Unit 1:

Introduction
Lesson 1:
Microsoft Excel Tour
Lesson 1: Microsoft Excel Tour

Objectives:
Describe the advantages of using a spreadsheet
Define workbook and worksheet
Identify rows, columns, and cells
Introduction

There is a lot of data in our

lives that needs to be:
• Stored
• Organized
• Manipulated
Cell

• A cell is an individual
rectangle on a
spreadsheet
• Each has an address
E7 where its row and
column intersect
Row

• A row is a group of
cells that run from left
to right
• Identified by numbers
Column

• A column is a group
of cells that run from
top to bottom
• Identified by letters
Views

Normal view –
The default view
Views

Page Layout view –

Divides the spreadsheet
into pages.
Views

Page Break view –

Lets you see an overview
of your spreadsheet.
Helpful for manually
dividing a spreadsheet
into different pages.
Workbooks and Worksheets

Excel files are called

workbooks.

Each file contains one or

more spreadsheets,
called worksheets.
Summary

In this lesson, you learned how spreadsheets are

used, described the advantages of using a
spreadsheet, compared the different types of
spreadsheet views, defined workbook and
worksheet, and identified rows, columns, and cells.