The Visibooks Guide
To Calc 2.0
By Jill & Kevin Jordan
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The Visibooks Guide to Calc 2.0
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Table of Contents
Basic Calculations .......................................... 1
Add ........................................................................................................13
Subtract.................................................................................................21
Multiply..................................................................................................24
Divide ....................................................................................................28
Calculate averages...............................................................................31
Find the maximum value .....................................................................35
Formatting Worksheets ................................ 39
Format text............................................................................................40
Format cells ..........................................................................................49
Adjust columns and rows....................................................................60
Print worksheets ..................................................................................65
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Manipulating Data .........................................75
Move, copy, and paste......................................................................... 76
Add/delete columns............................................................................. 86
Add/delete rows ................................................................................... 92
Employ multiple worksheets .............................................................. 97
Employ AutoFill ................................................................................. 100
Insert/delete worksheets ................................................................... 106
Advanced Calculations ...............................113
Create formulas across worksheets ................................................ 114
Employ absolute references ............................................................. 120
Employ the function wizard .............................................................. 129
Making Data Visible ....................................139
Add notes ........................................................................................... 140
Freeze panes ...................................................................................... 143
Create charts...................................................................................... 147
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Basic Calculations
In this section, you’ll learn how to:
• Add
• Subtract
• Multiply
• Divide
• Calculate averages
• Find the maximum value
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1.
Start Calc.
You should see a screen that looks like this:
2
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2.
Click in cell A1 to place the cursor there.
3.
Type:
Party Palace
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3
4.
Click in cell A3.
Cell A3 should now be highlighted:
5.
Type:
Per Costume Costs
6.
Press the ENTER key on your keyboard.
Cell A4 should now be highlighted.
4
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7.
Type:
Material
8.
Press the ENTER key on your keyboard.
9.
In cell A5, type:
Elastic
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5
10.
Press the ENTER key.
In cell A6, type:
Labor
11.
Press the ENTER key.
In cell A7, type:
Total
6
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12.
Click in cell B4 to highlight the cell.
Type:
3.09
13.
Press ENTER to move to cell B5.
Type:
0.37
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14.
Press ENTER to move to cell B6.
Type:
6.92
8
15.
Press ENTER to move to cell B7.
16.
On the Toolbar, click the
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icon.
17.
When the Save as window appears, make sure the My
Documents folder appears as the Save in folder.
18.
Click the
icon.
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19.
When the New Folder window appears, type:
Practice Calc Files
in the Name box.
Then press ENTER.
The Practice Calc Files folder will appear in the list.
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20.
Double-click the Practice Calc Files folder.
The Practice Calc Files folder should now appear as the Save
in folder:
21.
In the File name box, type:
Party Palace
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11
Click the
button.
Tip: So far, only Sheet 1 has been used. That’s an individual
worksheet.
All the worksheets—Sheet 1, Sheet 2, Sheet 3, etc. (you’ll work
with them later) make up a workbook.
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Add
1.
Click in cell B7.
2.
Type:
=
3.
Click in cell B4.
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4.
Type:
+
5.
Click in cell B5.
6.
Type:
+
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7.
Click in cell B6.
8.
Press the ENTER key.
The total in cell B7 should be 10.38.
9.
Click in cell B7.
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Look in the Formula Bar.
It should read:
=B4+B5+B6
Tip: You just created a formula that adds up the per costume
costs for the material, elastic, and labor.
Formulas always begin with an =.
16
10.
On the Toolbar, click the
11.
Click in cell D3.
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icon.
12.
Type:
Price
13.
In the cells below, type:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
14.
A
Party Palace
Per Costume Costs
Material
Elastic
Labor
Total
B
3.09
0.37
6.92
10.38
C
D
Price
Costume
Packaging
Total
E
17.99
1.25
Click in cell E6.
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15.
On the Toolbar, click the
icon.
The worksheet should look like this:
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16.
Press the ENTER key.
The total in E6 should be 19.24.
17.
Click in cell E6.
The Formula Bar should show:
=SUM(E4:E5)
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Tip: This is just a different way of adding numbers. By clicking
the
E5.
20
icon, you told Calc to SUM the numbers from E4 through
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