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80
70
60
50 East
40 West
North
30
20
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1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
A7 B4 C10 D5
Cells with addresses
Spreadsheet Basics
Words to Know: •Entry Bar •Active Cell • Format • Alignment
Tip:
To select an entire column or row, click on the column or row heading.
Spreadsheet Formulas
•A combination of values or cell references and
mathematical operators
•Mathematical Operators: + - * /
•Formulas begin with an equal sign
•The actual formula displays in the entry bar
•The results of the formula display in the cell
Spreadsheet Formulas
Words to Know: •Formula •Mathematical Operators
Formula: Combination of
values or cell references
and mathematical
operators such as +, -, /, *
The SUM
function is used to
find the total of
cells C3, C4, C5
and C6.
The same
calculation could
be done using a
mathematical
operator:
=C3+C4+C5+C6
Data Selected: B5-C6
Charts
Charts
30 23 22
19 20
24
Green
Red
•Each column in the
20 Orange group is a color.
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Bag #1 Bag #2 Bag #3
•The colors are the
Bags DATA SERIES. They
appear in the legend.
Data Series to Bar Chart #3
Data Series in Columns
Number of Candy in Three Bags
•Each group of columns
60 56 56 54
represents one color.
50 43 44
40 33 35
•Each column in the group
Number
Bag #1
30 Bag #2
20
23 22 24
19 20
Bag #3 is a bag.
•The bags are the DATA
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Blue Green Red Orange SERIES. They appear in the
Color
legend.
Pie Charts
• Shows the proportional size of items that
make up a data series to the sum of the
items
• Pie charts have only one data series
Chart Wizard Dialog Box
As you enter
information into
the chart wizard,
you see a preview
of your chart.
Chart Wizard Dialog Box
Axes Display
Besides naming
the axes, you can
decide if you
want categories
and values to
appear.
Chart Wizard Dialog Box
Gridlines
Legend
You can choose to
have a legend and
decide where it
appears. For a
chart like this one
that only has one
data series, a
legend isn’t
necessary.
Chart Wizard Dialog Box
Data Table
A data table
appears at the
bottom of your
chart and shows
the data in a table
format.
Chart Wizard Dialog Box