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Microsoft Excel: - Jamil Saudagar

The document provides an introduction and timeline for Microsoft Excel, describing its origins as a spreadsheet program created in 1978 and major releases through the 1980s that introduced new functionality. It then outlines the hierarchy of an Excel workbook, worksheet, and cell. The following slides describe basic functions for working with Excel workbooks and sheets, such as creating, opening, saving, and closing workbooks and creating, deleting, and moving sheets.

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48 views23 pages

Microsoft Excel: - Jamil Saudagar

The document provides an introduction and timeline for Microsoft Excel, describing its origins as a spreadsheet program created in 1978 and major releases through the 1980s that introduced new functionality. It then outlines the hierarchy of an Excel workbook, worksheet, and cell. The following slides describe basic functions for working with Excel workbooks and sheets, such as creating, opening, saving, and closing workbooks and creating, deleting, and moving sheets.

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Microsoft Excel

• Jamil Saudagar

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Timeline and Introduction to Microsoft Excel

• What is Microsoft Excel ?


• 1961 : Professor Richard Mattessich was the first to develop a computerised spreadsheet
• 1978 : Robert Frankston and Dan Bricklin invented Visicalc. It cam out with the Apple II Computer.
Basic calculations could be performed.
• 1980 : DIF formats were introduced. Data became portable and could be shared with other programs.
• 1980 to 1983 : Some other spreadsheet programs were released (Example : SuperCalc)
• 1983 : Lotus 123 was introduced. It let users chart information and cell identification became possible.
• 1985 : Lotus # 2 was introduced
• 1987 : MS Excel and Quattro Pro were introduced

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Microsoft Excel : Hierarchy

• Microsoft Excel Workbook

• Microsoft Worksheet

• Microsoft Range / Cell

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Microsoft Excel : Working with an MS Excel Workbook

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Shortcut
Create a new File >> New Ctrl + N
Workbook
Open a File >> Open Ctrl + O
Workbook
Save a Workbook Ctrl + S / F12
Cycle between Ctrl + Tab
Workbooks
Close a File >> Close Ctrl + W
Workbook

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Microsoft Excel : Working with an MS Excel Workbook

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Shortcut
Securing a • F12 >> Tools
Workbook >> General
Options
• Enter
appropriate
passwords

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Microsoft Excel : Working with an MS Excel Sheet

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Create a new Worksheet • Home >> Insert >> Shift + F11
Insert Sheet
OR
• Hover the mouse over a
Sheet tab
• Right Click >> Insert
Activate a Worksheet • Hover over the Sheet • Shift Down :
tab and Ctrl + PgDown
• Click the mouse • Shift Up :
Ctrl + Pgup
Delete a Worksheet • Home >> Delete >> • Alt + E; L
Delete Sheet
OR
• Hover the mouse over a
Sheet tab
• Right Click >> Insert

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Microsoft Excel : Working with an MS Excel Sheet

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Moving a Worksheet • Home >> Format >> Alt + E; M
Move / Copy a Sheet
OR
• Hover the mouse over a
Sheet tab
• Right Click >> Move or
Copy
Hiding a Worksheet • Home >> Format >> • Hide
(Temporary) Hide & Unhide >> Hide • Alt + O, H, H
Sheet • Unhide
OR • Alt + O, H, U
• Hover the mouse over
a Sheet tab
• Right Click >> Hide
Hiding a Worksheet Through VBA Code
(Permanent)

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Microsoft Excel : Working with an MS Excel Sheet

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Renaming a Worksheet • Home >> Format >> Alt + O; H; R


Rename Sheet

• Double Click on the


Sheet Name and type
the new sheet name

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Microsoft Excel : Working with an MS Excel Range (Cells)

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Entering and Editing Data F2
Inserting Rows • Home >> Insert >>
Insert Sheet Rows
OR
• Select the row, above
• Shift + Space Bar
which you want to add
a new row
• Add the row • Ctrl + ‘+’
Inserting Columns • Home >> Insert >>
Insert Sheet Columns
OR
• Select the column • Ctrl + Space Bar
before which you want
to add a new column
• Add the row • Ctrl + ‘+’

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Microsoft Excel : Working with an MS Excel Range (Cells)

