1. Open Microsoft Excel 2010. A new spreadsheet will open. Click on the Office Button, followed by Open. Select your file by double-clicking on it. It will open up on your screen.2. Click anywhere on the spreadsheet. Click 'Insert' on the toolbar, followed by 'Object.' Click 'Create from File', followed by 'Browse.' Select your calendar image file. Click 'Insert', followed by the 'OK' button. Your calendar image will show up on your spreadsheet.3. Refer to your calendar as you enter your equations into your spreadsheet cells or simply input data, such as email addresses or names. Once you...
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
How to Use an Excel Equation
Basic Equation Entry1. Launch Microsoft Excel 2010.2. Activate the software over the Internet if prompted.3. Click in any blank cell and type the number '15' into the cell and press 'Enter' to save the entry and move to another cell. Alternately press the 'Tab' or any arrow key or click the mouse in a new cell to save the entry and move to a new cell.4. Type the number '5' into another blank cell and press 'Enter.'5. Type the 'Equal' sign ('=') into a blank cell and click once on the cell with the number '15' in it. Click the 'Plus' sign (' ') and click once on the cell with the '5'...
How to Customizing the Excel Status Bar
1. Right click anywhere on the Excel status bar to bring up the 'Customize Status Bar' window.2. Click on the left side of the Customize window next to the items that you want to add or remove from the status bar. Any field that has a check mark next to it is active and will show up on the Excel Status bar. Remember that many of the items on the list, like caps lock or permissions, will only show up on the status bar if they are turned on, so placing a check next to them might not show any immediate results.3. Click anywhere outside of the Customize window to finish customizing the status...
How to Shrink Columns in Microsoft Excel 2003
1. Select the column you want to shrink. Left-click on the column letter to activate and select that column.2. Shrink the column using the column width menu. Right-click on the activated column and select “Column Width.” Enter the desired column width in pixels and then click 'OK' to change.3. Select the column you wish to shrink manually. Left-click on the column letter that you wish to shrink manually to activate that column.4. Shrink the column manually. Hang the cursor over the edge of the column borders at the top of the column until an arrow appears. Then left-click and hold as you...
How to Divide an Excel Spreadsheet
Freeze Panes1. Double-click on the Excel file that you want to work with in order to open it up in the Microsoft Excel program.2. Click on the cell that is below and to the right of the point where you want to freeze the panes. If you only want to freeze the top row or leftmost column, you don't need to select any cell.3. Select the 'View' tab on the toolbar at the top of the Excel window. Find the 'Window' group within that toolbar. If your Excel window is very small, you may have to click on the 'Window' button to view all the buttons in the group.4. Click on 'Freeze Panes' to open up...
How to Write a VBA Script
1. Open the Microsoft Office application that you want to write a script for. For example, open Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint.2. Click on the 'Developer' tab and then click on 'Visual Basic.' The Visual Basic Editor (VBE) screen will open. Alternatively, you can press the 'Alt' and 'F11' keys to open the VBE.3. Click on the 'Insert' tab and then click on 'Module' to open a blank window. This is where you will type your script.4. Type your script into the open window. You should start by typing 'Function [function name]()' if your script is a function or 'Sub [subroutine]()' if your...
How to Use Excel Countif
1. Select the desired cell on the spreadsheet to display the calculated formula.2. Type '=countif(' and select the range of cells to be evaluated by clicking the first cell, holding down the mouse button and dragging the cursor to the last cell before releasing the mouse button.3. Type ',' and then identify the criteria for counting each cell's content as 'TRUE' for one point, making sure to enclose characters between quotation marks. For example, type 'purple' within quotation marks to count those cells containing the word; type '>9' within quotation marks to count the number of cells...
How to Create an Option Group in MS Excel
1. Display the Developer tab if it is not already visible. To turn this tab on, click the Microsoft Office Button (a round button with the mutli-colored Office logo) and choose 'Excel Options'. In the section called 'Top Options for Working with Excel', find the 'Popular' category. Place a check next to 'Show Developer Tab' in the Ribbon checkbox and click 'OK'.2. Access the Developer tab and enter the 'Controls' section, then click the 'Insert' menu.3. Select the 'Form Controls' option inside the 'Insert' menu, then click on the 'Option' button.4. Click the cell on the spreadsheet that...
