[vip_students] Re: Excel Tutorial: What is a spread sheet?

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  • Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 11:30:04 -0000

Hi Noreen,

Glad you like the idea of the excel tutorials, I will try and keep them
going.

Paul.
 

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Subject: [vip_students] Re: Excel Tutorial: What is a spread sheet?

    Hi Paul,
This would be great as XL/Jaws has changed a lot since I did my ECDL and
though I have not been using it much I now find I need to use it more.
Keep up the great work.
Noreen
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Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 1:17 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Excel Tutorial: What is a spread sheet?


> Hi All, it has been on my mind for some time now to just go through 
> the basics of excel with you all. Please let me know if you feel this 
> is useful as I am not sure how many of you would even use excel but 
> even if you don't it is good to know what  excel is and what it does.
>
> of a spread sheet:A spreadsheet is a sheet of paper that shows 
> accounting or other data in rows and columns; a spreadsheet is also a 
> computer application program that simulates a physical spreadsheet by 
> capturing, displaying, and manipulating data arranged in rows and 
> columns. The spreadsheet is one of the most popular uses of the 
> personal computer.
>
> Okay now that we have some idea of what the spread sheet is, we can 
> simply call excel a "spread sheet program".
>
> Most people will have the program "Excel" on their computers, if you 
> have then go into the "start menu, programs" and arrow down till you find
it.
> If you don't find it directly in the programs menu then you may find 
> that arrowing down through the programs menu till you come to a 
> "Microsoft Office" sub menu then right arrowing into it and down 
> arrowing will locate it for you. When you come to it, just press the
"enter key".
>
> When excel opens up you will be presented with lots and lots of 
> rectangular shapes called cells. These cells are  both numbered and 
> alphabetized.
> Numbers run down the left hand side of the excel page, while letters 
> run across the top of the page.
>
> For example you have the first cell on a spread sheet designated "cell A1"
> the cell to the right of this cell is called "Cell B2" and the cell 
> directly beneath cell A1 is "Cell A2"
>
> Now you can try out this for yourselves and just get a feel for the 
> page you are working in. As we go along, I will try and explain  
> useful shortcut keys which you can use within the Excel program both 
> jaws specific keys and excel specific keys. They will all combine to 
> help you use it more effectively.
> I will wherever necessary try and  also include  those using 
> magnification if I feel it is necessary.
>
> Regards for now,
>
> Paul.
>
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