Miss Spiers’ Introduction to Spreadsheets

“I know what a spreadsheet is, I can enter simple data into a spreadsheet.”

By the end of this session, I want you to be able to say…

Starting at the Beginning

What is a Spreadsheet?

What are they for?

What can they do?

A spreadsheet is a powerful tool for organising information.

They are used to carry out lots of calculations quickly and to store large amounts of information for a range of

purposes.

Once you know how to do it – they can do almost any maths that you could need!

So, how do they work then?

Rows(Side to Side)[Numbered]

Columns (Up and Down)

[Letters]Cell

(Every one on these boxes

is a cell)

Every cell has a name to help you find the right one.

Its name starts with the column letter and then the row number.

So, this cell is called what?

F22

task 1

Cell Number to type in

D7 2

G15 16

A22 7

T55 32

B24 22

•Open Excel and on worksheet 1, move the cursor to the following cells and type in the number next to it.

task 2

task 3 

 

Copy Cell G15 and Paste to Cell K27

Cut Cell A22 and Paste to Cell D7

Select Block of Cells B24 to D31 and Copy to Cell K6

Task 4

Create a picture by colouring cells.