Part 1

Assignment 1: Explore Spreadsheet Basics

Open Microsoft Excel

• Double click the Microsoft Excel shortcut or click start - All Programs - Microsoft Office - Microsoft Office Excel

Can you find the part?

Students points to each part of the Microsoft Excel Window:

• Say the part name.
• Read the part description on your book P.2
• Move the mouse pointer over top of the part.

Explore Basic Spreadsheet Skills

Working with Columns

Columns are vertical groups of cells. The right blue area at the top of each column is called a column heading. Column headings are labeled alphabetically. The worksheet only shows a few columns, but Microsoft Excel has a total of 16 384 columns.

• Click column heading A.
• Click column heading B.
• Click column heading E.

What happens when you click on a column heading?

• Now, click column heading A, hold down the SHIFT key and then click column heading D.

What happens when you click on the column headings while holding down the SHIFT key?

• Now, click column heading A, hold down the CTRL (Control) key, and then click column C and column E headings.

What happens when you click on the column headings while holding down the CONTROL key?