Appendix 5: Creating a Document Using Excel
Excel is the program most frequently used to create spreadsheets. Costume Supervisors use Excel spreadsheets for: costume breakdowns, Costume Description Lists, Budgeting and Finance records. The images and instructions below have been based on originals created by my colleague Technician Demonstrator and Costume Supervisor, Helen Ford.
1. Start with a newly opened ‘Book’ with Book 1 showing: more Books can be added by using the ‘+’ symbol (Figure A.5.1).
Figure A.5.1 A newly opened Excel ‘Book’
2. Click with the mouse in the first ‘cell’, A1 and add an appropriate title for the sheet —e.g. ‘Budget ...
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