I can start any calculation in a spreadsheet by typing the equals sign, then I just click on the cells I want to use so the first words per minute calculation will be "= A2/B2". Now I'm ready to calculate the words per minute for each typing test. If I want, I can put them all on either side or in the middle. You can see that words are aligned on the left side of the cell, and numbers are all pushed to the right. You can see some of my labels are too long for the cell, so I can resize them by hovering between two columns until I get a double-sided arrow, then I can click and drag to change the column's width. I can style the headers myself by making them bold or changing a font, or I can use a preset setting.Įither way, it's nice to draw attention to what I measured. I'll add a cell border so it's easier to see where my data is. My goal will be to calculate her typing speed in words per minute for each test.īefore I do the calculations, I'd like to style my data. I'll put the data from each of her tests in a new row, until they're all in the spreadsheet. In Row 2, I'll pick one of her typing tests and record the number of words she typed, in cell A2, and how long it took, in cell B2. In a spreadsheet, you always put each piece of data in its own cell, so I'll put the labels in different cells in the top row. My friend Sarah has been practicing her typing speed, and she's given me some data on her timed typing tests: how many words she typed, and how many minutes she had to type them in. You can change this by right clicking on it and choosing which summaries to show.A spreadsheet lets you organize data and calculations. The status bar also shows quick summaries of selected cells (count, sum, average, minimum or maximum values). You can tell if Excel is busy calculating a formula, creating a pivot report or recording a macro by just looking at the status bar. Status bar: This tells us what is going on with Excel at any time. If you want to access other sheets, just click on the sheet name (or use the shortcut CTRL+Page Up or CTRL+Page Down).ĥ. To see more rows or columns you can use the scroll bars to the left or at bottom. But the spreadsheet grid shows few rows & columns of active spreadsheet. Each Excel file can contain several sheets. Spreadsheet Grid: This is where all your numbers, data, charts & drawings will go. You will understand the relevance of it once you start building formulas.Ĥ. Formula Bar: This is where any calculations or formulas you write will appear. The most important ribbons are – Home, Insert, Formulas, Page Layout & Data.ģ. Since Excel has 1000s of features, they are grouped in to several ribbons.
It depicts all the features of Excel in easy to understand form. But you can add any feature of Excel to to Quick Access Toolbar so that you can easily access it from anywhere (hence the name).Ģ. When you start Excel for the very first time, it has only 3 icons (Save, Undo, Redo).
Quick Access Toolbar: This is a place where all the important tools can be placed. There are 5 important areas in the screen.ġ. When you open Excel, this is how it looks.
#Excel 2007 tutorial for beginners how to#
So one of the basic survival skills is to understand how to navigate Excel and access the features you are looking for.
It is very easy to get lost once you open Excel.
Excel is a massive application with 1000s of features and 100s of ribbon (menu) commands.
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