INTRODUCTION TO EXCEL
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The Fundamentals    

Lesson 1 1: Starting Excel        

Lesson 1 2: What’s New in Excel 2002?          

Lesson 1 3: Understanding the Excel Program Screen   

Lesson 1 4: Using Menus         

Lesson 1 5: Using Toolbars and Creating a New Workbook    

Lesson 1 6: Filling Out Dialog Boxes    

Lesson 1 7: Keystroke and Right Mouse Button Shortcuts        

Lesson 1 8: Opening a Workbook       

Lesson 1 9: Saving a Workbook          

Lesson 1 10: Moving the Cell Pointer   

Lesson 1 11: Navigating a Worksheet  

Lesson 1 12: Entering Labels in a Worksheet   

Lesson 1 13: Entering Values in a Worksheet and Selecting a Cell Range           2

Lesson 1 14: Calculating Value Totals with AutoSum    

Lesson 1 15: Entering Formulas           

Lesson 1 16: Using AutoFill     

Lesson 1 17: Previewing and Printing a Worksheet       

Lesson 1 18: Getting Help from the Office Assistant     

Lesson 1 19: Changing the Office Assistant and Using the “What’s This” Button

Lesson 1 20: Closing a Workbook and Exiting Excel    

 

Editing a Worksheet 

Lesson 2 1: Entering Date Values and using AutoComplete       

Lesson 2 2: Editing, Clearing, and Replacing Cell Contents       

Lesson 2 3: Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Cells           

Lesson 2 4: Moving and Copying Cells with Drag and Drop     

Lesson 2 5: Collecting and Pasting Multiple Items         

Lesson 2 6: Working with Absolute and Relative Cell References         

Lesson 2 7: Using the Paste Special Command 

Lesson 2 8: Inserting and Deleting Cells, Rows, and Columns   

Lesson 2 9: Using Undo, Redo, and Repeat     

Lesson 2 10: Checking Your Spelling   

Lesson 2 11: Finding and Replacing Information           

Lesson 2 12: Advanced Printing Options          

Lesson 2 13: File Management 

Lesson 2 14: Inserting Cell Comments  

Lesson 2 15: Understanding Smart Tags           

Lesson 2 16: Recovering Your Workbooks     

 

Formatting a Worksheet      

Lesson 3 1: Formatting Fonts with the Formatting Toolbar        

Lesson 3 2: Formatting Values 

Lesson 3 3: Adjusting Row Height and Column Width  

Lesson 3 4: Changing Cell Alignment    

Lesson 3 5: Adding Borders    

Lesson 3 6: Applying Colors and Patterns        

Lesson 3 7: Using the Format Painter   

Lesson 3 8: Using AutoFormat 

Lesson 3 9: Creating a Custom Number Format

Lesson 3 10: Creating, Applying, and Modifying a Style

Lesson 3 11: Formatting Cells with Conditional Formatting       

Lesson 3 12: Merging Cells, Rotating Text, and using AutoFit   

Lesson 3 13: Finding and Replacing Formatting

 

Creating and Working with Charts  

Lesson 4 1: Creating a Chart    

Lesson 4 2: Moving and Resizing a Chart         

Lesson 4 3: Formatting and Editing Objects in a Chart  

Lesson 4 4: Changing a Chart’s Source Data    

Lesson 4 5: Changing a Chart Type and Working with Pie Charts         

Lesson 4 6: Adding Titles, Gridlines, and a Data Table 

Lesson 4 7: Formatting a Data Series and Chart Axis   

Lesson 4 8: Annotating a Chart

Lesson 4 9: Working with 3-D Charts  

Lesson 4 10: Selecting and Saving a Custom Chart       

Lesson 4 11: Using Fill Effects 

 

Managing Your Workbooks 

Lesson 5 1: Switching Between Sheets in a Workbook 

Lesson 5 2: Inserting and Deleting Worksheets 

Lesson 5 3: Renaming and Moving Worksheets

Lesson 5 4: Working with Several Workbooks and Windows  

Lesson 5 5: Splitting and Freezing a Window    

Lesson 5 6: Referencing External Data 

Lesson 5 7: Creating Headers, Footers, and Page Numbers     

Lesson 5 8: Specifying a Print Area and Controlling Page Breaks          

Lesson 5 9: Adjusting Page Margins and Orientation    

Lesson 5 10: Adding Print Titles and Gridlines  

Lesson 5 11: Changing the Paper Size and Print Scale  

Lesson 5 12: Protecting a Worksheet   

Lesson 5 13: Hiding Columns, Rows and Sheets          

Lesson 5 14: Viewing a Worksheet and Saving a Custom View

Lesson 5 15: Working with Templates  

Lesson 5 16: Consolidating Worksheets