Microsoft Excel 2003Microsoft Excel 2003

SpreadsheetsSpreadsheets

What is a spreadsheetWhat is a spreadsheet

Excel is a spreadsheet program that Excel is a spreadsheet program that allows you to organise, analyse and allows you to organise, analyse and attractively present data such as attractively present data such as numbers and text.numbers and text.

Each Excel file is called a workbook Each Excel file is called a workbook and each workbook contains a and each workbook contains a number of worksheets on which you number of worksheets on which you can store data and charts.can store data and charts.

What is a spreadsheetWhat is a spreadsheet

Excel allows the easy creation of Excel allows the easy creation of charts and graphs.charts and graphs.

By entering formulas and functions By entering formulas and functions we can manipulate data on the we can manipulate data on the worksheet.worksheet.

Formulas and functions usually refer Formulas and functions usually refer to cell references where data is held.to cell references where data is held.

The Excel WindowThe Excel Window

The Excel windowThe Excel window

Heading and character Heading and character labelslabels

This is the headingin row 1

These are character labels

The formula barThe formula bar

This is the formula bar

Entering a formulaEntering a formula

We highlight the cell where we want a total, for example in the We highlight the cell where we want a total, for example in the cell B12 we can enter the formula =SUM(B6:B10). This will cell B12 we can enter the formula =SUM(B6:B10). This will give a total of the values held in cells B6 through B10. The give a total of the values held in cells B6 through B10. The colon tells Excel to include all the cells between B6 and B10.colon tells Excel to include all the cells between B6 and B10.

Using auto sumUsing auto sum

This is the auto sum icon

Using auto sumUsing auto sum

Clicking on the drop downgives us auto sum function choice