Ch3 Headings Flashcards

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Excel Window Buttons

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  • Each excel window has five buttons located on the right side of the title bar.
  • Buttons are:
    • Help
    • Full Screen Mode
    • Minimize
    • Maximize
    • Close
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Excel Window States

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  • Excel windows can be in one of the following states:
    • Maximized: Fills the entire screen.
    • Minimized: Window is hiddne, but still open.
    • Restored: Window is non maximized.
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Resizing Excel Windows

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  • Make sure the window is not maximized. Click on the title bar and drag it with your mouse.
  • To resize the window, Click on one of the borders and drag.
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Make all windows visible

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  • Choose View -> Window -> Arrange All displays the Arrange Windows dialog box.
  • This tiles all of the windows that are currently open in excel.
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Switching Between Windows

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  • Excel only allows for one window to be active at once. This is the window that accepts input.
  • To make another window active:
    • Click on the window if it is visiable.
    • Press Ctrl+F6 to cycle through all open windows.
    • Choose View -> Window -> Switch Windows and select the window from the drop down list.
    • Click the Excel Icon in the Windows Taskbar
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Close Windows

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  • To close windows:
    • Choose File -> Close
    • Click the close button on the tool bar.
    • Press Alt+F4
    • Press Ctrl+W
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Activate a Worksheet

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  • Like workbooks, only one worksheet can be active.
  • To activate a worksheet:
    • Click the sheet tab.
    • Press Ctrl+PGUP or Ctrl+PDDN to move between sheets.
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Adding New Worksheets to a Workbook

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  • Click the New Sheet Control. It is a plus sign locatd to the right of the last sheet tab.
  • Press Shift+F11.
  • Right click a sheet tab, choose Insert from the shortcut menu.
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Delete a worksheet

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  • Right click the sheet tab and choose delete from the shortcut menu.
  • Activate the unwanted worksheet and click Home -> Cells -> Delete -> Delete Sheet.
  • To select mulitple sheets, press Ctrl while clicking on the sheets that you want to delete.
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Change the Color of a Worksheet Tab

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Right click the tab, choose tab color from the shortcut menu.

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Rearranging Worksheets

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  • To move or copy a worksheet:
    • Right click the sheet tab. Choose move or Copy.
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Prevent Sheet Actions

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  • To prevent sheets from being unhidden, inserting new sheets or other actions:
    • Choose Review -> Changes -> Protect Workbook.
    • Select the Structure option.
    • Enter a password.
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To make a very hidden sheet

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  • A very hidden sheet does not appear in the Unhide dialog box.
  • Choose Developer -> Controls -> Properties.
  • In the dialog box, select the visible option and choose 2 xlSheetVeryHidden.
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Hide and Unhide a Worksheet

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  • To hide a worksheet:
    • Right click the sheet tab and click Hide Sheet.
  • To unhide a worksheet:
    • Right click any sheet tab.
    • Choose unhide sheet.
    • A dialog box will appear that shows all of the hidden sheets.
    • Choose the sheet you want to display.
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View Two Worksheets at the same time

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  • To create and display a new view of the active workbook:
    • Choose View -> Window -> New Window
    • Excel will show the difference in the windows within the title bar. You will see the file name followed by a : and a 1 for the first window or a :2 for the second.
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Compare sheets side by side

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  • To view sheets side by side:
    • Make sure the two sheets are in separate windows.
    • Choose View -> Window -> New Window.
    • Activate the First Window.
    • Choose View -> Window -> View Side by Side.
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Split Worksheet Window into Panes

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  • A worksheet can be split into different panes instead of windows.
  • Choose View -> Window -> Split
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Freeze Panes

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* Rows can be frozen to keep them in sight.

  • To freeze panes:
    • Move the cell pointer to the cell below the row that you want to remain visible and to the right of the column.
    • Choose View -> Window -> Select the Freeze Panes option form the drop down list.
    • Excel will insert dark lines to show the frozen rows and columns.
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Watch Window

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  • Watch windows can be used to monitor a particular value when you are working in excel.
  • It displays the value of any number of cells in a window that is always visible.
  • To display a watch window:
    • Choose Formula’s -> Formula Auditing -> Watch Window.
  • To a cell to watch, click Add Watch and specify the cell to watch.
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Hide Rows and Columns

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  • To hide a row or column:
    • Click Home -> Cells -> Format -> Hide & UnHide.
  • Hidden rows and columns have their heights set to zero.