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Excel Starts to SHINE

Excel Starts to SHINE. Microsoft Office 2003. Planning & Designing a Worksheet Considerations . Determine the purpose Give it a meaningful title Determine the end result/output Determine calculations Sketch on paper Format columns and rows. Labels.

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Excel Starts to SHINE

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  1. Excel Starts to SHINE Microsoft Office 2003 Info copied from Microsoft Help Files

  2. Planning & Designing a Worksheet Considerations • Determine the purpose • Give it a meaningful title • Determine the end result/output • Determine calculations • Sketch on paper • Format columns and rows Info copied from Microsoft Help Files

  3. Labels • Help you identify the data – making it more readable • Labels can contain text and numerical information not used in calculations • Labels are left aligned by default • TIP: If you want to create a label that starts with a number; type an apostrophe before typing the number Info copied from Microsoft Help Files

  4. Values • Are used for calculations • They include numbers, formulas and functions • Right aligned by default • To see true values; press the ctrl key and the ~ (key in the top left corner above the tab key) Info copied from Microsoft Help Files

  5. Values can be formatted as: • Number type • Currency type • Accounting type • Date type • Percentage type …. Info copied from Microsoft Help Files

  6. Cell Referencing in calculations • Relative reference in a formula, such as A1, is based on the relative position of the cell. example of a calculation using relative referencing = a1 + b1 • Look to see what happens if you use the autofill feature with a relative reference. Info copied from Microsoft Help Files

  7. Cell Referencing in calculations • Absolute cell reference in a formula, such as $A$1, always refers to a cell in a specific location • It will not change when using the autofill feature • Click F4 after selecting the cell that you want to use absolute cell reference; Excel will change the syntax for you Info copied from Microsoft Help Files

  8. When creating a calculation, be mindfull of BEDMAS • Brackets • Exponents • Division • Multiplication • Addition • Subtraction Some information has been copied from Microsoft Help Files

  9. Math Operators in Excel Info copied from Microsoft Help Files

  10. More on Calculations • Operations can be combined together. For example: =A1-A2/A3 OR =(A1+B1)*.50 Some information has been copied from Microsoft Help Files

  11. Common Functions • Sum() • Min() • Max() • Average() • Today() Some information has been copied from Microsoft Help Files

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