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Deleting Rows • Home >> Delete >>
Delete Sheet Rows
OR
• Select the row(s) to • Shift + Spacebar
delete
• Delete Rows • Ctrl + ‘-’
Deleting Columns • Home >> Delete >>
Delete Sheet Columns
OR
• Select the column(s) to • Ctrl + Spacebar
delete
• Delete Columns • Ctrl + ‘-’
Hiding Rows • Home >> Format >> • Ctrl + 9
Hide & Unhide >> Hide (below function
Rows keys)

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Microsoft Excel : Working with an MS Excel Range (Cells)

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Hiding Columns • Home >> Format >> • Ctrl + 0
Hide & Unhide >> Hide (below function
Columns keys)
Unhide Rows • Select the previous and • Ctrl + Shift + (
the next row (below function
• Home >> Format >> keys)
Hide & Unhide >>
Unhide Rows
Unhide Columns • Select the previous and • Ctrl + Shift + )
next column (below function
• Home >> Format >> keys)
Hide & Unhide >>
Unhide Columns

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Microsoft Excel : Working with an MS Excel Range (Cells)

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Using Autofill option to fill • Home > Fill
up data

Managing the row height • Home >> Format >>


Row Height
Managing the column • Home >> Format >>
width Column Width
Auto-set Column width • Select the column(s) • Ctrl + Spacebar
• Home >> Format >> • Alt + O; C; A
Autofit Column Width
Switching off the gridlines • View >> Gridlines • Alt + P; V; G

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Microsoft Excel : Working with an MS Excel Range (Cells)

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Moving around in a A1 : Ctrl + Home
dataset E13 : Ctrl + End
A1 -> E1 : Ctrl + Right Arrow
(Pressing the Shift key E1 -> A1 : Ctrl + Left Arrow
along with the Ctrl key will A1 -> A13 : Ctrl + Down Arrow
select all cells in between) E13 -> E1 : Ctrl + Up Arrow

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Microsoft Excel : Working with an MS Excel Range (Cells)

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Selecting the Entire Ctrl + A
dataset
Go to a certain Cell • Ctrl + G and
then type the
cell address
Paste Special Features • Copy the data set • Ctrl + Alt + V
• Move to the target area
• Press the shortcut key
and paste

Sorting Data • Select Data Set • Ctrl + A


• Data >> Sort • Alt + D; S

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Microsoft Excel : Working with an MS Excel Range (Cells)

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Filtering Data • Data >> Filter • Alt + D + F; F

Freeze Panes • View >> Freeze Panes • Alt + W; F

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Microsoft Excel : Formatting Data

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Changing the back colour, • Select the cell(s) which
fore colour, font and font has to be formatted
size of data
Making data bold, • Select the cell(s) which
Italicized etc.. has to be formatted
Adding borders • Select the cells where
borders have to be
applied
• Bring up the Format
Cells window
OR
• Home >> Format >>
Format Cells || Border

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Microsoft Excel : Formatting Data

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Formatting numbers • Select the Cell(s) • Ctrl + 1
• Home >> Format >>
Format Cells || Number
Formatting Dates • Select the Cell(s) • Ctrl + 1
• Home >> Format >>
Format Cells || Number
Setting the text alignment • Select the Cell(s) • Ctrl + 1
• Home >> Format >>
Format Cells ||
Alignment

Wrapping and Merging • Home >> Wrap text


Cells • Home >> Merge &
Center

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Microsoft Excel : Formatting Data

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Commenting Cells (and • Select the Cell, to add
managing it) comment
• Bring up the comment
window by right-
clicking the mouse and
selecting ‘Insert
Comment’
Deleting Comments • Select the Cell, to
delete the comment
• Bring up the comment
window by right-
clicking the mouse and
selecting ‘Delete
Comment’

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Microsoft Excel : Printing Data

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Changing your page view • View • Alt + W

The Quick Print option • Ctrl + P


• Working with Page
setup and Print
settings
• Printing row and
column titles
• Adding header and • Insert >> Header and
footer options Footer
• Other header and
footer options

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Microsoft Excel : Other Features

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Data Validation • Data >> Data Validation Alt + A; V; V

Conditional Formatting • Home Alt + H; L

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Microsoft Excel : Other Features

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Workbook Protection • Review || Protect
Workbook

Sheet Protection

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Microsoft Excel : Other Features

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Pivot Tables • Insert >> Pivot Table Alt + N; V
(It is always advisable to
convert the data set to a table
before creating a Pivot Table)

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References and Resources

• Excel 2016 Bible by John Walkenbach


• https://chandoo.org/wp/

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