Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Setting Up a Workbook (Part Two)

Excel techniques used:

Insert or delete a cell

  • Home/ cells/ insert/ insert cells
  • Home/ cells/ delete/ delete cells

Move a group of cells to a new location

Zoom in or out on a worksheet

Zoom in or out to fill the program window

  • View/ zoom/ zoom to selection

Change to another open workbook

  • View/ window/ switch windows
Arrange all open workbooks in the program window
  • View/ window/ arrange all
Ad, move, or remove a button to the Quick Access Toolbar
  • Customize quick access toolbar/ more commands






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Setting Up a Workbook (Part One)

Excel techniques used:

Open, create, and save a workbook
  • Microsoft office button
  • Quick access toolbar
Set file properties
  • Microsoft office button/ prepare/ properties
Define custom properties
  • Microsoft office button/ prepare/ properties/ property views and options down arrow/ advanced properties/ custom
Display, create, and rename a worksheet

Copy a worksheet to another workbook
  • Move or copy dialog box
Change the order of worksheets in a workbook

Hide, unhide, and delete a worksheet

Change a row's height or column's width

Insert, delete, hide, or unhide a column or row








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Monday, July 21, 2008

Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks: Tracking Cash Flows (Part Two)

Excel techniques used:

Use data from multiple workbooks
  • Create a summary workbook
  • View the list of linked workbooks
Using lookup tables
  • Setup a lookup table and insert the VLOOKUP function

Create and use an Excel workspace






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Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks: Tracking Cash Flow (Part One)

Excel techniques used:

Create a worksheet group
  • Enter formulas in the worksheet group
  • Apply the same formatting to all sheets in the worksheet group
  • Ungroup the worksheet group

Create cell references to other worksheets
  • Enter a formula that references another worksheet

Consolidate data from multiple worksheets using a 3-D reference
  • Copy information across worksheets
  • Enter the formula that includes the 3-D cell reference

Create a workbook based on a template
  • Create a workbook based on a built-in template
  • Create and save custom workbook template

Use data from multiple workbook
  • Create a link to data in another workbook
  • Create a workbook reference using the point-and-click method







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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Working with Excel Lists: Summarizing Faculty Data (Part Two)

Excel techniques used:
  • Insert subtotals into a list
  • Create a PivotTable and PivotChart
  • Retrieve detailed data in a PivotTable








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Working with Excel Lists: Summarizing Factulty Data (Part One)

Excel techniques used:
  • Apply IF function
  • Freeze rows and columns
  • Find and replace values in a worksheet
  • Create a list range
  • Sort data using the custom lists
  • Apply conditional formatting






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Working with Excel Lists: Tracking Vehicle Data (Part Two)

Excel techniques used:
  • Insert subtotals into a list
  • Use the subtotals outline view
  • Create a PivotTable and PivotChart
  • Format numbers in a PivotTable
  • Add a filed to a PivotTable
  • Add a page view of a PivotTable







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Working with Excel Lists: Tracking Vehicle Data (Part One)

Excel techniques used:

  • Freeze rows and columns
  • Find and replace values in a worksheet
  • Create a list range
  • Sort data in a list using sort button, AutoFilters, and sort command
  • Add data using insert row and data form
  • Filter data in a list using custom AutoFilters
  • Apply conditional formatting to a range
  • Use the total row to calculate totals in a list







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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Working with Charts and Graphics:Charting Sales Data

Excel techniques used:
  • Create column and pie chart using the chart wizard
  • Separate a slice from a pie chart
  • Edit the data source of a chart
  • Insert unattached text into a chart
  • Create fill effects
  • Add and modify drawing objects using the drawing toolbar
  • Insert an AutoShape
  • Insert text into an AutoShape
  • Print a chart





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Formatting Worksheet Data: Formatting a Sales Report

Excel techniques used:
  • Format data using the comma, currency, and percent style
  • Use the format cells dialog box
  • Copy and paste formats using the format painter
  • Indent and wrapping text
  • Add background image to the worksheet
  • Find and replace a format
  • Create and apply a style
  • Apply an AutoFormat
  • Add headers and footers to printouts
  • Work with the print area and page breaks






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Friday, July 11, 2008

Working with Formulas and Functions: Creating a Loan Payment Schedule

Excel techniques used:


  • Copy and paste formulas
  • Use Auto Fill to insert formulas and complete a series
  • Chang the zoom magnification of the workbook window
  • Use relative and absolute references
  • Use the Sum funciton
  • Use the PMT function
  • Use the PPMT function
  • Use the IPMT function



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Working with Formulas and Functions: Creatin a Payroll Worksheet

Excel techniques used:
  • Copy and paste formula
  • Copy formulas using Auto Fill option
  • Change the zoom magnification of the workbook window
  • Use relative and absolute references
  • Apply the IF function




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Working with Formulas and Functions: Developing a Family Budget

Excel techniques used:
  • Copy and paste formulas
  • Copy formulas using Auto Fill option
  • Change the zoom magnification of the workbook window
  • Use relative and absolute references
  • Use the Sum function
  • Use the Average function
  • Use the Date function
  • Use the PMT function
  • Apply what-if analysis
  • Use the IF function






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