1. Microsoft Excel 2010 • Spreadsheet program • Part of Microsoft Office package • Organizer of data • Big computing power • Display charts and graphs • Small databases • Differences from previous versions • Excel 2003: menus are completely reorganized • Excel 2007: almost none

2. Cells • Work-book • Work-sheets, cells • Cells • References, columns and rows • Name box and formula bar • Sheet tabs • Autocalculate • Sheet operations • Right-click  Insert… • Right-click  Rename • Right-click  Tab Color… • Right-click  Move or Copy…

3. Types • Numbers’ formats • File Options  Advanced  Editing options • Types • Home  Numbers  • Value • Formula (begins with =) • Text (use ‘ to convince Excel)

4. Types • Value (aligned to the right) • Number: 23 or 56,45 or -0,4 or ,23 or (24) • Currency: €34,2 or 9€ or 0,7 € • Date: 3 Mar or 7/10/05 or Jun 2005 or 3-5 • Time: 2:34 am or 17:28 • Percentage: 34,5% • Formula • Everything which begins with = • Text (aligned to the left) • Everything else: alphanumeric characters and symbols

5. Data entry suggestions • Use the cells format dialog box before typing values! • Pay attention to what Excel understands, especially dates! • Pay special attention when converting between numbers and percentages! • 0,02  2% • 2  200% • 0,56 %  0,0056

6. Autotasks • Autofill • drag • Repeat the same value • Increment the value • When not satisfied of Excel behaviour: • CTRL + drag

7. Importing data • Home  Clipboard  Paste  •  Paste Value •  Paste Special… • Data  Get External Data  From Text • Fixed fields • Delimited fields

8. Formula • Choosing the cells • Cell pointing with mouse • Cell name with keyboard • Operations • Mathematical operations: + - * / ^ • Parenthesis • Errors • #DIV/0! Division by zero • #NAME? Wrong cell name • #REF! Wrong cell reference • #NULL! Function’s arguments missing or too many • #NUM! Wrong number in a function or too large number • #VALUE! Wrong type in a function

9. Formula references • Relative A1 • Dragging the formula • Absolute $A$1 • Partial absolute $A1 A$1 • F4

10. Formulas  Function Library  Warning: names are language dependent! Use the conversion table if studying in other languages •  Math & Trig  • SQRT, EXP, PI, LN, LOG • ROUND, ROUNDDOWN, ROUNDUP • ABS, RAND, RANDBETWEEN • MAX, MIN, SUM, AVERAGE • SUMIF, COUNTIF, AVERAGEIF

11. Functions •  Logical  • IF(test; value if true; value if false) • AND is ( ) * ( ) , OR is ( ) + ( ) • NOT •  Text  • LEN • RIGHT, LEFT, CONCATENATE, REPT

12. Slide only for ISDM5Date functions •  Date & Time  • NOW, TODAY • WEEKDAY • Serial number format and +/- operations • Date exact calculation • DAY, MONTH, YEAR • DATE • DATEDIF (the undocumented function)

13. Slide only for ISDM5Financial functions •  Financial • net present value •  XNPV • internal rate of return •  XIRR • Loan • T.A.N. Tasso AnnualeNetto (Yearly Net Rate) • T.A.E.G. Tasso AnnualeEffettivoGlobale (Yearly Real Global Rate)

14. Slide only for ISDM5Mortgage loan • constant payments and constant interest rate • PMT, IPMT, RATE, NPER • adjustable interest rate • Must build the table • Constant payments and adjustable length • Adjustable payments and constant length

15. Functions •  Statistical  • AVERAGE, VAR.S, STDEV.S • NORM.DIST, NORM.INV • Multiple sheets references • sheetname!A1 • [filename.xls]sheetname!A1

16. Data  Data Tools  What-If Analysis •  Goal Seek… •  Scenario Manager… •  Add •  Summary • Assigning cell’s name •  Data table… • Select entire table • One parameter:  Column input cell • Two parameters

