Any single selection of cells--rows, columns, rectangle or single

cell-- has just two active parts each with its own distinctive cursor.

1. The border -- used to move and copy data by dragging to new

location
2. The corner -- used to extend data by dragging vertically or
horizontally
Only one corner contains the small black square that you can
drag to extend a selection
 formula:
see the formula
cost = units
and the niftyx
costPerUnit
color coding.
Click on thisTocell
Be careful!
and
get out ofthe
see the
formula
edit mode in press
the
formula
enter or click(just
bar on
above
Enter
the athe
enter formula
button
units cost / unit cost column
in letters.
this cell
(check mark)to find
3 $3.24 $9.72 Enter thecost.
the total
formula
Drag thefor cost
tiny
4 $17.50 Formulas are
black
How?
normallysquare in
1 $23.45 Here's how:
the lower right
"relative". When
2 $12.50 corner down to
6 $8.34 Select
you copy this cell
one,
Click
the the Edit
the formula the
and bottom
click on ofthe
total cost formula
table
AutoSum(row button
8)
button
refers
Now to the
(=) finish the
corresponding
table like the one
cells--not the
above
units cost / unit cost Click on 23
exact same
23 $0.32 cells.
Press the * key
17 $0.56
34 $0.45 Click on $0.32
27 $0.72
21 $0.49
 Drag the weeks Drag the days of Use the
down the table the week across AutoSum button
the top. to enter the total
--------------------- in this cell.
How? Use the
----------------------
--Click on thisAutoSum
----------- button Extend the
cell Unitsto enter
sold
How? in the
the total
first quarter formula down
Mon--Drag the tinyin this cell.
--Select this cell Total put
the the
sidegrand
by
corner total in this
Week1 3 square--Drag 5 the tiny 6 4 2 dragging the tiny
down4the Extendcorner the
2 square 3 1 5
square
square.by using
column. formula across the AutoSum
2 6
the bottom by 1 3 4 button
1 3 the tiny2
dragging 5 3
Complete
square. the
Total
entire table like
the one above.

Total Units Rented

march total
region1 32 47 27 38
29 41 35 38
44 25 37 40
30 29 44 36
Total
 Format this cell
Extend this and the 2 below
name down the Extend thisto show
side Enter a formula formula down
for the average percentage
Regional Company Sales the next 3 rows
Drag the tinysales for 2001.
2001 Change Select the four
square cells
Region1 $20,356 Use thethe
$21,794
Format Average
7.06%
cells
function format >>
$18,345 $19,752
for currency
Cells…
$24,836 $23,469 Number tab
$22,537 Extend the
Select 9 cells: 3
$24,567
formula across Category:
Average down and 3
the next two Percentage
across
columns Decimal Places:
2
format >> cells..
Sectional Expenses in the
Number tab 4th quarter
Complete the to
Add a formula
Sep Category: Change
rest of the table
find the
Section1 12586 currency
10635 16283 like the one
percentage
14567 Decimal
13956 places:17527 above.
change from Sep
17352 0 14836 18362 to Nov and
extend it down
the next two
rows

fractional change
= ( last - first ) /
first
 Enter a formula
that finds the
Extend the
Set the format of sum of the price
Extend this down formula down by
all 3 columns to and GST
dragging the
currency
Drag the corner corner square.
with 2 decimal Extend the
price
places formula down by
Price Tax with tax
dragging the tiny
item1 13.25 1.9875 This cell has
square
54.29 been
find the total of named
8.52 "tax-rate"
Enter
all three columns the
27.5 formula:
Click on the cell
37.78 and seeonthe
--Click this
total name in the
cell
Name Box
--Click on the(to
tax rate 0.15 the
Editleft of the
formula
Completeformula
this
button bar)
table with
--Click on 45.2
formatting as in
--Press the * key
priceabove
the table
Price Tax with --Click
tax on the
cell containing
thing1 45.2 the tax rate
37.28 --Press Enter or
35 click on the
56.87 Enter button
Total (check mark)
 for just the 3
heats

--Click in this cell

--Click on Paste
Enter a formula function button
for the average
Extend this --Select
over MAX
and extendtheit 4 rows--Click on the
Race Times down 3 rows square button
Heat1 Heat2
Enter a Heat3
formulaAverage Best Worst beside number1
Susan 34.6 for
33.4
Use the
theaverage
34.2
MIN 33.4 --Select the 3
Mary 34.2 and
31.8 extend
function andit
33.4 cells
Use the MAX
right
extend forit to the --Click on the
Elizabeth 32.8 function
31.7 and
33.5
2 more itcolumns
right same button at
Alana 33.7 extend
32.6 to the
31.7 the top (between
Average right
formula bar and
Best Column letters)
Worst --Click ok
 Name this cell
inflation rate

--Select the cell

--Insert >> Name
Name this cell
>> Define...
--the program
--Select
Use the the cell
guesses the text
--Insert
commission >> Name
rate
on the left and
inflation rate 0.023 >>
to Define...
find the
Naming Cells
then above
--the program
commission
--Click OK
guesses Whenthe these
text named cells are use in formulas
commission rate on
= the
Sales left
x and
they are absolute -- not relative
then above
Commission ratewhen you extend the formula to
Therefore,
0.015 --Clickmore
OK cells they still refer to the exact cell
--Clicknamed.
on this
cell
--click on 575
--Press * key
--Click on the
cell containing
Sales commission the commission
rate
salesperson1 575 --Press
salesperson2 868 return/enter or
salesperson3 245 click the enter
button(check
mark)

Extend the
formula down 2
more rows.
n formulas

rmula to
act cell
 key sold each day
--click on the
Total_Sold cell-- Name this cell
the totalSold
cell below the
cell containing --Select the cell
the --Insert >> Name
phrase Total >> Define…
Sold --the program
Converting
--click on the numbers to a percentageguesses the
enter button name correctly
(check mark) or -- Add >> OK
Week 1 Week press the enter
2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Total Sold
key The name
Number sold 17 13 16 21 5 72
Percentage of Total Total_Sold will
Extend the appear in the
formulas across Name box to the
all the weeks repeat the
left
repeat as the
--drag by above technique used
of the Enter (=)
but
lowerstart with cell
right above for this
button whenever
I 12 data.
Mon Tue cornerWed Thu Fri Sat Totalyou
Hours
select this
hours Worked 7 8 4 9 4 3 cell.
Format all these
Perentage of Week
cells as a
percentage to
one decimal
place
--select the 5
cells
--Format >>
Cells >> Number
>> Percentage
sold each day

Name this cell

totalSold

--Select the cell

--Insert >> Name
>> Define…
--the program
guesses the
name correctly
-- Add >> OK

The name
Total_Sold will
appear in the
Name box to the
repeat the
left
technique used
of the Enter (=)
above for this
button whenever
data.
you select this
cell.