The following provide you with a summary of the “introducing Basic skills” covered in the last week lab.

1. Describe how to open, close, and save an Excel workbook.
To open an Excel workbook: * Click the Office button, and then click. * The Open dialog box appears; make sure the location in the Look in: box is correct. * Select the workbook name in the large list box. * Click the Open button in the dialog box
To close an Excel workbook: * Click the Office button and select Close Window. * Click Yes in the dialog box.
To save an Excel workbook: * Click the Office button and select Save As and then select Excel Workbook from the Save as type: drop-down list. * Click the Create New Folder button to the right of the Save in: box. * Enter the name for the new folder in the dialog box that appears. * Click OK. * Enter the name for the fi le in the File name: box. * Click the Save button. 2. Explain how to insert and delete an Excel worksheet.
To insert an Excel worksheet: * Right-click on any Sheet tab. * Select Insert from the shortcut menu. * To insert a simple worksheet, click the Worksheet icon in the dialog box. * To insert a formatted worksheet, click the Spreadsheet Solutions tab, and click any of the template icons. * Click OK.
To delete an Excel worksheet: * Right-click on a Sheet tab. * Select Delete from the menu. 3. Describe how to insert, delete, merge, and split cells in an Excel worksheet.
To insert a cell in an Excel worksheet: * Click the Home tab. * Click the Insert Cells button arrow, and then click Insert Cells. * Click the Shift cells right or Shift cells down radio button. * Click OK.
To delete a cell in an Excel worksheet: * Click the Home tab. * Click the Delete Cells button arrow, and then click Delete Cells.