33 - Info EXCEL CURSORS

There are four different types of cursors in Excel. Understanding these cursors will make using Excel a lot
easier. The cursor is the way your mouse looks on the screen.

1. The most common cursor is the select mode cursor. This cursor looks like a thick cross. It is white with a
thick black outline. When this cursor is showing, you are in a normal mode in Excel.



2. The next cursor is the click and drag cursor. This
cursor looks like a white arrow with a black outline. If
you click your mouse and drag somewhere while this
cursor is showing, you will move whatever you have
clicked on to the place where you let go of your
mouse. This cursor can do the same thing as cutting
and pasting, but muck quicker.

3. The next cursor is the auto fill cursor. This cursor
looks like a thin black cross. You can use this cursor to repeat
things or fill in a series (such as dates) by simply clicking and
dragging. You can only get this cursor if you place your cursor
on the bottom right-hand corner of a cell.


4. The last cursor is the resizing cursor. This cursor looks like a
thick black line with two arrows intersecting it. This cursor is used to
change the size of your rows or columns. You will only get this
cursor when your mouse is along the edges where the rows and
columns are named. When you get this cursor, you can click and
drag to the size you want. If you are resizing columns, and you get
this cursor, you can simply double-click, and Excel will automatically
resize your column to fit the text.


How to enter info into Excel
http://spclc.org/sites/default/files/Excel_Exercise_1_BASIC_-Entering_Information.pdf

34 Excel - Addresses
Open Microsoft Excel
Create an address list and names
Click in the first square A1 and type Name
Hit tab and now you are in B1, type street address
Hit tab and now you are in C1, type city
Hit tab and now you are in D1, type state
Hit tab and now you are in E1, type zip code
Add information for 5 people to your list including name, address, city, state and zip code
If you cant see all the words in a box put your mouse cursor on the line between the columns until it
changes shapes, click twice and the box should enlarge or click and drag to a new size

35 - Excel - Format
Open Address list from previous assignment.
Highlight all cells that have information.
On the top ribbon, find FORMAT AS TABLE, click on the arrow and choose a style.
A pop up box will open, click on the box My table has headers
Click OK
Now your table is formatted.
Beside the STREET ADDRESS there is a small arrow, click on it and click SORT Z-A and watch what
happens.
Beside the NAME tab, click the arrow and SORT A-Z.


36 - Excel SHOPPING LIST

Open a new Excel worksheet
Create a shopping list.
A1 type FOOD
B1 type HY-VEE PRICE
C1 type FAREWAY PRICE
Make a shopping list with 8 items and prices do not use dollar signs, just a number 99
In A10 type TOTAL
Highlight all and FORMAT AS TABLE choose a style




FOOD HyVee Fareway
Eggs 1.29 1.09
Milk 4.50 3.99
Total


37 Monthly Budget
Create a monthly budget for Fred Smith.
Label columns for items, expenses and income.
Use the information from the paragraph below to fill in columns.

Fred earns $123.00 a month delivering newspapers. He earns $246.00 a month mowing lawns. He earns
$549.00 per month stocking shelves at a grocery store. Fred spends $350.00 a month on rent. He spends
about $30.00 a month on phone bills. He spends $50.00 a month on utilities like heat and electricity. He needs
to buy new shoes this month so that will cost an extra $50.00. He spends about $80.00 a month on groceries.
And he tries to save at least $35.00 a month in his savings account. He does not have to pay for gas or car
repairs but he does spend about $75.00 a month on the bus. He also pays for health insurance, which costs
$65.00 per month. Decide a reasonable amount for Fred to spend on fun things like eating out, movies, and
buying new stuff. You can make this one category in his budget.


Add a SUB TOTAL row
Put in the formula for totals for the expenses and income columns that you learned in the last
lesson =SUM( )
Add a TOTAL row
The formula will be =SUM(
Then click on the income subtotal
Then put a minus sign
Then click on the expense subtotal
Then add a )
The total should appear.
Item Expense Income
Rent $350
Stock shelves $549
Sub total $350 $549
Total $199






38 - Excel SHOPPING LIST #2
Open SHOPPING LIST from 36
Highlight columns HYVEE AND FAREWAY PRICES
Go to ribbon and click on arrow beside GENERAL
Scroll down to CURRENCY and click, dollar signs should appear, ok
Click in B10
Type =SUM(
Then Click on B2, hold mouse down, scroll down to B9, and lift up on mouse
Type )
It should look like =SUM(B2:B9)
Click ENTER and it should add all your prices
Repeat for Fareway prices
Now you can see which store has cheaper prices.
Change the prices of items and watch the total automatically change.