Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬

Ministry of Education ‫وزارة التعليم‬

University of Tabuk ‫جامعة تبوك‬
Applied College ‫الكلية التطبيقية‬
Computer Science Department ‫قسم علوم الحاسب‬

ACCS 1101 Computer Skills

Microsoft Excel –Real examples & An overview (Part1)

Prepared by :
Course Coordinator TA. Eman Alofi
Academic Year:
Second Semester 2022
 Outlines

• Students should be able to learn What does Microsoft Excel do.

• Students should be to able to learn when to use Microsoft Excel.
• Students should be able to illustrate some real applications examples of
using Microsoft Excel.
• Students should be to learn the different data types to be used and
supported by Microsoft Excel.
• Student should be able to gain the basic data analysis skills by using
Microsoft Excel.
 Outlines

• Student should be able to gain the basic data visualization skills by using
Microsoft Excel.
• Students should be able to work into turning real world data into useful
infight.
• Student should be able to practice all the skills needed to be achieved
by this Chapter.
Microsoft Excel
 Microsoft Excel

• Spreadsheets are a popular software that use columns and rows to

organize data.
• Microsoft Excel is one of the top spreadsheets used for various functions
including complex calculations.
 Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets

• Spreadsheets are a popular software that use columns and rows to

organize data.
Real examples of Microsoft Excel Uses
 Real example of Microsoft Excel Uses

Daily COVID 19 Confirmed vaccination in Saudi Arabia

 Real example of Microsoft Excel Uses

Sales report
 Real example of Microsoft Excel Uses

Personal Monthly Budget, and many more !!!

An overview about Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel file extension
 Microsoft Excel file extension

• File extension helps to identify the type of file.

• To save Microsoft Excel file the following common file extension is used
Microsoft Excel Worksheet (.xlsx)
• The following is an example of saved file named as “Grads” by using xlsx
Start Working with Microsoft Excel
 To start Working with Excel

• To start Excel, click on the Excel icon

which can be found on:
✓ Task bar

✓in the Startup Menu

✓Windows search function

Open a new Spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel
 To Open a new spreadsheet

• Once you Excel opens, you have the following options:

✓Open a new document,
• click into Blank worksheet

✓Use the templates.

Open a new spreadsheet – Blank Templet
Open a new spreadsheet – Templet
Open an existing Spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel
 To open an existing spreadsheet

• To open an existing spreadsheet:

✓ First Way
1. There will be a list of recently saved worksheets on the left-hand side of the startup
screen.
2. Choose the file by clicking on it, and Excel will launch the spreadsheet
✓ OR Second Way
Press on Ctrl+O to open an existing document
 To open an existing spreadsheet – 1st way

2
Inserting data into a spreadsheet via cells
& Deleting data from cells
 Inserting data into cells

• Data can be either numbers, letters or words.

• Inserting data into each of the cells is easy:
1. Position the cross icon into an empty cell,
2. click and the cell will be highlighted.
• Begin typing data – this can be either numbers, letters or words
1 2
 Deleting data from cells

Deleting data is simple.

Highlight the cell that you want deleted, then tap the delete key on your
keyboard
Save spreadsheets and save as options
 Save a spreadsheets

• All of the Microsoft Office software allows you to save documents in

similar ways.
✓ 1st Way
1. You can either click the disk icon in the upper left-hand corner

✓ 2nd way
Or click File>Save

✓ 3rd way
or “Ctrl+S”, and Excel will save the current version.
 Save a spreadsheets – the 2nd way

2
 Save spreadsheet into different names

• If you want to save the spreadsheet under a different name

1. then click Save As
2. Then choose a destination:

2
 Shortcuts

Shortcut Purpose
Ctrl+ O To Open an existing spreadsheet
Ctrl+N To Open a new spreadsheet
Ctrl+S To save the spreadsheet or changes
 Summary Questions

• ____ is one of the Microsoft programs that is used for various functions
including complex calculations.
• The following identified pictures is an example of ___

• .xlsx is the file extension of _____

 Summary Questions

• To save the changes press on Ctrl+___

• The following identified items is an example of ___
Class Participation 1
 Class Participation 1 Main objectives

The aims of this class participation are:

1. To help students gain an overview about Microsoft Excel Program
2. To help students to deal with different types of data
3. To help students know how to insert data via Microsoft Excel.
Class Participation 1 - Question
 Class Participation 1 Question

1. Suppose you are asked to calculate students grade in Computer skills

ACCS 1101 course.
Please answer the following
1. By using Microsoft Excel program, Open the program
2. What types of data do you real need to insert for students grade
3. Save the file as grade.
Class Participation 1 - Answer
 Class Participation 1 - Answer

Saving file as grades

Numbers String
 References

1. All information listed in this lectures are mainly from the

following :
• Computer skills and Application, 2018, Abdulaziz M. Almehmadi,
PhD & Bandar B. Alotaibi, PhD