IntroThe top of your Excel screen looks something like this:LESSONS in EXCELThe Format menu item is good.It looks like this:You can select some cells(by "dragging" your mouse across the cells)and choose Number or Font or Border etc. etc.The Charting icon is also good.The Formula Bar is good, too.Let's proceed ...

Lesson-1AlignmentHello15.29525.60%Hello has Left Alignment 15.295 has Centre 25.60% has Right Alignment.To change Alignment: select Cells, choose Format/Cells/Alignment and get a choice of Left, Right, etc.Worksheet DisplayTo place a Border about certain Cells: select the Cells, then:Choose Format/Cells/Border and pick Outline, Color, etc.Copy, Paste & FormatsAug 11/90Aug 18/90Aug 25/90Sep 1/90Sep 8/90Sep 15/90Sep 22/90The above are DATES, with Code mmm d/yy (Month Day/Year).Change the format by selecting Format/Cells/Number/Date and picking a format25.60$32.6039.6046.6053.6060.6067.60To change the number format, choose Format/Cells then Number or Currency etc. etc.Cell C19 has a FORMULA, namely: =B19+7This formula is COPIED and PASTED into cells D19 to H19.PracticeDOChange the numbers in Column B, below, to the Format indicated:1234.567Change to Dollars and Cents, aligned Left.-1234.567Change to Dollars and Cents, aligned Right.-1234.567Change to a Number, with TWO decimal places, aligned Right.0.123456Change to Percentage, with TWO decimal places, aligned Centre.0.123456Change to Percentage, with THREE decimal places (i.e. 12.346%).0.123456Change to Percentage, with NO decimal places, aligned Right.12/24/90Change so it reads: Dec 25, 1994 and aligned Left.12/24/90Change so it reads: Dec 25/94 and aligned Right.12/24/90Change so it reads: Dec25:1994 and aligned Left.DOPut Borders around each of the Cell Collections below by choosing Format/Cells/Border, as indicated:(a)This is the 1st Collectionlike(a)This is the 1st Collectionof Cells: make a Plain Outlinethisof Cells: make a Plain Outline(b) This is another Collection of Cells.(c) Put EACH of the six Cells below inside a box:Make a double-lined Border on the Left12.3423.4534.56and a Dotted Border on the Right.22.3433.4544.56which looks like so:likeso12.3423.4534.5622.3433.4544.56DOPlot a Graph of Income, Expenses and Profit, for the Months of Jan, Feb, MarJan 30/90Feb 27/90Mar 30/90JanFebMarIncome1234.562899.992156.69