Welcome to Excel

Day 1 of 3Dan McAllister

Just arriving?• Sign-in near the door• Grab a handout

Finished for the day?• Please fill out our Class

Evaluation• Use the icon on the desktop

MODULE 1: Excel Essentials, Intro to Formulas & Functions• Introduction to the Excel 2010 Interface

(The Ribbon, The Backstage View& The Quick Access Toolbar)o Mouse vs. Touch-mode (2013 only)

• Zooming in and out of a worksheet• Navigating and selecting cells• Keyboard Shortcuts• Entering and editing data• Deleting/replacing cell data• Performing simple calculations• Saving the workbook file• Checking compatibility with older versions of Excel• Overview of the Formulas Ribbon• Building basic Formulas• Using simple Functions• Copying formulas/functions with the AutoFill command• Using Relative and Absolute cell references in calculations

MODULE 2: Formatting, Design, Page Setup & Printing• Inserting rows & columns• Moving & copying data• Using AutoFill to complete a series of values• Introduction to worksheet Themes• Formatting worksheet data/using Cell Styles• Using Excel templates/creating custom templates• Managing worksheets: inserting, deleting, renaming, move/copy• Grouping worksheets• Freezing or splitting panes• Creating custom views• Spell checking your worksheets• Setting print options through Page Setup• Using the Page Layout view• Using “Full Screen” View (2013 only)• Printing your worksheet

Resources• www.learnit.com/files

o Choose the class >> the version >> the day >> download the fileso Extract the files from .zip, if needed

• www.learnit.com/handoutso Choose the class >> the version >> the day >> download the handouto Print it, if desired

• www.learnit.com/manualso User name = manualso Password = password (lowercase)

• [Login]o Choose the class >> the version >> the day >> download the manual

• Often the manuals are huge, so don’t bother printing them

• www.learnit.com/evaluationo Give us feedback

Books (not free)

Book$ from Micro$oft Pre$$• Microsoft Excel 2010 – Step by Step ~= $22• Microsoft Excel 2013 – Step by Step ~= $25

o Lessons, with practice files you download from the web

• Microsoft Excel 2010 – Inside Out ~= $30• Microsoft Excel 2013 – Inside Out ~= $35

o Not lessons, but an in-depth reference of every ribbon, group, button and dialog-window