GETTING STARTED WITH MS EXCEL
Lesson 1
Quick Access Tool bar Title bar Minimize, Maximize, close button
Ribbon
Formula bar
Name box
Active Cell column
Cell
Rows
Worksheet tab Zoom controls
Here are the parts of an MS excel
• QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR – This contains that are grouped
together,. These shortcuts are command s that we will regularly
use when editing our workbook such as save as, save, undo, redo
commands.
• TITLE BAR – this contains the file name of the workbook. When
we open a new file, the initial file name will show Book 1.
• MINIMIZE, MAXIMIZE, CLOSE BUTTON – these buttons are
found at the rightmost side of the Title bar,
• RIBBON – This contains different commands that we need in
formatting or manipulating data in our workbooks.
Here are the parts of an MS excel
• CELL – This is the intersection of a row and
column. An Excel worksheet contains millions of
rectangles known as cells.
• WORKSHEET TAB – This is where the
worksheets are placed. A workbook can contain a lot
of worksheets that can contain different data.
• ZOOM CONTROLS – These let us adjust the
zoom setting of our worksheets by selecting and
dragging the slider.
Here are the parts of an MS excel
• FORMULA BAR – This displays the contents
contained in a cell.
• NAME BOX – This displays the name of the
cell.
• ACTIVE CELL – This is a cell with green
border surrounding it, indicating that is
currently selected.
• COLUMN – This is group of cells that goes
from the top to bottom. In MS Excel,
columns are named by letters.
• ROWS – This is group of cells that goes from
the left to right. In MS Excel, rows are named
by numbers.
Quick Access Tool bar Title bar Minimize, Maximize, close button
Ribbon
Formula bar
Name box
Active Cell column
Cells
Rows
Worksheet tab Zoom controls
