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The Basic Elements That Make A Window of Microsoft Excel
The Basic Elements That Make A Window of Microsoft Excel
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1-Menu bar like file menu, insert menu.
2- Commands, like font size, font color.
5- Scroll bars: - They will be used when the dimensions of the worksheet
are larger than the dimensions of the screen
6- Status bar:- Which appears at the bottom of the screen and shows
how the workbook is displayed in addition to Brief information on the
state of work.
File menu contain (save, save as, recent, new (to choose template for
specified work), etc.)
Work sheet :-
Book:- is a excel file contain "worksheets" , and any worksheet have
1- Row :-A group of cells is arranged horizontally and is indicated by
numbers
2- Columns: a group of cells is arranged vertically and is indicated by
letters
3- Cells:- The intersection of the row with the column is referred by
"the cell reference " which is a number for the row and the letter
for the columns
The reference (D7) refer to row(7) and column (D)
Cell range :-
1- Horizontal range:- Which includes consecutive cells horizontally in a
row
Selected cells
To enter the (data, mathematical formula, date) , we must selected cell or
group of cells before (by:-
Enter the mouse pointer inside the starting cell (select one cell), then
press the left button and move to the specified direction while continuing
to press until the specified area is selected (select group of cells).
To select any row by (put the pointer on the number of specified row, the
pointer translated to black arrow, and then press on the number of it)
To select many rows in the same time by (select the number of the first
row and press on (ctrl) key continuously, then select the number of the
second row, third row, etc. )
To select any column by (put the pointer on the character of the specified
column, the pointer translated to black arrow, and then press on the
character of it)
To select many columns in the same time by (select the character of the
first column and press on (ctrl) key continuously, then select the
character of the second column, third column, etc. )
To deselect the cells in the work sheet by (press on the any selected cell
in the work sheet)
Inserting row:-
To insert any row in the any place in work sheet by (press on the
beginning row that we want to insert new row before it and then from
"HOME" → cell group →insert→ insert sheet rows )
Inserting column:-
To insert any column in the any place in work sheet by (press on the
beginning column that we want to insert new column before it and then
from "HOME" → cell group →insert→ insert sheet columns )
Another way
"HOME" → cell group →format→ row height then put the height in
in the new window
Another way
"HOME" → cell group →format→ column width then put the width
in the new window
We can make the satisfied width of column by ("HOME" → cell group
→format→ auto fit column width)
To unhide row or column by (select two cells that located one before
and another after hide row or (one left "before" and another right
Auto Fill:-
The auto fill is used to copy the data, numeric numbers, date, to many
sequential cells by ( from "Home"→ editing group→ fill→ (left, right,
bottom, or up))
Or use fill handle of any cell to copy it's contain to neighbor cells by
(when the shape of the pointer translate to "+" then continue clicking and
drag to cells to be copied)
When we want to fill the cells by series data (ex:- week days, year
months) by (enter first data in the first cell for example (Sunday) then
select it and drag to neighbor cells to be series fill, beside the last selected
cell, there is box for (copy option) appear near of it, click on this box and
then select series fill)