1.11 HOW TO SAVE YOUR WORK IN EXCEL

 


Now that your spreadsheet is coming along nicely, you'll want to save your work. To save your spreadsheet, do the following.

 

  • Click the File tab in the top left of the excel, This one:

 


When you click the File tab, you'll see the options list appear:

 


Click save as then choose Browse then the following dialogue box will appear:

 


Type your name and then click save to finish save your document.

 

1.12 CURRENCY SYMBOLS IN EXCEL

 

Look at the following spreadsheet, which you'll shortly be creating:



The C column has a heading of "Price Each". The prices all have the currency symbol. To insert the currency symbol, do this:

 

  • Enter some prices on a spreadsheet (any will do) and highlight the cells.

 

  • With the cells highlighted, locate the Number panel on the Excel Ribbon bar (on the Home Tab):

 

Click the drop-down list that says General. You'll then be presented with a list of options:

 


Click the Currency item to add a pound sign. But if you're not in the UK, you'll see the default currency for your country.

To see other currencies, click on More (or More Number Formats). The Format Cells dialogue box appears. In the Category list, click on Currency. Select a Currency sign from the Symbol list. The dialogue box will then look like this:

 


Click OK to set the pound sign as the currency.

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