Microsoft Office Excel 2007: Basic Course 01 - Getting Started

Microsoft Office Excel 2007: Basic Course 01 - Getting Started

Slide 1 Getting started Course objectives Identify spreadsheet components Identify the main components of Excel Use the Help feature Open and navigate workbooks

Slide 2 Topic A Topic A: Spreadsheet terminology Topic B: Exploring the Excel window Topic C: Getting help Topic D: Navigating workbooks

Slide 3 Spreadsheet components Column Active cell Value Label Row

Slide 4 Topic B Topic A: Spreadsheet terminology Topic B: Exploring the Excel window Topic C: Getting help Topic D: Navigating workbooks

Slide 5 Excel window components Quick Access toolbar Ribbon tabs Title bar Ribbon Formula bar Worksheet Status bar

Slide 6 The Cells Styles gallery

Slide 7 Tabs, groups, and Live Preview The active tab A Ribbon group Pointing to a font in the list shows you what your text will look like.

Slide 8 Topic C Topic A: Spreadsheet terminology Topic B: Exploring the Excel window Topic C: Getting help Topic D: Navigating workbooks

Slide 9 An Excel Help topic

Slide 10 Topic D Topic A: Spreadsheet terminology Topic B: Exploring the Excel window Topic C: Getting help Topic D: Navigating workbooks

Slide 11 The Open dialog box

Slide 12 Course summary Learned about spreadsheet components Identified the main components of the Excel window Learned how to access and use Help Learned how to open and navigate workbooks

Review Questions: 1. True or False: A workbook consists of rows and columns that intersect to form cells that contain various kinds of data. A. True B. False 2. By default, each workbook contains which of the following? A. 5 worksheets B. 1 worksheet C. 3 worksheets D. 10 worksheets 3. A bar displays the contents, such as values, formulas, or labels, of the active cell. A. Ribbon B. Status C. Formula D. Title 4. True or False: An active cell is where the data you enter will appear. A. True B. False 5. Pressing tab will: A. Move one row down B. Move one row up C. Move one column to the right D. Move one column to the left 6. What key combination would you use to get to the last row and last column of data in your worksheet? A. Press Ctrl+End B. Press Alt+End C. Press Shift+End D. Press Ctrl+G 7. What key combination would you use to return to cell A1? A. Press Ctrl+Home B. Press Alt+Home C. Press Shift+Home D. Press Ctrl+G

8. True or False: The only way to navigate to a specific cell that is at the far end of the current worksheet is by choosing Find & Select, Go To and enter the cell s location. A. True B. False 9. What group in the Home tab do you navigate to for Find & Select? A. Cells B. Editing C. Formatting D. Links 10. The bar is the main location for menus and tools. A. Ribbon B. Status C. Formula D. Title

Answer Key: 1. B False. A worksheet consists of rows and columns that intersect to form cells that contain various kinds of data. A workbook consists of multiple worksheets. 2. C By default, each workbook contains three worksheets. 3. C A Formula bar displays the contents of the active cell. You use the Formula bar when you want to make changes in the active cell. 4. A True. The active cell is the cell you have selected. Data you enter will appear in that cell. 5. C Pressing tab will move the active cell one column to the right. Shift+tab will move the active cell one column to the left. 6. A By pressing the control key and the end key together, you will navigate to the last row and last column of data in your worksheet. 7. A By pressing control and home together, you will return to A1. 8. B False. You can also navigate to a specific cell by pressing Control and G together to open the dialog box. 9. B Find & Select can be found in the Home tab in the Editing group. 10. A The Ribbon bar is the main location for menus and tools. Each tab on the Ribbon contains groups, which in turn have buttons or commands.