Excel: Getting Started

Create a workbook

1. Open Excel.

2. Select Blank workbook.

    Or, press Ctrl+N

Enter data

To manually enter data

1. Select an empty cell, such as A1, and then type text or a number.

2. Press Enter or Tab to move to the next cell.
3. To fill data in a series:
4. Enter the beginning of the series in two cells: such as Jan and Feb; or 2014 and 2015.
5. Select the two cells containing the series, and then drag the fill handle  across or down the cells.

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