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Introduction to Section 2
Now that you've gotten a feel for how Excel works, we'll build a more complex spreadsheet. The skills you'll learn in this section are: * How to use AutoFill * How to insert a row or a column * How to add up numbers in a column * And how to enter simple formulas for your calculations
The spreadsheet you'll construct looks like this, when it's finished:
Not much has been done in the way of formatting here, as we'll concentrate on how to add up in Excel. To make a start, follow along with the instructions below. * Click inside of cell A1 on a new spreadsheet * Type the text "My Chocolate Addiction", then press the Enter key on your keyboard * Highlight the cells A1, B1 and C1, and Merge the cells, just like you did for Review One * Your spreadsheet will look like this:
Now that you have a heading for your spreadsheet, we'll fill in the days of the week using something called AutoFill. This allows you to quickly fill in things like days of the week, months, and consecutive numbers. Your spreadsheet from the previous section should look like this one:
You have a title in cell A1, but nothing else. You'll now see how to use the AutoFill feature of Excell to quickly enter the days of the week. Off we go, then.
Excel AutoFill
Click inside cell B3 of your spreadsheet, and type Monday, as in the image below:
The days of the week are going to be entered on Row 3 of our spreadsheet, from cell B3 to cell H3. Fortunately, you don't have to type them all out. You can use something call AutoFill to complete a known sequence like days of the week. In other words, Excel will do it all for us. * Position your mouse pointer to the bottom right of the B3 cell * The mouse pointer will change to a black cross, as in the images below. The image on the left shows the normal white cross; the image on the right, the black cross, tells you AutoFill is available: * When you can see the AutoFill
Now that you've gotten a feel for how Excel works, we'll build a more complex spreadsheet. The skills you'll learn in this section are: * How to use AutoFill * How to insert a row or a column * How to add up numbers in a column * And how to enter simple formulas for your calculations
The spreadsheet you'll construct looks like this, when it's finished:
Not much has been done in the way of formatting here, as we'll concentrate on how to add up in Excel. To make a start, follow along with the instructions below. * Click inside of cell A1 on a new spreadsheet * Type the text "My Chocolate Addiction", then press the Enter key on your keyboard * Highlight the cells A1, B1 and C1, and Merge the cells, just like you did for Review One * Your spreadsheet will look like this:
Now that you have a heading for your spreadsheet, we'll fill in the days of the week using something called AutoFill. This allows you to quickly fill in things like days of the week, months, and consecutive numbers. Your spreadsheet from the previous section should look like this one:
You have a title in cell A1, but nothing else. You'll now see how to use the AutoFill feature of Excell to quickly enter the days of the week. Off we go, then.
Excel AutoFill
Click inside cell B3 of your spreadsheet, and type Monday, as in the image below:
The days of the week are going to be entered on Row 3 of our spreadsheet, from cell B3 to cell H3. Fortunately, you don't have to type them all out. You can use something call AutoFill to complete a known sequence like days of the week. In other words, Excel will do it all for us. * Position your mouse pointer to the bottom right of the B3 cell * The mouse pointer will change to a black cross, as in the images below. The image on the left shows the normal white cross; the image on the right, the black cross, tells you AutoFill is available: * When you can see the AutoFill