Republic of the Philippines

ILOCOS SUR POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE

College of Agriculture
Main Campus, Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur
Name: Jeric G. Algas
Subject: IT 201

Date/Time: January 11, 2009, 1:00PM Assignment

Title: MICROSOFT
OFFICE EXCEL

Microsoft Excel 2007

– It is a program used to create, format, and compute numbers. It displays data

in row-and-column format. MS Excel makes it easy to compute numbers and
allows different ways to format data including charts and reports.
– It is a very powerful electronic spreadsheet that lets the user enter and use
numerical data with formulas and built-in functions. It consists of 16
worksheets, 65536 rows, and 256 columns.

A Workbook is a file in MS Excel that holds worksheets.

A Worksheet is composed of columns and rows that are similar to an accounting ledger. It
displays characters like letters, and numbers, and can do computations.

Parts and Uses of the MS Excel Environment

1. Toolbars – display commands that are commonly used for easy access
2. Name Box - displays the address of the active cell
3. Formula bar – displays the contents and formula entered on the active cell
4. Status bar – displays the information about a selected command
5. Select all Button – selects every cell in a worksheet
6. Sheet Tabs – let you display worksheets in the open workbook
7. Row headers – a number used to identify a row
8. Column headers – a letter used to identify a column
9. Active cell – the cell that has a thick border that will hold any data that you type or
entered
10.Scroll bars – includes vertical and horizontal scroll bar and four arrow used to move the
screen display horizontally or vertically
11.Title bar – displays the program and the name of the workbook that you are currently
using
12.Menu bar (7 Tabs) – lists the names of the menus or tabs in Excel
13.Minimize button – minimizes the window to a button on the task bar
14.Maximize/Restore button – switch between maximizing a window and restoring a
window to its previous size
 15.Close button – closes the window

Parts of the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Environment

Title Bar Minimize, Restore, and Close

buttons

Quick Access Toolbar

Office Window Menu bar (7 TABS)

Formula bar Column Header Toolbars

Active Cell

Select All Button Name Box

Row Header WORKSHEET

Vertical Scroll
Bar

Sheet Tabs Horizontal Scroll Bar

View
Buttons

Zoom