The document outlines essential Excel commands and functions for spreadsheet management, including creating, saving, and opening workbooks, along with editing tasks such as copying, cutting, and pasting cells. It also covers features like formatting, sorting, filtering data, and using functions for calculations. Additional tips for navigation, row/column management, and page setup are provided for effective use of Excel.

1. Basic Excel commands and functions that are essential for
working with spreadsheets:

2. 1. New Workbook: To create a new Excel workbook, open Excel, and click on
"File" > "New" or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + N.
2. Save: To save your workbook, click on "File" > "Save" or use Ctrl + S. You can
choose where to save your file and give it a name.
3. Open: To open an existing workbook, click on "File" > "Open" or use Ctrl + O.
Browse to the location of the file and select it.
4. Copy and Paste: Select a cell, right-click, and choose "Copy" or use Ctrl + C.
To paste the copied cell(s), right-click where you want to paste and choose
"Paste" or use Ctrl + V.
5. Cut and Paste: Similar to copying, you can also cut cells by choosing "Cut" or
using Ctrl + X. This removes the selected cells, and you can paste them
elsewhere.
6. Undo and Redo: To undo the last action, use Ctrl + Z. To redo an action you've
undone, use Ctrl + Y.
7. Formatting: You can format cells by selecting them and then clicking on options
in the "Home" tab, such as font size, bold, italics, cell color, and text color.
8. Autosum: To quickly sum a range of numbers, select the cell where you want the
sum to appear, and then click on the "AutoSum" button in the "Home" tab or use
the Alt + = shortcut.
9. Sort: To sort data, select the range you want to sort and click on "Data" > "Sort."
You can sort in ascending or descending order.
10.Filter: To filter data, select a cell within your data range and click on "Data" >
"Filter." This allows you to filter and display specific data points based on criteria.
11. Find and Replace: To find a specific value within your data, press Ctrl + F. To
find and replace values, press Ctrl + H.
12.Insert and Delete Rows/Columns: Right-click on a row number or column letter
and choose "Insert" or "Delete" to add or remove rows or columns.
13.Page Setup: Click on "Page Layout" to adjust page orientation, margins, and
other printing settings.
14.Functions: In a cell, you can start typing a function like =SUM( to sum a range of
cells, or you can use the "Formulas" tab to insert functions from a list.
15.Cell Borders: To add borders to cells, select the cells, right-click, choose
"Format Cells," and go to the "Border" tab.
16.Cell Alignment: You can align text within cells using the alignment options in the
"Alignment" group on the "Home" tab.
17.Rename Worksheet: Double-click on the sheet's tab at the bottom to rename it.
18.Sheet Navigation: Click on sheet tabs at the bottom to switch between different
worksheets in a workbook.

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