ÕDo it by hand

ÕDan Bricklin (Harvard ÕUse clumsy time

Business School) Õ
haring mainframe program
ÕElectronic blackboard / chalkboard in
the classroom

ÕDaniel Fylstra îounding

ÕBob Frankston Mo-
Editor of Byte Magazine
Mreator of the Visicalc
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Õ3oined Bob & Daniel

Õ Run on pple omp.
Õ misible alculator Õ mproved & expand the program
Õ faster speed
Õ better arithmetic
ÕFive columns and 20 rows Õ 20K of machine microcomputers
Õ not powerful memory to run
 Õntegrated charting
Õplotting
Õdatabase

ÕMomplex
ÕToo limited U
1-2-3 calculation tool

ÕDiscovered by Kapor
ÕWith Jonathan Sachs
(product manager)
Õ B  GE

Õ developed M
Excel
(1984-1985)
Õ use graphical user
interface (GU )
Õ Pull down menus
Õ Point and lick
capability using
your mouse.
MS Excel
-(full name Microsoft Office Excel)
- is a spreadsheet-application written and
distributed by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows.
Õ t features calculation, graphing tools,
pivot

ÕExcel is part of Microsoft Office.

ÕMame from the word ͞EXMELLENT͟
which means excellent in numbers,
computation and graphs.
Malculate Distance
9andles large amount of data
Mreate a Tally Sheet then convert to
a Web Page
wet͛s take a look at the Uses of
Excel AGAIN͙
Õ  spreadsheet is the computer
equivalent of a paper ledger
sheet.

Õ t consists of a grid made from

columns and rows.

Õ t is an environment that can

make number manipulation
easy and somewhat painless.
he math that goes on behind the scenes on the paper ledger can be
overwhelming. f you change the loan amount, you will have to start
the math all over again (from scratch).
But lets take a closer look at the computer version.
Õhe nice thing about using a
computer and spreadsheet is that you can experiment with numbers
without
having to RE-Dall the calculations.

Õet the MPUER do the calcula- tions! nce we have the

formulas set- up, we can change the variables that
are called from the formula and watch
the changes.
Õ
preadsheets are instantly updated if one of
the entries is changed.

ÕN erasers! N new formulas! N calculators!

Õ
preadsheets are made up of
@columns
@rows
@and their intersections
are called cells
Õ n a spreadsheet the UMN is defined as the vertical space that
is going up and down the window.

Õ etters are used to designate each UMN'
location.

n the above diagram the MOwUMN labeled M is highlighted.

Õ n a spreadsheet the R is defined as the horizontal space that is
going across the window. Numbers are used to designate each
R'
location.

n the above diagram the R labeled 4 is highlighted.

Õ n a spreadsheet the MEww is defined as the space where a
specified row and column intersect.

ÕEach MEww is assigned a name according to its MOwUMN

letter and ROW number.

In the diagram on the

left the MEww labeled B6
is highlighted. When
referencing a cell, you
should put the column
first and the row
second.
 Microsoft ffice Button
he Microsoft ffice Button
performs many of the functions
that were located in the File
menu of older versions of
Excel. his button allows you
to create a new workbook,
pen an existing workbook,
save and save as, print, send,
or close.
 Ribbon
he ribbon is the panel at the top portion of the document t has seven tabs: Home,
nsert, Page ayouts, Formulas, Data, Review, and miew. Each tab is divided into
groups. he groups are logical collections of features designed to perform function that
you will utilize in developing or editing your Excel spreadsheets.
ctive ell
n an Excel 2007 worksheet, the cell with the black outline. Data is always
entered into the active cell.

olumn etter
olumns run vertically on a worksheet and each one is identified by a letter
in the column header.

Formula Bar
ocated above the worksheet, this area displays the contents of the active
cell. t can also be used for entering or editing data and formulas.
Name Box
ocated next to the formula bar, the Name Box displays the cell reference or
the name of the active cell.

Row Number
Rows run horizontally in an Excel 2007 worksheet and are identified by a
number in the row header.

heet ab

witching between worksheets in an Excel 2007 file is done by clicking on the
sheet tab at the bottom of the screen.