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The document discusses performing arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in Excel. It provides steps to enter data, write formulas to calculate results, format cells by making column names bold and borders, and set the print area.

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How To Do Addition Subtraction

The document discusses performing arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in Excel. It provides steps to enter data, write formulas to calculate results, format cells by making column names bold and borders, and set the print area.

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Hamham Lidasan
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How to Do Addition,

Subtraction, Multiplication &


Division in Excel
How To Perform Arithmetic Operations in
Excel
In this lesson, we are going to perform basic arithmetic operations i.e.
addition, subtraction, division and multiplication. The following table
shows the data that we will work with and the results that we should
expect.
Step 1) Create an Excel Sheet and Enter
the Data
Create a folder on your computer in my documents folder and name
it Last_Name_AddActivities.
For this lesson, we will be using Microsoft Excel 2013. The good news
is even if you have Microsoft Excel 2007 or 2010 or 2016 or higher, you
will still be able to follow the tutorial and get the same result.
Open Excel. You will get a window similar to the one shown below.
The outlook of Excel will depend on your version.
•Enter the data in your worksheet as shown in the image above.
•We will now perform the calculations using the respective arithmetic operators. When performing calculations in
Excel, you should always start with the equal (=) sign.
•Let’s start with the one for addition. Write the following formula in E2 Excel (Result column)
•=C2+D2

HERE,
•“=” tells Excel to evaluate whatever follows after the equal sign
•“C2” is the cell address of the first number given by C representing the column letter and 2 representing the row
number
•“D2” is the cell address of the second number given by D representing the column letter and 2 representing the
row number.
Press enter key on the keyboard when done. You should get 16 as the result.
Using the knowledge gained in the above example, try to write the formulas for subtraction, division, and
multiplication.
Step 2) Format Data in Microsoft Excel
We all love beautiful things don’t we? Formatting in Excel helps us
achieve exactly that. We can make our spreadsheets more
presentable. We will use the data in the arithmetic operations table.
We will make the column names;
• Bold
• Align serial numbers to the left
• Enclose the data in boxes.
Step 3) Make Column Names Bold
• Highlight the cells that have the column names by dragging them.
• Click on the bold button represented by B command.
• Your workbook should now appear as follows
Step 4) Align Data to the Left
• We will align the serial numbers to the left
• Highlight all the data in the S/N column
• Click on align left as shown below
Step 5) Enclose Data in Boxes
• Highlight all the columns and rows with data
• On the font ribbon bar, click on borders command as shown below.
You will get the following drop down menu
Select the option “All Borders”.
Your data should now look as follows.

Using the knowledge gained above, try to change the font color and try out other
options available on the Home tab.
Step 6) Set the Print Area, Print Preview &
Page Layout
The print area is the part of the worksheet that you would like to print
out on paper. The quick and easy way of doing it is by using the
following shortcut commands

Ctrl + P

You will get the following print preview.


• Press Esc button to exit print preview mode
• The page setup ribbon bar has a number of options i.e. orientation,
size, etc. Try to apply the different settings and use Ctrl + P shortcut
to preview the effects on the worksheet.

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