MS Excel is a tool for managing data, really numerical data,such as sales figures or weather data! Sometimes it is used for keeping records like an address book or catalogue. Without doubt its real strength is in managing and manipulating numbers so you dont have to. You can
- input all types of data, text, numbers, currency, date/time etc
- arrange your data in the grid provided, for organisation. This grid can be altered as required
- use different worksheets (pages) to build a workbook (spreadsheet), keeping information in one place
- apply formatting (bold, colour etc) to your values
- carry out calculations on your numerical values (including dates etc)
The Essentials
- 15 min
- 00:00 Learn the Basics of Microsoft Excel
00:27 Anatomy of a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel
01:20 What is a Cell in Microsoft Excel
03:50 What is a Range in Microsoft Excel
04:41 Excel Cursor and Mouse Pointer Shapes
05:48 How to Change Size of Rows and Columns in Excel
07:26 How to Use the Ribbon in Microsoft Excel
09:25 How to Enter Data in Microsoft Excel
11:47 How to Format Data in Microsoft Excel