Download files at: people.highline.edu The Excel 2010 Basics Series shows a systematic description of what Excel can do from beginning to end. Topics Covered In Video: 1. Equal Sign 2. Use Cell References for formula Inputs any time a number can change (like payroll data or an interest rate) 3. Numbers that can be typed into a formula (numbers that do not change) 4. Three ways to enter a formula (Mouse, Arrows, Typing) 5. Ampersand = Join Symbol (Shift + 7) 6. Calculating Formula 7. Text Formula 8. Search For Function using Insert Function dialog box 9. EFFECT and PMT finance functions 10. Format Cells Dialog Box 11. Currency Number formatting 12. General Number formatting 13. DOLLAR function for Text Formulas (applies Currency Formatting to number in text formulas) 14. Number Formatting is a façade that sits on the surface of the spreadsheet: the actual item (like a number) in the cell can be different than what you see on the surface of the spreadsheet.