underline, double underline.
Select the cell that you want to make bold, and move your pointer to the
Home tab.
Click Bold
Note:- Click Bold again to unbold the cell that you selected.
Select the cell that you want to make Italic, and move your pointer to the
Home tab.
Click Italic
Note: - Click Italic again to remove the Italic the cell that you selected
Select the cell that you want to make underlined, and move your pointer
to the Home tab.
Click Underlined
Note: - Click Underlined again to remove the underlined cell that you
selected
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Select the cell that you want to change the colour of the cell content,
and move your pointer to the Home tab.
Select the cell that you want to change the colour of the cell
background, and move your pointer to the Home tab.
4.5.2.4 Copy the formatting from a cell, cell range to another cell, cell range.
1. Select a cell that has the formatting that you want to copy.
2. Do one of the following:
To copy the formatting to a single cell or range of cells, click on
the Format Painter on the Home tab, and then drag the mouse
pointer across the cell or range of cells that you want to format.
To copy the formatting to several cells or ranges of cells,
double-click on Format Painter from the home tab, and then drag
the mouse pointer across each cell or range of cells that you want to
Tip To copy the width of one column to a second column, select the heading of
the first column, click on the Format Painter from the home tab, and then
click the heading of the column that you want to apply the column width to.
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4.5.3.2 Align cell contents: horizontally, vertically. Adjust cell content orientation.
the right of
the
Alignment
Section
From the
Alignment
Tab you
can change
the text
alignment if
Horizontally
or vertically
and the
orientation
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to a degrees
4.5.3.3 Merge cells and centre a title in a merged cell.
The cells will be merged in a row or column, and the cell contents will be
centered in the merged cell.
1. On a worksheet, select the cell or range of cells that you want to add a
border to, change the border style on, or remove a border from.
2. To apply a new or different border style, click the arrow next to Borders
on the Font section, and then choose a border style from the palette.
Tip To apply a custom border style or a diagonal border, click on the arrow
next to border and click More Borders. On the Border tab, click the line style
and color that you want, and then click one or more buttons to indicate the
3. To remove cell borders, click the arrow next to Borders in the font
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4.6 Charts
4.6.1 Create
4.6.1.1 Create different types of charts from spreadsheet data: column chart, bar
chart, line chart, pie char
1. On the worksheet, arrange the data that you want to plot in a chart.
For a column, bar, or line chart, you should arrange the data
in columns or rows.
Data in columns:
Data one Data two
1 2
3 4
Data in rows:
Data one 1 3
Data two 2 4
For a pie chart with only one series of data, you should
arrange the data in one column or row only.
One column of data and one column of data labels:
A 1
B 2
C 3
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2. Select the cells that contain the data that you want to use for the chart.
TIP If the cells that you want to select for the chart are not in a continuous
range, select the first group of cells that contain the data that you want to
include. Hold down CTRL, and then select any additional cell groups that
you want to include. The nonadjacent selections must form a rectangle.
3 Click on Insert and choose which one you need from the chart section
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To move a chart
Click in the chart area and drag the chart to another location.
To resize the chart
Click once on the chart to select it.
Point to a sizing handle. When the pointer changes to a double-sided arrow,
drag the sizing handle until the chart reaches the size you want.
To delete the Chart
Select the chart and press delete from the keyboard
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4.6.2 Edit
This displays the Chart Tools, adding the Design, Layout, and Format
tabs.
In the Chart Title text box that appears in the chart, type the text that
you want.
o To add a data label to all data points of all data series, click the
chart area.
o This displays the Chart Tools, adding the Design, Layout, and
Format tabs.
NOTE Depending on the chart type that you used, different data label
options will be available.
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4.6.2.4 Change the column, bar, line, pie slice colours in the chart.
TIP:
Note that when you right click on a column / bar / line / pie slice and choose
Format Data series, you will change the colour for
the whole series If you only wish to change the
colour of that particular column / bar / line / pie slice,
first click once on the chart element in question to
select the series, click once again on the single
element from the series (e.g. column / bar / pie
slice), and then right click on it and choose Format
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Data Point.
4.6.2.5 Change font size and colour of chart title, chart axes, chart legend text.
To change the font size and colour of the chart axes labels:
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4.7.1 Setup
1. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click Size
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2. Tick the box next to fit and write a number in the box next to pages by
wide and another number next to pages tall
From the Insert tab, select the Header and Footer button
Start typing or delete the text with the backspace
In case one needs to go in the footer
Click on Go to Footer in the Design Tab in the Navigation section
4.7.1.5 Insert and delete fields: page numbering information, date, time, file
name, worksheet name into headers, footers.
From the Insert tab, select the Header and Footer button
From the Header and Footer Elements choose what you need
In case one needs to go in the footer
Click on Go to Footer in the Design Tab in the Navigation section
To Return to Normal View
Click on the document, click on view and click Normal
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It is important that you check your spreadsheet for any spelling or grammar
mistakes prior to printing.
The spelling and grammar dialog box will be displayed, as illustrated. For each
Ignore All: Will not change any further occurrences of the word.
Change All: Will change all further occurrences of the word to the
suggested word
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Dictionary Language: Allows you to select the language used for spell
checking.
4.7.2.2 Turn on, off display of gridlines, display of row and column headings for
printing purposes.
Gridlines
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4.7.2.3 Apply automatic title row(s) printing on every page of a printed worksheet.
1. On the Page Layout tab, in the Sheet options group, click on the arrow
at the bottom right hand side
2. Click on the Red box on the right hand side of the Rows to repeat at top
4. Then click OK
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Print preview lets you see a preview of your worksheet before actually printing
it.
Click on the Office button.
Point to Print.
Note:
To exit Print Preview and return to Normal View, click on Close Print
Preview.
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In the Page range section choose whether you wish to print all the pages
in the workbook or you can choose from which page to which page you
want to print.
In the Copies section specify how many copies of the same document
you wish to print.
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You can choose to print a selection which you selected already, the entire
workbook or the active sheet that you were using before you clicked on
Print
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