Microsoft Excel Basics

What is the purpose of Microsoft Excel?

• To analyze and get insights from data

• To create presentations

• To do maths calculations

• To create a poster

What are the names given to the columns and rows in Excel?

• Columns and rows

• Letters and numbers

• Rectangles and cells

• Headers and footers

In Excel, a letter followed by a number (i.e. B16) is known as?

• Cell

• Cell Reference

• Column

• Row

How can you zoom in and out in Excel?

• Clicking on the zoom slider in the bottom right-hand corner

• Pressing control and moving the mouse wheel

• Using the zoom options in the View tab

• Double-clicking on the cells

Looking at the picture, what information is shown in Cell A6?

Which symbol do I use to start typing a formula in Excel?

• +

• -

• =

• f

Which cell is missing data?

What does this icon/function do?

• Center aligns information

• Combines two or more cells as one.

• Makes a cell wider

Type in the formula to calculate the total score for Alyssa.