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ISBN 1597061034 TABLE OF CONTENTS i Table of Contents Performing Basic Calculations . 1 Add 16 Subtract .24 Multiply 27 Divide 31 Calculate averages .35 Find the maximum value .39 Formatting Worksheets 41 Format text 42 Format cells 53 Adjust columns and rows 62 Print worksheets 69 TABLE OF CONTENTS ii Manipulating Data .77 Move, copy, and paste . 78 Add/delete columns . 84 Add/delete rows . 90 Employ multiple worksheets 95 Employ AutoFill . 97 Insert/delete worksheets . 103 Advanced Calculations .107 Create formulas across worksheets 108 Employ absolute references . 114 Employ the function wizard 123 Making Data Visible 129 Add comments . 130 Freeze panes 133 Create charts 137 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 1 Performing Basic Calculations In this section, you’ll learn how to: • Add • Subtract • Multiply • Divide • Calculate averages • Find the maximum value PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 2 1. Click the button. When the menu appears, click All Programs, Microsoft Office, then Microsoft Office Excel 2003. PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 3 Excel should open and look like this: PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 4 2. Close the Getting Started pane. PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 5 3. Click in cell A1 to place the cursor there . 4. Type: Frog Farm PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 6 5. Click in cell A3. Cell A3 should now be highlighted: 6. Type: Per-Frog Costs [...]... When the Save As window appears, make sure the My Documents folder appears in the Save in box icon PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 11 19 Click the 20 When the New Folder window appears, type: icon Practice Excel Files in the Name box 12 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 21 Click the button The Practice Excel Files folder should now appear in the Save in box: PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 13 22 In the File name... PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS Tip: So far, only Sheet 1 has been used That’s an individual worksheet All the worksheets—Sheet 1, Sheet 2, Sheet 3, etc (you’ll work with them later) make up a workbook PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 15 Add 1 Click in cell B7 2 Type: = 3 16 Click in cell B4 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 4 Type: + 5 Click in cell B5 6 Type: + PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 17 7 Click in cell... just a different way of adding numbers By clicking the icon, you told Excel to SUM, or add, the numbers from E4 through E5 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 23 Subtract 1 Click in cell G3 Type: Profit Per Frog 2 Click in cell G4 Type: = 24 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 3 Click in cell E6 Type: – 4 Click in cell B7 The worksheet should look like this: PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 25 5 Press the ENTER key... ENTER key The total in cell B7 should be 2.32 9 18 Click in cell B7 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS Look in the Formula Bar It should read: =B4+B5+B6 Tip: You just created a formula that adds up the per-frog costs for the tadpole, food, and tank Formulas always begin with an = 10 On the Toolbar, click the 11 Click in cell D3 icon PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 19 12 Type: Price 13 In the cells below,... PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS B 39 1.21 72 2.32 C D E Price Frog 2.50 Packaging 50 Total 14 Click in cell E6 15 On the Toolbar, click the icon The worksheet should look like this: PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 21 16 Press the ENTER key The total in E6 should be 3 17 22 Click in cell E6 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS The Formula Bar should show: =SUM(E4:E5) Tip: This is just a different way of adding numbers... PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 7 10 In cell A5, type: Food 11 Press the ENTER key In cell A6, type: Tank 8 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 12 Press the ENTER key In cell A7, type: Total 13 Click in cell B4 to highlight the cell Type: 39 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 9 14 Press ENTER to move to cell B5 Type: 1.21 15 Press ENTER to move to cell B6 Type: 72 16 10 Press ENTER to move to cell B7 PERFORMING BASIC... Profit Per Frog should be 0.68: 6 Click in cell G4 The Formula Bar should look like this: 26 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS Multiply 1 Click in cell A9 and type: Sales 2 Press the TAB key on your keyboard It should move the cursor to cell B9 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 27 3 In cell B9, type: 2250 4 In cell A11, type: Profits 28 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 5 In cell B11, type : = 6 Click cell B9,... key PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 29 7 Click cell G4, then press the ENTER key The Profits should read 1530: 8 Click cell B11 The Formula Bar should read: =B9*G4 30 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS Divide 1 Click cell I3, then type: Profit Margin 2 Click cell I4, then type: = PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 31 3 Click cell G4, then type: / 4 Click cell E6, then press the ENTER key The Profit Margin should... type: Profit Margin 2 Click cell I4, then type: = PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 31 3 Click cell G4, then type: / 4 Click cell E6, then press the ENTER key The Profit Margin should be 0.226667: 32 PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS . Excel 2003 In Pictures by Chris Charuhas www.inpics.net Excel 2003 In Pictures Copyright This book is provided. Microsoft Office Excel 2003. PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 3 Excel should open and look like this: PERFORMING BASIC CALCULATIONS 4 2. Close the Getting Started