DAP008 --- MS-Excel 2003

Objectives
 Understand the uses and functionality of Excel
spreadsheets
 Understand the terminology of Excel 2003
 Recognize and be able to use the Standard and
Formatting Toolbars within MS Excel 2003
 Ability to open a new workbook including the
use of templates and wizards

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What is a spreadsheet?
 A spreadsheet application like
Microsoft Excel allows you to analyse
and publish data.
 A spreadsheet can be used to keep
accounts, calculate payments or sales
data, or present data in a different
format, such as a chart.

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Features of Excel Spreadsheet
 Structure
 Data Types
 Formulas
 Presentation
 Analysis

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Structure of spreadsheet
A spreadsheet is divided into columns
(identified by a letter) and rows (identified
by a number). Data is entered in cells (the
intersection between columns and rows).
Each cell can be identified by its column
letter and row number (the cell
reference).

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 The Formula Bar
The Insert Function button
on the Formula bar is used
to create formulas

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 Entering and Editing Data
A worksheet is built up by entering
data into cells. Four data types can
be entered in a cell: Text, Values,
Dates, and Formulas.

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 Formatting

A spreadsheet includes tools

for formatting the data in
cells. You can do many of
the things that you can in a
word processor, such as
change the formatting of
text, set the page size, and
add headers and footers.
You can also use data on the
spreadsheet to create a
chart.

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Entering Data
Text will automatically align
on the left of a column, but
can be moved to the right or
centre

Values are usually

number entries and
used in calculations on
the sheet.