How to Insert a Zip File Into Excel
1. Open the Excel file that you want to insert a Zip file into.2. Select the worksheet you want to add the Zip file to and click the 'Insert' tab located in the Excel ribbon.3. Click 'Object' from the 'Text' section of the ribbon. The 'Object' window will open.4. Select 'Create from File' and then click 'Browse' so you can search for the Zip file you want to insert.5. Click the Zip file you want to insert in your Excel workbook and then click 'Open.'6. Click 'OK' to insert the Zip file you selected. The Zip file will show up as a folder icon in your Excel spreadshe...
Friday, September 14, 2012
How to Create a Form in Excel 2003
1. Open Excel 2003 from your 'Start' menu.2. Click the 'New' button that looks like a blank sheet of paper. Delete 'Sheet 2' and 'Sheet 3' by right clicking on the Tab, and then select 'Delete.'3. Enter any questions and instructions you want in the corresponding cells.4. Input any calculations you want for the form.5. Change the font, color, highlighting and formatting to fit your preferences.6. Save the form as a template. Print the form if you desire by clicking the 'Print' butt...
How to Open Excel 2007 Files As Separate Windows
1. Open Microsoft Excel.2. Click the 'Office' icon located in the upper-left corner of Microsoft Excel.3. Click 'Excel Options.'4. Select 'Advanced.'5. Scroll down to 'Display.'6. Check the box next to 'Show all windows in taskba...
How Do I Vertically Center in Excel?
Instructions1. Type some text into a cell. Keep the cursor on this cell.2. Select 'Format' from the top menu bar. The top menu bar includes all the commands.3. Select 'Cells' from the drop-down menu.4. Select the 'Alignment' tab from the 'Format Cells' menu that pops up. The alignment tab sits between the 'Number' and 'Font options5. Select 'Vertical' from the 'Text Alignment' menu. Look for the 'vertical' option right below the 'horizontal' option.6. Select the vertical alignment position you want for your text. For instance, when you click the 'vertical' option, a drop-down...
How to Alphabetize an Excel Spread Sheet
1. Highlight the data you want alphabetized (including the headers). If the employee payroll spreadsheet has columns for 'First Name,' 'Last Name,' 'Hours Worked' and 'Pay Drawn,' and you want to sort data in an alphabetic order by 'Last Name,' then you will have to highlight data under 'Last Name' as well as 'First Name,' 'Hours Worked' and 'Pay Drawn.' If you don't highlight data in other columns, i.e. 'First Name,' 'Hours Worked' and 'Pay Drawn,' then the information in the 'Last Name' would be alphabetized, while information in other columns would not be sorted, and you'd end up jumbling...
How Can I Sort Dates on an Excel Spreadsheet by Months Instead of Years?
1. Insert a blank column to the left of the column that has your date range. Go to the top menu and select 'Insert' and choose 'Columns.'2. Click the first blank cell that is next to your date cell and type =TEXT( cell number,'MMDD'). For example, if your first date range is B4 and your date range is 03/25/1970, your formula would be =TEXT(B4, '0325').3. Copy the cell with the formula and highlight the remaining blank cell and click 'Paste.' You will see just the months of your date range for each cell.4. Sort your data by the new-month column. Go to the top menu; click 'Data' and...
Thursday, September 13, 2012
How to Use Inches in Excel
1. Select the cells that you would like to format as inches. To do this, click and drag to highlight the cells. You can also click the letters at the top to highlight entire columns or the numbers on the side to highlight entire rows.2. Right-click the selected cells to open the context-sensitive menu. If the cells contain numbers or are empty, one of the options will be 'Format.' Select 'Format.'3. Select the 'Number' tab in the Format Cells screen to show settings for number cells. In most cases, this will be the default tab when the Format Cells screen opens.4. Scroll down, and choose...
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