I want manuals in my hand

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Using Excel for the first time and I have no idea what the terms are. You
need a glossery (that is easily available) plus a paper manual that I can
look through to figure out exactly what you mean. You start with a base of
knowledge that I do not have which makes it extremely difficult to understand
what you mean. For instance, I do not even know how to title a spreedsheet
(I didn't know that a spreedsheet and a worksheet are the same thing!) or how
to make column labels. And I can't seem to grasp your directions. I am
trying to start a really simply spreedsheet with one column of names plus 7
more columns that will have numbers in them. HELLLLLLLLLLP!
 
How about some easy on-line tutorials?

Some tutorial sites for basics of Excel........

http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel/index.html

http://www.baycongroup.com/el0.htm

Also, use the Excel Help Menu. I realize it is difficult to know what to ask
of Help when you don't know the terms but...........

Help>Answer Wizard "labels"(no quotes) brings up a buch of hits.

A spreadsheet and a worksheet are not the same thing.

From http://www.dssresources.com/history/sshistory.html

What is a spreadsheet?

In the realm of accounting jargon a "spread sheet" or spreadsheet was and is a
large sheet of paper with columns and rows that organizes data about
transactions for a business person to examine. It spreads or shows all of the
costs, income, taxes, and other related data on a single sheet of paper for a
manager to examine when making a decision.

An electronic spreadsheet organizes information into software defined columns
and rows. The data can then be "added up" by a formula to give a total or sum.
The spreadsheet program summarizes information from many paper sources in one
place and presents the information in a format to help a decision maker see
the financial "big picture" for the company.

There are other spreadsheet applications.

Sticking to Excel...........

A file is a WORKBOOK.

A WORKBOOK contains one or more WORKSHEETS

A WORKSHEET consists of rows and columns. The trick to using Excel is
manipulating data using those rows and columns.

Stick with it. You'll get there.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP
 
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