Learn important Excel vocabulary words

Participate in a lesson on spreadsheet navigation & data entry

Vote for our favorite pets Download and save our template Enter data into an Excel spreadsheet Watch review video clip http://www.gcflearnfree.org/excel2010

Today we will-

What we know: What we want to know: What we have learned:

KWL & Think, Pair, Share

What do I already know about bar graphs?

Enter data into spreadsheet cells in order to create a bar graph.

Today we will-

We will format our bar graph• Eye Catching Titles• Colored Bars & Cells• Advanced: Themed Clip

Art

Charts and Graphs Microsoft Excel

A cell is the location where a column and a row meet in a spreadsheet or database. A cell is identified by its column letter and a row number. Example: A1, B2, C3

The cell address is the location of a cell in a spreadsheet or database. It is identified by the cell’s column/field letter and row/record number

Cells

A1 B1 C1

A2 B2 C2

A3 B3 C3

A4 B4

A column consists of cells that run vertically across a spreadsheet or database and contain one type of information. Columns are identified by letters.

Column

A B C D E F

A row consists of cells that run horizontally across a spreadsheet or database and contain a complete record of data. Rows are identified by numbers.

Row

1

2

3

4

5

6

A spreadsheet is a table that organizes data in cells. In spreadsheets, formulas can be used to calculate numerical data. Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program.

Spreadsheet

data

A formula is an equation used to calculate numbers.

When using Microsoft Excel, formulas always begin with an equals sign =

Example: = A1 + B3

Formula

A trend is the general direction or tendency based on existing data.

Trend

Use arrow (directional keys) Double click, then use Enter & Tab keys Zoom Address Bar Page Layout

Navigating with Tools in a

Spreadsheet

What we know: What we want to know:

What we have learned:

The title goes over the charts.Graphs tell you information. Bar graphs can show how many items you have.

We want to learn how to put in pictures to illustrate our chart. How is Excel different from Word?

Insert Clip Art. Excel has spreadsheets.Microsoft Word has documents. Excel has cells.

KWL & Think, Pair, Share

What do I already know about Excel?

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Objective: Today we will learn to enter data correctly into a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel.

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