Page 11 - Excel 2007 Bible

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Contents
Better Looking Charts..................................................................................................................28
Page Layout View ........................................................................................................................29
Enhanced Conditional Formatting ..............................................................................................30
Consolidated Options..................................................................................................................31
SmartArt......................................................................................................................................31
Formula AutoComplete ..............................................................................................................32
Collaboration Features ................................................................................................................33
Compatibility Checker ................................................................................................................33
Improved Pivot Tables ................................................................................................................33
New Worksheet Functions ..........................................................................................................34
Other New Features ....................................................................................................................34
Chapter 3: Entering and Editing Worksheet Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Exploring the Types of Data You Can Use....................................................................................35
About numerical values ....................................................................................................35
About text entries..............................................................................................................36
About formulas ................................................................................................................36
Entering Text and Values into Your Worksheets ..........................................................................37
Entering Dates and Times into Your Worksheets ........................................................................38
Entering date values..........................................................................................................39
Entering time values ........................................................................................................39
Modifying Cell Contents..............................................................................................................39
Erasing the contents of a cell ............................................................................................39
Replacing the contents of a cell ........................................................................................40
Editing the contents of a cell ............................................................................................40
Learning some handy data-entry techniques ....................................................................41
Automatically moving the cell pointer after entering data ......................................41
Using arrow keys instead of pressing Enter ............................................................42
Selecting a range of input cells before entering data................................................42
Using Ctrl+Enter to place information into multiple cells simultaneously ..............42
Entering decimal points automatically ....................................................................42
Using AutoFill to enter a series of values ................................................................43
Using AutoComplete to automate data entry ..........................................................43
Forcing text to appear on a new line within a cell ..................................................44
Using AutoCorrect for shorthand data entry ..........................................................44
Entering numbers with fractions ............................................................................45
Simplifying data entry by using a form ..................................................................45
Entering the current date or time into a cell............................................................46
Applying Number Formatting ....................................................................................................47
Improving readability by formatting numbers ..................................................................47
Using automatic number formatting ......................................................................47
Formatting numbers by using the Ribbon ..............................................................48
Using shortcut keys to format numbers ..................................................................48
Formatting numbers using the Format Cells dialog box..........................................49
Adding your own custom number formats........................................................................51
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