Microsoft Excel is a program that is designed primarily for creating
spreadsheets that a user can use to sort and organize data
into easy to understand forms.. It makes this very easy by
enabling users to analyze data in the forms of tables,
charts, and worksheets. |
| This webpage has
been created by: Brian Hsu, James Lee, Keeran Lewis,
Dharminder Kalsi, and Richard Peralta. This webpage has
been prepared in support of the partnership between the
University of Maryland and the National University of
Rwanda. |
Here is a
summary of the main purpose/ purposes of the program:
- Understanding the practicality of Microsoft Excel
- Familiarizing oneself with Excel's basic feature
- Using spreadsheets in everyday activity to
understand complicated data
- Using constants and formulas to create a faster
way to input data
Learning Objectives have been designed by the creators
of this web page to provide the user with what he or she
will want to learn from this teaching material.
These learning objectives serve as foundation for the
information that a novice should extract from this
introduction to Microsoft Excel |
| Here is a list of
lessons and what will be learned in each lesson. |
| Lesson |
Description |
Link |
| Lesson
1: |
What
is Microsoft Excel
- Learn about what the program is
used for in the real world. |
Intro |
| Lesson
2: |
Getting started with Microsoft Excel
- Understanding the basics of Excel - Opening Files,
Saving Files, and Printing Files |
The
Basics |
| Lesson
3: |
Understanding general Microsoft interface within Microsoft
Excel |
General Interface |
| Lesson
4: |
Getting a bit more complicated - Adding and Deleting both
rows, columns, and entire worksheets |
Adding and Deleting in Excel |
| Lesson
5: |
Understanding Key Terms - Definitions and Terminology |
Key Terms |
|
Quiz Time: |
The best way to evaluate what you have learned so far is
to take two practice quizzes |
Quizzes |
|
Exercise 1: |
Opening Excel - This exercise and the following exercises
are designed to allow a user to walk through Microsoft
Excel |
Opening Excel |
|
Exercise 2: |
Practice using Save As in Microsoft Excel |
Save As |
|
Exercise 3: |
Exploring Microsoft Excel's Office Assistant |
The Office Assistant |
|
Exercise 4: |
Calculating Averages- Practice Makes Perfect |
Calculating Averages |
|
Exercise 5: |
Practice using the Excel Toolbars |
Toolbars |
|
Exercise 6: |
Practice Printing |
|
PowerPoint Presentation |
Here you can view the PowerPoint lesson for this chapter of Excel. |
PowerPoint Presentation |
|
Homework Problems |
These homework problems are designed to test the material
that the student in supposed to learned and hopefully
understands |
Homework |
|
Web Links |
These additional links will provide the user with any
further information that the user would like to learn
about Excel. |
Web Links |
|
Practice Test: |
This
is a practice test that will challenge the student to
recall all the information that he or she is responsible
for learning and knowing. |
Practice Test
|
| Review: |
Review
of all points covered by making a final project. In this
section we will simply tell you what to do. You will
have to use your own knowledge from the above lessons to
complete it. If you get stuck feel free to go to the
lesson in which the information you need is located. |
Review |
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