Microsoft Excel: Microsoft Excel User Interface, Excel Basics, Function, Database, Financial Analysis, Matrix, Statistical Analysis

HOW TO USE THE BOOK

This book outlined step by step procedures for the most important tasks performed with Microsoft Excel. It is the product of practice and experience. It is a documentation of know-how and not just knowledge.

To get the best from it, you have to practice each and every step described here. So, install Microsoft Office, Open Excel and happily get to work.

INTRODUCTION

Microsoft Excel is one of the most popular and powerful spreadsheet applications. It is use to manage data, create charts, balance a checkbook, create an expense report, build formulas, carry out financial analysis, perform mathematical operations, and perform analysis of variance (ANOVA), regression, and other statistical Analysis.

MICROSOFT EXCEL USER INTERFACE

The main components of Microsoft Excel User interface are listed below, so that you will become familiar with them.

The Home Menu

The Data Menu

Page Layout Menu

The Clipboard Viewer

The Insert Menu

The Formulas Menu

The Review Menu

The View Menu

The Developer Menu

The Ribbon

EXCEL BASICS

In this section, I will be introducing you to Microsoft Excel basic tools which if well understood will ensure a good foundation for the remaining sections of this book.

Define Name

To define a name for a cell entry so that you can refer to that cell entry in a formula by that name, do the following:

Enter a value or data in the cell of your choice

Select that cell

Go to the Formula Menu

Click Define Name

In the define name dialog-box, type in the name you want to give to the cell in the Name space provided

Click OK.

To apply a named cell in a formula, do the following:

Type your formula in the formula bar as usual

When you get to the point you want to refer to the defined cell name, go to the Formula Menu

In the Name manager, click Use in Formula

From the list of named cells in the worksheet, click the defined name you have previously defined for the cell you want to use in your formula.

Insert a New Worksheet

To insert a new worksheet;

Click on the insert worksheet icon in the name tab at the bottom of the worksheet or use Shift+F11

You can then rename the new worksheet if you want.

Rename a Worksheet

To rename a worksheet;

Right-click on the worksheet name e.g. Sheet1 and Click rename from the option list or double-click the sheet name.

The name will