Many Excel workbooks are straightforward data collections, while others require explanation or annotation. In this video, learn how to add and format text boxes to enhance the content in your workbooks.
- [Instructor] Many cell workbooks…are straightforward data collections,…while others require explanation or annotation.…In this movie, I will show you how to add…and format text boxes to enhance the content…of your workbook.…This workbook contains the category sales data…for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018.…And you can see a chart on the right…that summarizes the number of sales.…Let's say that I happen to know…that the results for 2018 have not been audited,…so they're not final.…
What I can do to express that information…is to add a text box.…To do that I will go to the insert tab of the ribbon,…and then I will click the shapes button,…and the first shape usually under recently used…is the text box.…If it's not there, you can also find it…at the top left of basic shapes.…So I'll click the text box there,…and my mouse pointer changes to…a pointer with an A and a circle below that.…
That means I'm drawing a text box.…So I'll go ahead and draw it,…and I'll make it larger than I need.…There we go.…And you see that I have the text box…
Author
Curt Frye
Released
1/10/2019- Creating workbooks
- Manipulating cell data
- Using core functions and formulas
- Formatting worksheet elements
- Creating PivotTables
- Collaborating with others
- Working with charts
- Adding images and shapes
- Saving workbooks
- Printing files
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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1. Get Started with Excel
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The ribbon5m 36s
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Set program preferences3m 7s
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Get help in Excel2m 42s
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2. Manage Workbooks
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Set workbook properties3m 43s
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Create and modify templates4m 22s
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3. Work with Worksheets, Cells, and Cell Data
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Copy and paste cell data3m 46s
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Create named ranges4m 17s
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Create an Excel table5m 34s
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4. Sort, Filter, and Manage Worksheets
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Sort worksheet data3m 2s
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Create a custom sort order4m 20s
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Filter worksheet data4m 26s
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Manage worksheets3m 4s
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5. Summarize Data Using Formulas and Functions
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Add a formula to a cell4m 26s
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Create an AutoSum formula4m 12s
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6. Format Worksheet Elements
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Manage text alignment4m 49s
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Copy cell formats3m 31s
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Manage cell styles5m 5s
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Manage Office themes3m 1s
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Manage conditional formats3m 42s
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7. Work with Charts
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Create bar and column charts3m 33s
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Create line charts3m 4s
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Create XY (scatter) charts1m 53s
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Format chart elements3m 54s
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Create sparkline charts3m 28s
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8. Work with External Data and Objects
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Use hyperlinks5m 38s
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Create and format shapes4m 37s
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Add and adjust images4m 35s
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Add and format text boxes3m 25s
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Align and layer objects4m 19s
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9. Explore PivotTables
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Create a PivotTable4m 6s
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Pivot a PivotTable1m 57s
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Filter a PivotTable3m 24s
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10. Review and Share Your Spreadsheets
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Check spelling1m 59s
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Manage workbook comments2m 30s
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Set and remove print areas1m 29s
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Conclusion
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