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EXCEL
Excel is a software program from Microsoft that is part of the Microsoft Office suite of software
programs.
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program which allows one to enter numerical values or data
into the rows or columns of a spreadsheet, and to use these numerical entries for such things as
calculations, graphs, and statistical analysis
CELL
What is a cell?
A cell is the intersection between a row and a column on a spreadsheet.
The cell which is the intersection between a row and a column on a spreadsheet that starts with
cell A1. Below is an illustrated example of a highlighted cell in Microsoft Excel; the cell address,
cell name, or cell pointer "D8" (column D, row 8) is the selected cell and the location of what is
being modified.

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Autosum Function
Select a cell next to the numbers you want to sum, click AutoSum on the Home tab, press
Enter, and you're done. When you click AutoSum, Excel automatically enters a formula (that
uses the SUM function) to sum the numbers.

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How do you calculate in Excel?

Use the SUM function to total numeric values in a column or row
1. On a worksheet, click a cell below or to the right of the numeric values that you want to
total.
2. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click AutoSum . ...
3. Press ENTER to display the SUM function result in the selected cell.

Formatting
A. How do you change cell colors in Excel?

Select the cell or range of cells you want to format. Click Home > Format Cells dialog
launcher. On the Fill tab, under Background Color, pick the color you want. To use a
pattern with two colors, pick a color in the PatternColor box, and then pick a pattern in
the Pattern Style box.

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B. Apply cell borders

1. Select the cell or range of cells that you want to add a border to. Tip To quickly select
the whole worksheet, click the Select All button.
2. On the Home tab, in the Font group, click the arrow next to Borders , and then click the
border style that you want.

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C. Insert chart
We can insert charts in excel.

To insert a chart:
1. Select the cells you want to chart, including the column titles and row labels. These cells
will be the source data for the chart. ...
2. From the Insert tab, click the desired Chart command. ...
3. Choose the desired chart type from the drop-down menu. ...
4. The selected chart will be inserted in the worksheet.

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