How to use Excel – How to use Simple Excel Formulas in a Spreadsheet

April 15, 2012 by steve

How to use Excel Formulas in a Spreadsheet

We move on in our computer lessons for Excel with quite a long video tutorial showing how to use Excel Formulas in a spreadsheet. We use a simple Excel spreadsheet to calculate the profits from running a special steam train service. The computer lesson for excel beginners demonstrates how to change currencies to a single Excel cell and also multiple Excel cells before concentrating on how to use Excel Formulas. The online tutorial shoes how to multilpy cell and then repeat the calculation by dragging the Excel Formula down to the Excel row or rows below. The computer lesson also uses Auto sum to calculate totals and shows how to place a calculated total in to another Excel cell.

Understand Excel Formulas

Anyone wishing to improve their basic computer skills and learn how to use Excel this computer lesson will help to understand Excel Formulas and Excel spreadsheets better whether for work or home. [Read more…]

What is Excel – Understand How to Use Excel Worksheets

April 8, 2012 by steve

How to use Excel

Our What is Excel course of computer lessons for Excel continues with an online video tutorial, Understand how to use Excel worksheets, helping beginners, seniors and those looking to learn Excel for work. The computer lesson explains why we may need a number of Excel worksheets for different projects. The online lesson then continues to show how to rename, colour code, drag and copy worksheets before demonstrating how to use Excel worksheets grouped togethor to make alterations. The tutorial also demonstrates how to keep headings in view when scrolloing large Excel worksheets before saving the work to file.

The computer lesson helps to understand what is Excel and is designed in an easy to follow format being suitable for seniors, beginners and anyone looking to improve their basic computer skills and learning Excel for work. The computer lesson follows a sequence in an Excel course and should be viewed in conjunction with other videos from our course. [Read more…]

Desktop – Computer Lesson for Seniors – Adding Desktop Gadgets to your Desktop

February 6, 2011 by steve

Computer lessons for seniors and beginners

In this computer lesson for seniors and beginners we demonstrate how to customise your desktop display by adding desktop gadgets such as a clock, news feeds and weather from around the world. The computer tutorial uses the windows 7 operating system although gadgets can also be displayed using Window Vista.

Gadgets are the handy little applications that let you know the time, the weather for home or your next holiday destination, exchange rates, latest news items and lots more. This online learning tutorial for beginners and seniors will demonstrate about gadgets, making your computer desktop much more personal to you and helping to enhance your own computer skills. The computer lesson is suitable for anyone worldwide wishing to learn about computers.

Level: Beginner/Intermediate

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