Lesson 1: Entering Text and Numbers

Microsoft Excel is an electronic spreadsheet that runs on a personal computer. You can use it to organize your data into rows and columns. You can also use it to perform mathematical calculations quickly. This tutorial teaches Microsoft Excel basics. Although knowledge of how to navigate in a Windows environment is helpful, this tutorial was created for the computer novice. This lesson will introduce you to the Excel window. You use the window to interact with Excel.

• The Microsoft Excel Window
• The Microsoft Office Button
• The Quick Access Toolbar
• The Title Bar
• The Ribbon
• Worksheets
• The Formula Bar
• The Status Bar
• Move Around a Worksheet
• Go To Cells Quickly
• Select Cells
• Enter Data
• Edit a Cell
• Wrap Text
• Delete a Cell Entry
• Save a File
• Close Excel

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