Excel Web AppBY: MS. FATIMA SHANNAG

Overview of SpreadsheetElectronic Spreadsheet: is a computer program that allows the user to enter numbers and text into a table with rows and columns.Excel is an example of electronic spreadsheet programs.The extension for Excel file is .xlsx

Create A new Document using Excel Web AppOpen http://onedrive.live.comEnter your username and password.Click on Create then select Excel workbook.

Title barRibbon

Formula Bar Column Heading

Row Heading Sheet tab

The User Interface

Active Cell

Basic Definitions:Workbook: is a file containing related worksheets.

Worksheet: is the area which you will work in. it’s divided into rows and columns. Columns identified by a letter and rows identified by a number.

Cell: it’s the intersection between a row and a column.

Active cell: recognized by its black outline. Data is always entered into the active cell.

A cell reference identifies the location of a cell or group of cells in the worksheet. Sometimes referred to as a cell address, it consists of the column letter and row number that intersect at the cell's location.

Formula bar: displays the content of the active cell, used for entering and editing data and formulas.

Sheet tab: displays the name of the worksheet.

Using AutoFillAutoFill: enables you to copy the contents of a cell or cell range to continue a series using the fill handle. The fill handle is the small green square in the bottom right corner of an active cell

Select cells or range of cellsRange: is a group of adjacent or contiguous cells.Two cell addresses separated by a colon ( : ) represent a range.

Example: C3:D7

To select a range: drag from the upper left cell to the lower right cell.

B2:C6

Working with WorksheetInsert sheet:

Delete sheet:Select the sheet that you want to delete

1. Click Home tab

2. Click on Insert

3. Click Insert Sheet

1. Click Home tab

2. Click on Delete

3. Click Delete Sheet

Working with Worksheet

Rename Sheet:1. Right click on the sheet2. Select Rename option3. Type the new name

Hide/Unhide sheet:

To hide a sheet:1. Right click the sheet tab2. select hide from the menu.

To unhide a sheet:1. Right click any sheet tab and select unhide from the menu 2. select the sheet you need to unhide.

Tip: Double click on the sheet tab to rename a sheet

Working with Worksheet

Move Sheet:1. Drag the sheet to the new location.2. Or right click the sheet tab you want to move and select Reorder to display the dialog box.3. Select the sheet that you want to put the moved sheet before.

Inserting Multiple Rows and Columns

1. Click in the column or row where you want to insert a new column or a new row

2. From Home tab – Cells group, select the insert icon

3. Select Insert Columns or Insert Rows

OR

Right click the column (letter) or row (number) heading for which you want to insert a new column to the left or a new row above, respectively, and select Insert from the shortcut menu.

Deleting Multiple Rows and Columns

1. Select the rows or columns to delete

2. From Home tab – Cells group, select the Delete icon

3. Select Delete Columns or Delete Rows

Deleting Cells1. Select the cell/s you want to delete

2. From Home tab – Cells group, select the Delete icon

3. Select Delete Cells and Shift Left or Delete Cells and Shift Up

Adjusting Column WidthTo display the entire data in a spreadsheet, it’s required to increase the column width

AutoFit: adjusting the column width according to the size of the text

You can do that by: positioning the pointer on the vertical border between the current column heading and the next column heading. When the pointer displays as a two-headed arrow, double click the border.

1. Move mouse pointer on column

2. Click and drag the mouse pointer

Formatting Cells

Borders

Fill Color

Text Alignments

Wrap Text

Merge and Center

Formatting CellsBorders:

1. Select the cell range2. From Home tab click on Borders icon3. Select an appropriate border from the list

Wrap Text: can be used when the text is too long, to make all of it visible by displaying it on multiple lines, without changing the width of the column.

Merge and Center: is used to join selected cells into a larger cell and centers the contents in the new cell.

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Clear Formats or Contents or bothFrom Home tab – Editing group

To clear the content of the selected cells

To clear the format of the selected cells

To clear both (content and format) of the

selected cells

Sort DataSorting: Allows you to arrange the selected data into ascending or descending order.

From Home tab – Editing group, click on sort

Excel has two types of sorting: Sort Ascending (smallest to largest). Sort Descending (largest to smallest).

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Numeric FormatYou should apply number formats based on the type of values in a cell, such as applying either the Accounting or Currency number format to monetary values.

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Numeric Formats

To apply currency style

To apply percentage style

To apply 1000 separator (Comma style)

To Increase Decimal

To change the category of number format

To Decrease Decimal

Using FormulasA formula is an expression that performs calculations on data contained in a worksheet

A formula begins with the equal sign (=)

A formula uses arithmetic operations to perform calculations

Examples:=A1+B5=F7*3

Cell References in FormulasIt is better to use cell addresses in formulas versus actual data, so if the data changes, Excel will recalculate the result

Example: If cell A1 contains the value 5 and you need to add B1 to this value, use =A1+B1 versus =5+B1

Using FunctionsFunction: is a prewritten formula that performs calculations automatically.

A function begins with the equal sign (=) followed by the function name and arguments in parentheses. Example: =SUM(A1:A3)

The basic functions in Excel are:1) AVERAGE arithmetic mean2) MIN minimum value3) MAX maximum value4) COUNT number of values in range5) SUM calculates a total 6) IF logical function

Insert Function1. Click Insert Function (located before the Formula Bar) or click Insert Function form the

Insert tab

2. Select the required function from the list

Click here to display function dialog box

Click here to display function dialog box Select a

Function

Syntax and description of selected function

The IF FunctionThe IF function returns one value if a specified condition evaluates to TRUE, or another value if it evaluates to FALSE.Syntax: =IF(logical_test, “value_if_true”, “value_if_false”)

logical test: any value or expression that can be evaluated to TRUE or FALSE.value_if_true: the value that you want to be returned if the logical test argument evaluates

to TRUEvalue_if_false: the value that you want to be returned if the logical test argument evaluates

to False

Designing the Logical TestThe logical test is built from the logical operators.

Excel Error Messages

ChartsA chart is a visual representation of numeric data.

To insert chart: 1. Select the range of data cells.2. From Insert tab – Charts group, choose one of the chart types (ex: Column)

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Column ChartsA column chart: is used to show comparisons between items of data

Column height indicates value

Chart area

Plot area

Value axis (Vertical axis)

Category axis (Horizontal axis)

Bar ChartA bar chart: is column charts that have fallen over on their side

Line ChartA line chart: is used to show trends over time

Pie ChartA pie chart: is used to show percentages

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Changing the Chart TypeTo change the chart type:

Select the chart by clicking on it. From Chart tab – Change Chart Type group, select the new chart type.

Chart ElementsChart TitleAxis TitlesLegendData LabelsData TableAxesGridlines

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Chart Elements