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The document provides an overview of new features and changes in the interface of Microsoft Excel 2007. It describes how the menus and toolbars have been replaced by tabs on a Ribbon interface. Common tasks in Excel like formatting, functions, formulas, and chart drawing are now located on different tabs of the ribbon compared to previous versions. It also outlines some new features in Excel 2007 like live preview, conditional formatting, and the ability to create PDF files directly from Excel.

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Excel Handout

The document provides an overview of new features and changes in the interface of Microsoft Excel 2007. It describes how the menus and toolbars have been replaced by tabs on a Ribbon interface. Common tasks in Excel like formatting, functions, formulas, and chart drawing are now located on different tabs of the ribbon compared to previous versions. It also outlines some new features in Excel 2007 like live preview, conditional formatting, and the ability to create PDF files directly from Excel.

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Excel 2007: A Brief Introduction

Microsoft Excel 2007 uses the new Microsoft Office interface. Menus and toolbars have been removed and are replaced with a Ribbon with Tabs. If you are new to this interface you will find it helpful to read the introductory sheet in this series: Office 2007: A Brief Introduction. This also explains how to open, save and print documents.

Finding your way around


Overleaf youll find a list of common tasks in Excel and the location of the command on the new Ribbon interface. Most of the old Excel toolbar buttons are on the Home tab of the ribbon. Microsoft has tried to gather together the things youll use most often onto this tab. NOTE

Some useful new features


Live Preview, the Mini Toolbar and the Zoom Slider are available in Excel (see Word 2007: A Brief Introduction). Quick and Easy Formatting: Conditional formatting, table formatting and cell styles are now much easier to apply and much more powerful. Look in the Home tab > Styles group. Working with Functions and Formulas is now easier. All functions and formula related commands are on the Formulas tab. When you begin typing the name of a function an auto-complete menu appears for you to choose from. The Formula Bar can be expanded by using the arrows at the far right of the bar. Instant Calculations: If you select a range of cells containing numbers, Excel shows their average, count and sum on the status bar at the bottom of the window. If you right-click on the status bar you can add additional calculations. Page Layout View allows you to work on your spreadsheet while showing you how it will appear on the printed page. To switch to Page Layout View: View tab > Workbook Views group. Chart Drawing: There is no Chart Wizard for drawing charts. Choose the chart type you want to draw from Insert tab > Charts Group. Selecting a chart shows the Chart Tools contextual tabs with improved features. Adobe Acrobat PDF files: Excel can now create Adobe Acrobat PDF files. When you want to turn an Excel spreadsheet into a PDF file: Go to the Office Button, point at Save As and wait for the sub-menu to appear. Choose PDF or XPS

Excel 2007 and older versions of Excel


When you open a workbook that was created in an older version of Excel it opens in Compatibility Mode. You can work with the workbook and save it as normal. However when saving, you will often be given a warning that there will be compatibility problems. Some warnings such as Minor loss of fidelity (often reported if you have applied colour to a cell) you may choose to ignore. Others, such as Significant loss of Functionality indicate that you should resave the workbook in the new Excel 2007 format.

For more information see the introductory sheet in the series: Office 2007: A Brief Introduction.
Help in Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences: http://www.le.ac.uk/ss/office2007/ April 2008 | Page 1

Excel 2007: A Brief Introduction


How do I find?
New/Open/Save/Print/Exit Switch between open Excel workbooks Office Button View tab > Window group > Switch Windows or Use the buttons on the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Undo/Redo Cut/Copy/Paste/Format Painter Find and Replace Character formatting options Cell and number formatting options Quick Access Toolbar Home tab > Clipboard group Home tab > Editing group Home tab > Font group Home tab > Alignment group or Styles group Home tab > Number group Conditional Formatting Wrap text within a cell Merge cells Insert and delete rows and columns Column and Row formatting width and height Visibility and width of rows and columns Freeze Panes Sort Home tab > Styles group Home tab > Alignment group > Wrap Text Home tab > Alignment group > Merge and Center Home tab > Cells group Home tab > Cells group > Format command Home tab > Cells group > Format command View tab > Window group Data tab > Sort & Filter group or Home tab > Editing group > Sort & Filter command Chart drawing tools Insert tab > Charts group When editing a chart three new contextual tabs appear on the Ribbon: Chart Design, Chart Layout and Chart Format. These can be used to change the appearance and structure of the chart. Insert Functions/Equations Page Setup (margins, orientation, size, print area) Add Header and Footer to the printed page Page Break Scale to fit pages when printing Creating PDF documents Changing preferences Formulas tab > Function Library group Page Layout tab > Page Setup group Page Layout tab > Page Setup group > Print Titles command Page Layout tab > Page Setup group > Breaks Page Layout tab > Scale to Fit group Office Button > Save As > PDF or XPS Office Button > Excel Options button
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Help in Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences: http://www.le.ac.uk/ss/office2007/

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