17. Solver example • My profession is writing books and giving seminars. • Each book requires 300 working hours and I earn 15000 euro. • Each seminar requires 20 working hours and I earn 10000 euro. • I want to maximize my earnings. The obvious choice would be to give as many seminars as possible. • However, in order to be called by universities for seminars I need to write at least one book every year! • Moreover, I have further constraints: • I do not want to work more than 1600 hours per year • I must give at least 4 seminars per year in order to advertise my books • I have only 18000 euro funding and each book uses 500 euro, while each seminar uses 2500 euro • How to maximize my earnings satisfying my constraints?

18. Solver • File  Excel Options  Add-Ins  Go  Solver • Solver – Risolutore • Write variables, possibly using cell names • Write objective and constraints • Data  Analysis  Solver • set variables (Variablenzellen, Celle variabili) • set objective (Ziel, Obiettivo) • set constraints (Nebenbedingungen, Vincoli) • set constraints for integer and binary variables •  Solve (Lösen, Risolvi) • Answer report (Antwort, Valori)

19. Printing • Page Layout  Page Setup  •  Page  •  Orientation •  Scaling •  Margins  •  Center on page •  Header/Footer •  Sheet  •  Print area: •  Print  Gridlines • ViewWorkbook ViewsPage Break Preview • File  Print

20. Document formats • Portable Document File .pdf • PDF advantages • Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat • File  Print  choose printer Adobe PDF • Alternative ways to produce PDFs • Protecting documents with Adobe Acrobat • Tools  Security  Encrypt with Password • Excel document .xlsx • Excel 97-2003 document .xls • Plain Text .txt .csv

21. Automatic format • Home  Styles  Format as Table •  My table has headers • Design  Table styles  Clear • Data  Filter • HomeStyles  Conditional Formatting • Apply a rule which looks good •  Manage rules…  Edit Rule… •  Reverse Icon order

22. Chart building • Select cell range • Insert  Charts  • Choose chart type and subtype • Chart Tools  Design  •  Data  Switch Row/Column •  Data  Select Data  Add/Edit •  Chart Layouts •  Chart Styles •  Location

23. Chart Tools  Layout  •  Current Selection  •  Plot Area/Horizontal Axis/Vertical Axis  •  Format Selection •  Insert  •  Shapes/Text Box •  Labels  •  Chart Title/Axis Title/Legend/Data Labels •  Axes  •  Axes/Gridlines

24. Chart types • Multiple selection: CTRL + mouse • 1 data series • Columns and bar plots • Line and Area (not a math graph!) • Pie • Multiple data series • Stacked columns and bar plots • Stacked lines and stacked area • Scatter (only tool for mathematical graphs)

25. Extra • InsertIllustrationsShapesInsert Shapes • Non trasparent text box with arrow • Sheet protection except some cells • Review  Changes  •  Allow Users to Edit Ranges  New •  Protect Sheet…

26. Extras • Hide and unhide • HomeCellsFormatVisibilityHide & Unhide… • right-click  Hide/Unhide… • Split and freeze pane • Put cursor in the top left of the lower pane • View  Window  Freeze Panes • Review  Comments  New Comment

27. Extras • List (small database) • Data  Sort • Add Field • Data  Filter • Hyperlink • Select area, right-click  Remove Hyperlink • File  Options  Proofing  Autocorrect Options…  Autoformat as you type

28. PivotTable • Select well-structured cells • Insert  Tables  PivotTable • Drag items from PivotTable Field List • Left-click  Value Field Settings • Filter • Sort • Options  Group Field • Options  Tools  PivotChart

29. Statistics with Excel Add-ins • File  Excel Options  Add-Ins  Go  Analysis ToolPak • Analyse-Funktionen – Strumenti di Analisi • Data  Analysis  Data Analysis •  Descriptive Statistics (Popolationskenngrößen) •  Histogram • Right-click  Format Data Series  No Gap • Bin range (Klassenbereich)