MS Excel Basics

This section will introduce the basics of Excel, such as: Excel Window, Ribbon, Workbook, Worksheet, Cells, Templates, Data Validation, print ..etc.

1. Excel window

when you start the excel application, excel window will appear and this section will let you learn the various important parts of excel window.

2. Excel Ribbon

The Ribbon is the strip of buttons and icons located above the work area. and it is organized into various tabs, such as: File, Home,Insert, Page Layout, Formulas, Data, Review, and View. while clicking on a tab, you will saw all of program’s features and commands. this section will guide you how to customize the Ribbon.

3. Excel Workbook

The workbook is a file that contains one or more worksheets , by default, the excel will create a blank workbook that contains 3 worksheets. this section will guide you how to create a new workbook or open an existing workbook or close a workbook.

4. Excel Worksheet

when you open an new workbook or start excel application, it will create 3 new blank worksheets. this setion will explain you how to create/insert/delete/move/copy/rename a  worksheet.

5. Excel Cells

A Cell can be used in a formula to hold differnt types of data like Numbers, Dates, Currency, Text..  this section will guide you how to format cells /set the cell type/create or change a cell reference…

6. Excel Rows

How do I insert a new row in excel? How do I delete a row in excel? How to delete multiple rows in Excel workbook? How to hide a row from being displayed in excel? How to unhide the hidden rows in excel? This section will guide you how to Insert/Delete/Hide/Unhide/Sizing columns in Microsoft Excel.

7. Excel Columns

How do I insert a new column in excel? How do I delete a column in excel? How to delete multiple columns in Excel workbook? How to hide a column from being displayed in excel? How to unhide the hidden columns in excel? This section will guide you how to Insert/Delete/Hide/Unhide/Sizing columns in Microsoft Excel.

8. Excel Ranges

Excel Ranges is a collection of cells (two or more cells). Thispost will guide you how to use excel ranges from the below 5 topics:

9. Excel Templates

Excel template is also a workbook, the only different is that it can be as a template or module to create other similar workbooks. there are many free excel templates in the internet or you can create your own excel template.

10. Excel  Data Validation

You can use Data validation to control what can be entered into a cell. such as: you can restricts the values allowed in a cell.

11. Excel Protect

How do I encrypt an excel file in excel 2013? How to encrypt excel workbook? How to encrypt an excel file with a password in Microsoft excel? This section will guide you how to encrypt excel file, protect workbook and protect worksheet in excel.

12. Excel print

How do I print a worksheet in excel? How do I print a workbook in Microsoft Excel 2013? How to quick print a excel work sheet? How to print a selection excel range? How to change the print setting to print the excel file base on your request. This section will explain you how to print a worksheet/ change the page scaling setting.