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- 2. Functions: Average, count, max, minCommon statistical functions you may use are average, count, max, and min
- 3. Average- adds all numbers and finds the average
- 4. Count- gives the number of cells that contain numbers. Empty cells, text labels, or errors are not counted
- 5. Max- gives the largest value
- 6. Min- gives the smallestvalue
- 7. What do functions and formulas always begin with?
- 9. Example: =AVERAGE(A58:A61)Date functionsFunctions that contain date and time values are found in the Date and Time category in the Function dialog box
- 10. Cells that have dates and times can be formatted using the Number Format drop down from the Home tab
- 11. Possible use of date functions: used to calculate due dates when given a start date for bills, invoice, etc…
- 13. =now()
- 14. =today()
- 15. =e7+30 (will calculate 30 days from today)Working with numbersFinancial Function uses: calculate depreciation, interest rates, payments, terms, present values, future values, etc…
- 16. PMT function: used to calculate a payment loan based on constant payments, a constant interest rate, and a set period of time
- 17. PPMT function: calculate the principal portion of a specific payment for a loan
- 18. The good part? Once you start typing in what you want to do in the Insert Function dialogue box, Excel will provide descriptions of what each function doesLogical if functionThis function gives one of two values in a cell based on a true or false answer
- 19. Format: =IF(logical_test, value_if_true, value_if_false)
- 20. Example? A realtor earns a different percentage based on how much they saleChanging margins, centering, and scalingA margin is the blank space on the top, bottom, left, and right edges of the page
- 21. To make a worksheet look good, center a smaller one or scale down a larger one
- 22. Print Preview allows you to see how a worksheet will look once printed
- 23. After clicking Print Preview, you can change the layout by clicking Page Setup
- 24. Page Setup
- 26. Center Horizontally or Vertically
- 28. You can also adjust these options by clicking on the Page Layout tabHeaders and FootersIt is easy to work with Headers and Footers in Page Layout view
- 29. Header: text that prints at the top of the worksheet
- 30. Footer: text that prints at the bottom of each worksheet
- 31. Once you insert a header or footer, you will see the design tab. This is where you can change the design and features of your header and footer.chartsColumn Charts
- 32. Compares values across categories
- 33. Pie Chart
- 34. Illustrate each data point’s size in proportion to the total of all items in the range. Each pie slice is displayed as a percentage of the whole pie. Only use when you have one data series and there are no negative or zero values.
- 35. Modifying Charts
- 36. Click on the chart to see the Chart Tools Design, Layout, and Format TabsWorksheet formattingEach new worksheet usually contains 3 sheets: Sheet 1, Sheet 2, and Sheet 3
- 37. You can insert new sheets by clicking the Insert Worksheet button or by right clicking on the worksheet bar and choosing Insert
- 38. Right clicking on the tab for each sheet will allow you to delete, rename, or change the tab color for the sheet
- 39. To move a worksheet, simply drag the tab to the new position
- 40. Always check your formulas after copying or moving a sheetPrinting To print multiple worksheets, choose Entire workbook in the Print dialogue box or select the worksheets you need before pressing print
- 41. The Page Break View will allows you to drag page breaks to different places
- 42. You can set a specific area to print by selecting it with your mouse, right clicking, and choosing “Set Print Area”tablesCreating a table allows you to manage data effectively
- 43. Tables allow you to sort and filter with ease
- 44. Filter arrows appear in the first row of the table and a border appears around the table by default
- 45. Excel includes predefined table styles grouped into categories. This allows you to add color, borders, and shading. You can also create custom table styles.
- 46. If you type data into a row or column adjacent to a table, Excel automatically resizes the table to include new dataSorting data in tablesTo sort by a single column, click in a cell and use the Sort Ascending or Descending option from the Sort and Filter drop down list
- 47. To Sort multiple columns, choose Custom Sort and then add our criteria. To use multiple levels of sorting, you will use the “Add Level” button. For example, if looking at a list of houses sold, you may want to sort by State, then by Selling Price, then by DateFiltering data in TablesA filter is used when you need to display certain records in your table. The ones you don’t need are hidden, but not deleted.
- 48. Once you are finished working with filtered data, you can remove the filter to redisplay all the rows.
- 49. Data not in a table can be filtered using the Sort and Filter buttons.