Wiley Excel Workbook For Dummies 978-0-471-79845-3 ユーザーズマニュアル

In This Chapter

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Launching Excel and opening a new workbook

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Moving around the workbook

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Selecting cell ranges in a worksheet

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Doing simple data entry in a worksheet

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Using AutoFill to create data series and copy formulas

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Saving the spreadsheet as an Excel workbook file

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ata entry is the bread and butter of any spreadsheet you create or edit. The exercises
in this chapter give you a chance to practice launching Excel, moving around a new

spreadsheet, the many aspects of data entry, and, most importantly, saving your work.

Launching Excel

Excel is only one of the many application programs included as part of Microsoft Office. In
order to be proficient in its use, you need to be familiar with all the various ways of launch-
ing the program.

Q.

What are the different techniques I can use
to start Excel?

A.

You should be familiar with all these 
methods:

• Click Start on the Windows taskbar and

then highlight All Programs and click
Microsoft Office Excel (2003 users need
to select the Microsoft Office item before
clicking Microsoft Office Excel).

• Double-click an Excel workbook file in

any folder on any drive to which your
computer has access.

• Double-click the Excel program icon on

your computer’s desktop.

• Click the Microsoft Excel icon on the

taskbar’s Start menu.

• Click the Excel icon on the Quick Launch

toolbar.

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