This document provides instructions for opening and using Microsoft Excel 2013. It demonstrates how to enter data, perform calculations, format cells and numbers, insert a column chart, and save the Excel worksheet. The key steps include entering company and sales data, using formulas to calculate totals, applying cell styles and formatting, inserting a clustered column chart to visualize the data, and saving the file in the appropriate folder.

1. Productivity Programs
Microsoft Excel 2013
Tech Lit

2. Productivity Programs
Productivity
Program
Project/Task Software
Application
Word
processors
Text Documents (i.e.
papers, letters)
Microsoft Word
2013
Spreadsheet
programs
Working with
numbers/calculation
s
Microsoft Excel
2013
Presentation
programs
Presentations with
graphics and text
Microsoft
PowerPoint 2013
Database
programs
Organize data (i.e.
contact information)
Microsoft Access
2013

3. Microsoft Excel
 Store, organize, use and modify data
 Perform calculations
 Create charts and graphs

4. Microsoft Excel 2013
Click the Start Button, Click All Programs
Opening from
Computer
Desktop

5. Microsoft Excel 2013
Double Click Microsoft Office 2013 Folder to open,
click Microsoft Office Excel 2013 to open
Opening from
Computer
Desktop

6. Microsoft Excel 2013
The Excel 2013 intro screen appears,
Double click Blank Worksheet

7. Microsoft Excel 2013
A blank Excel spreadsheet will open

8. Double Click Internet Explorer Shortcut on the
desktop
Microsoft Excel 2013
Opening from
Citrix

9. Click Citrix XenApp under Quick Links on the Auburn
Home Page
Microsoft Excel 2013

10. Enter User Name and Password, Click Log On
Microsoft Excel 2013

11. Double Click Office 2013 Folder to open
Microsoft Excel 2013

12. Double Click Excel 2013 to open
Microsoft Excel 2013

13. Auburn Acceptable Use Notice, Click OK
Microsoft Excel 2013

14. Select Blank Spreadsheet on Excel’s intro screen
Microsoft Excel 2013

15. If this message appears, choose “Use
Recommended Settings” and click OK
Microsoft Excel 2013

16. Microsoft Excel 2013
A blank Excel spreadsheet will open

17. Microsoft Excel 2013
The Excel Window
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18. Enter Company Name in cell A1
Click Enter to confirm data you entered

19. Enter First Quarterly Sales in cell A2
Click Enter

20. Click Enter again to make A4 active
Type an item name in A4 and click Enter

21. Type another item name in A5
Notice AutoComplete feature

22. Type in additional inventory items in cells A6
and A7
Type “Total” in cell A8; click Enter

23. Type “January” in cell B3
Notice the Cancel and Enter buttons that become active on the
Formula Bar
Click the Enter button to confirm data and keep cell B3 active

24. Hover over the small black square in the lower right corner of cell B3
Black crosshairs will appear – the fill handle

25. Click on the fill handle and drag to cell D3
Click the drop down arrow on the Auto Fill Options button to see
options, Fill Series should be marked

26. Click CTRL + HOME to make cell A1 active

27. Notice that the text in cell A1 is longer than column A
Point to the vertical line between columns A and B

28. Double click on the vertical line between columns A and B to Autofit or
manually drag the pointer to adjust column A’s width

29. Click Undo to undo changing the width of column A

30. Click cell B3 and drag to highlight/select cells B3:D3
Click the Center button to center the months text

31. Click cell B4 and enter a sales amount (564.23)
Press TAB to confirm data and move active cell to the right

32. Continue entering the rest of your sales numbers as shown above
Use ENTER, TAB or ARROW keys to move cells

33. Click in cell B8 and type =b4+b5+b6+b7

34. Click Enter
Notice the Total

35. Click in Cell C8, click the Formulas Tab, click AutoSum, click Sum

36. Notice the SUM Formula and the range
Click ENTER

37. Notice the Total

38. Click in cell D8, type =SUM(
Select cells D4, D5, D6 and D7
Type ) to close the formula; Click ENTER

39. Notice the TOTAL

40. Click in Cell E3, type TOTAL, click Enter

41. Click ALT = to enter the SUM function in cell E4
Click ENTER

42. Notice the Total

43. Click cell E4, hover over the fill handle, click and drag through cell E8
to fill the rest of the formulas

44. Notice Sums and AutoFill Options

45. Select cells A1:E1
Click Home Tab, click Merge and Center in Alignment Group

46. Notice how cells A1:E1 are merged into one cell and the text is
centered in that cell

47. With cells A1:E1 still selected, click Cell Styles, Click Title style

48. Select cells A2:E2, click Merge & Center

49. With cells A2:E2 still selected, click Cell Styles, click Heading 1

50. Select cells B3:E3, hold down CTRL and select cells A4:A8

51. Click Cell Styles, click Heading 4 to apply this style to cells B3:E3 and
cells A4:A8

52. Select cells B4:E4, click CTRL and select cells B8:E8

53. On the Home Tab, in the Number Group, click the Accounting
Number Format button $
Notice the numbers in cells B4:E4 and B8:E8

54. Select cells B5:E7, click the Comma Style in the Number Group

55. Select cells B8:E8, click Cell Styles, click Total style

56. Click the Page Layout tab, click Themes, click a theme (your choice)
to apply

57. Notice the Theme (font, colors, etc.) changes

58. Select cells A3:D7

59. With cells A3:D7 selected, click Insert Tab, click Columns in Charts
Group, click Clustered Column (first 2D option) Notice the chart shows
up immediately, Click on the 2D option to keep the chart.

60. Point to the top of the chart, click and drag chart to line up with cell A10

61. On the Design Tab, in the Data Group, click Switch Rows/Columns

62. Notice the category labels changed

63. On the Design tab, in the Chart Layouts group, click the More button
in the Quick Layouts button

64. Click Layout 1, notice chart changes

65. Click to select the Chart Title, type 1st Quarter Sales, click off Chart
Title to deselect

66. In the Chart Styles group, click the More button

67. Click a style (your choice) to apply, notice changes

68. Click off of the Chart to deselect it
Click the Insert Tab, in the Text group, click Header & Footer

69. In the Navigation group, click Go to Footer

70. Click in the Left Footer Pane, in the Header & Footer Elements group,
click File Name, click cell above Footer area to exit Header & Footer

71. Click the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click Margins,
click Custom Margins

72. In the Page Setup dialog Box, under Center on page, select
Horizontally, click Print Preview

73. Notice how the data and chart are centered on the page horizontally

74. Click the Back Arrow to close print preview

75. Click File, click Save As

76. In the center navigation pane, click Computer, select your number in
the right navigation pane.

77. Scroll down to and double click your Tech Lit folder

78. Scroll down to and double click your Excel Assignments folder

79. Notice, you are in your Excel Assignments folder
Name the excel worksheet, YourName_Excel_1, click Save

80. Notice the file name changed, click X to close Excel