----- Original Message ----- From: Loretta Conaty To: careyedel@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 8:57 AM Subject: FW: [vip_students] Excel Tutorial: Lesson 4, reviewing the excel window! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lists Sent: 09 March 2007 17:00 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] Excel Tutorial: Lesson 4, reviewing the excel window! 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) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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