[vip_students] Excel Tutorial: Lesson 4, reviewing the excel window!

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Hi All,

 

Ready for another couple of excel lessons?. Okay, go to your "start menu, 
Programs menu" and down arrow till you come to Microsoft Excel then press the 
enter key to open. 

 

Topic: The Excel Program Window

 

Introduction.  This topic describes the layout of the Excel program window and 
defines the elements in the window. You will learn how to review the Excel 
program window to find each of these elements.

 

You may find it helpful to review the program window when you open a program 
that is new to you. Reviewing the window can help you learn what the program 
can do and what commands are available.

 

 

Exercise Objective.  In the following exercise, you will review the Excel 
program window using the JAWS Cursor.

 

 

Exercise: Reviewing the Program Window

Complete the following thirteen steps to review the Excel program window.

 

Step 1:  Press Insert-T to verify that Excel is the active program. JAWS  
announces, "Title Equals Microsoft Excel - Book1."

 

Step 2:  Press Insert-Minus route the JAWS Cursor to the PC Cursor.

 

Step 3:  Press Page Up to move the JAWS Cursor to the top of the window. Then, 
press Insert-Up Arrow. JAWS  announces, "Microsoft Excel - Book1  Minimize 
Symbol  Restore Symbol  Close Symbol."

 

The focus is on the title bar.

 

The title bar is a horizontal bar appearing at the top edge of the program 
window. The title bar lists the name of the active workbook. It also contains 
the Minimize, Restore, and Close buttons. You can press Insert-T at any time to 
read the workbook name in the title bar.

 

Minimize Button. When you activate the Minimize button, the program window 
reduces to a button on the Taskbar. The Minimize button performs the same 
function as the Minimize command on the Application Control menu.

 

Restore Button.  The Restore button expands the program window to its fullest 
possible size, or returns the window to its previous size after you have 
maximized it. This button performs the same functions as the Restore and 
Maximize commands on the Application Control menu.

 

Close Button. When you activate the program Close button, the program window 
and Microsoft Excel program closes. The Close button performs the same function 
as the Exit command on the File menu.

 

Step 4:  Press the Down Arrow key to locate the menu bar. JAWS  announces, 
"Minimize Symbol Restore Symbol Close Symbol."

 

Step 5:  Press the Down Arrow key. JAWS  announces, "File  Edit  View  Insert  
Format  Tools  Data  Window  Help   Type a question for help  Minimize Symbol  
Restore Symbol  Close Symbol."

 

The focus is on the menu bar.

 

The menu bar appears below the title bar. The menu bar contains these menus: 
File, Edit, View, Insert, Format, Tools, Data, Window, and Help. The Ask a 
Question combo box and the document Minimize, Restore, and Close buttons also 
appear on the menu bar.

 

Ask a Question Combo Box. You can use the Ask a Question combo box to obtain 
information on the question or keyword you type in the combo box.

 

Minimize Button. When you activate the Minimize button on the menu bar, the 
document window reduces to a button in the program window. The Minimize button 
performs the same function as the Minimize command on the Document Control menu.

 

Restore Button.  The Restore button on the menu bar expands the document window 
to its fullest possible size, or returns the window to its previous size after 
you have maximized it. This button performs the same functions as the Restore 
and Maximize commands on the Document Control menu.

 

Close Button. When you activate the program Close button on the menu bar, the 
active workbook closes. The Close button performs the same function as the 
Close command on the File menu.

 Note: "left alt + f4" is also a close command.

Step 6:  Press the Down Arrow key. JAWS  reads all of the buttons on the 
Standard toolbar.

 

The Standard toolbar appears below the menu bar. It contains buttons that 
represent the most frequently used commands, such as open a file, print, save, 
and cut and paste text. (You will learn how to review the Standard toolbar with 
the selection cursor later in this lesson.)

 

Step 7:  Press the Down Arrow key. JAWS  reads all of the commands on the 
Formatting toolbar. 

 

The Formatting toolbar appears below the Standard toolbar. It contains buttons 
that represent the most frequently used formatting commands, such as font 
settings, bold, justification, and indent. (You will learn how to review the 
Formatting toolbar with the selection cursor later in this lesson.)

 

Step 8:  Press the Down Arrow key. JAWS  announces, "A1  Scroll Down Symbol."

 

The focus is on the Name combo box on the Formula Bar.

 

The Formula Bar contains the Name combo box, Insert Function button, and an 
edit field.  The Name combo box lists the active cell's name or reference. The 
edit field lists the contents of the active cell.

 

The document window appears below the Formula Bar. The document window displays 
a single workbook. When you first open Excel, a new workbook opens to a blank 
worksheet. The worksheet includes column and row heading bars, cells, 
gridlines, and sheet tabs.

 

The Task Pane also appears to the right of the document window. The Task Pane 
lists commands related to the current function. You will learn more about the 
Task Pane later in this lesson.

 

Step 9:  Press the Down Arrow key. JAWS  announces, "A B C D E F G H I J K L  
New Workbook."

 

The focus is on the line displaying the Column Heading Bar and the top of the 
Task Pane.

 

The Column Heading Bar marks the top of the workbook in the document window. It 
displays a column reference at the top of each column. Column references run A 
through Z, then AA through AZ, BA through BZ, and continuing to IA through IZ. 
The column reference is the first coordinate in a cell reference.

 

The title "New Workbook" appears at the top of the Task Pane, indicating 
commands related to creating a new workbook appear in the Task Pane.

 

Step 10:  Press the Down Arrow key to locate the first row reference on the Row 
Heading Bar. JAWS  announces, "1." (Currently, 23 rows are displayed.)

 

The Row Heading Bar is a vertical bar that appears along the left side of the 
workbook. It lists the row reference at the beginning of each row. The row 
references number 1 through 65,536. The row reference is the second coordinate 
in a cell reference. 

 

Currently the worksheet grid for the first worksheet in the workbook is 
displayed. The worksheet grid consists of row and column gridlines and cells.

 

Below the worksheet grid are three Sheet Tabs.

 

Step 11:  Press the Down Arrow key until JAWS  announces, "Sheet1 Sheet2  
Sheet3  Scroll Left Symbol  Scroll Right Symbol." (As you press the Down Arrow 
key JAWS  will read the row reference numbers currently displayed and the 
commands in the Task Pane.)

 

The Sheet Tabs list the name of each worksheet in the workbook. By default, 
worksheets are named Sheet1, Sheet2, Sheet3, etc.

 

Step 12:  Press the Down Arrow key to locate the status bar. JAWS  announces, 
"Ready."

 

The status bar provides information about some selected commands or information 
about an operation in progress. The right side of the status bar indicates 
whether keys such as the Caps Lock, Scroll Lock, or Num Lock are active. When 
you are not performing a task, the status bar lists "Ready" indicating you can 
enter new data or execute a command. To read the status bar, press Insert-Page 
Down.

 

Step 13:  When you are finished reviewing the window, press the Plus key to 
activate the PC cursor. 

 

 

What You Learned.  In this topic, you learned:

 

You can review the Excel program window using the JAWS Cursor and the Up and 
Down Arrow keys.

 

The Excel program window contains the following elements: 

 

Title Bar

Program Resize and Close Buttons

Menu Bar

Document Resize and Close Buttons

Standard Toolbar 

Formatting Toolbar

Formula Bar

Task Pane

Document Window that displays the workbook's Column Heading Bar, Row Heading 
Bar, Worksheet Grid, and Sheet Tabs

Status Bar

 

You can press Insert-T to read the title bar. To read the status bar, press 
Insert-Page Down.

 

(End of lesson)

 



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