The document discusses spreadsheets and Microsoft Excel. It defines a spreadsheet as a configuration of rows and columns, also known as a worksheet. Spreadsheets are used to calculate and compare numerical or financial data. Microsoft Excel, part of the Microsoft Office suite, allows users to understand and work with spreadsheets. The document reviews the history and features of different Excel versions. It provides an overview of basic spreadsheet concepts such as workbooks, worksheets, cells, and cell references. It also reviews keyboard shortcuts for navigating within a spreadsheet.

1. SPREADSHEET

2. WHAT SPREADSHEET...?
A spreadsheet is a
configuration of
rows and columns. It
is also known as
worksheet.

3. WHY SPREADSHEET...?
Spreadsheet is
used to calculate
and compare
numerical or
financial data.

4. HOW SPREADSHEET...?
We understand
spreadsheet with the
help of MS-Excel,
which is one of the
Microsoft office Suite
of software.

5. EXCEL BIOGRAPHY
Excel 95
Excel 97
Excel 2000
Excel 2002
Excel 2003
Excel 2007
Excel 2010
Excel 2013

6. FEATURES EXCEL 2007
Redisgned
Availability of Ribbon
Easy to use
Availability of Office Button
Other upgraded features

7. WHAT IS RIBBON
Siries of
horizontal tabs
known as
Ribbon.

8. BASIC CONCEPTS OF SPREADSHEET
A file in Excel known as workbook.
It is a collection of a number of
worksheets.
By default three sheets.
Additional sheets can be added.
At a time only one worksheet can be
made as Active Worksheet.
Sheet names can be changed, if
required.

9. BASIC CONCEPTS OF SPREADSHEET
Rows numbered numerically.
Columns referred by alpha characters.
Excel 07 contains 65536 rows.
256 columns.
65536*256= 1,65,00,000
approximately cells.
The intersection of a row and column
is called a cell.

10. BASIC CONCEPTS OF SPREADSHEET
A cell is identified by a combination of
a letter and a number. Eg: A1
First cell is active cell.
Each cell has a identification called
Cell Address. Eg: A1, G8.

11. BASIC CONCEPTS OF SPREADSHEET
Cell references are an important part
of craeting formulas in Excel. Using
cell references allows your formula to
update automatically if the value in a
particular cell changes and can also
assist you in updating formulas as
cells are copied or moved.

12. BASIC CONCEPTS OF SPREADSHEET
Input value is basic value. Output
value is derived value. Eg: 2+2=4. Two
is basic value. Four is derived value.

13. KEYBOARD
Movement Key Stroke
One Cell down Down arrow or Enter
One cell up Up arrow key
One cell left Left arrow key
One cell right Right arrow or Tab key

14. Movement Key Stroke
Top of worksheet Cell A1 Cntrl + Home
The cell at the intersection of the last row
and last column containing data
Cntrl + End key
Moving consecutively to the first and the
last filled cells of clusters of filled cells in a
row by successive pressing of...
Cntrl + Right arrow key or End + Right
arrow key
Moving consecutively to the first and the
last filled cells of clusters of filled cells in a
column by successive pressing of...
Cntrl + Down arrow key or End + Down
arrow key
Beginning the row Home key
Beginning the column Home key