Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Chapter 9. Spreadsheet Essentials

As you probably know, Excel is Office 2008’s spreadsheet application. By working in a grid of columns and rows called a worksheet, you can create lists, perform complex calculations, and graph important data.

In this chapter, we’ll explore the basic topics you’ll need to understand in order to begin using Excel:

• Creating new workbooks

• Understanding the interface and views

• Entering data into cells and navigating a worksheet

• Using AutoFill to intelligently fill ranges

• Editing cell contents and performing Find/Replace procedures

• Documenting cells with comments

• Naming cell ranges

• Importing text files

• Working with workbooks and sheets

• Printing workbooks, worksheets, and selected ranges

This chapter discusses several advanced topics, ...