Excel help for the rest of us
To insert a shape (rectangle, circle, line … etc.) follow these steps:
To install and load the Analysis Toolpak in Excel 2007 follow these steps:
If you want to copy data from Excel to Microsoft word then follow these steps:
In Excel
To change Excel 2007 default file location, follow these steps:
1. Click the Microsoft Office Button.
2. Click Excel Options.
3. In Excel Options window (left side) click Save.
4. In the text box labeled Default File Location , specify the path for the required location.
To save an Excel 2007 workbook to Excel 97-2003 format follow these simple steps:
1. In Excel 2007, open the workbook that you want to save in Excel 97-2003 format.
2. Click the Microsoft Office Button 
and point to the arrow next to Save As.
3. Under Save a copy of the document, click Excel 97-2003 Workbook.
The file will be saved in the Excel 97 – Excel 2003 file format. This will make it possible to open the file in versions of Excel 97 through Excel 2003.
To find cells that meet a specific criteria, for example cells with conditional formatting or cells which have data validation, proceed as follows:
Note:
You can search the entire sheet for the specified criteria or you can limit your search by selecting a range of cells.
All commands (icons) that deal with comments are found in the Review tab, Comments group.
To insert a new comment:
1. Select the cell where you want to insert the comment.
2. Click New Comment.
3. A new comment will be created. Type the required text then click outside the comment box.
4. The comment box will disappear but a small indicator will show on the top right corner of the cell.
To show a comment:
1. Select the cell where you have the comment.
2. Click Show / Hide Comment.
3. If you have multiple comments then you can click Show All Comments to show all.
Note:
If the comment is already shown and you click Show / Hide Comment, then the comment will be hidden.
To edit a comment:
1. Select the cell where you have the comment.
2. Click Edit Comment.
3. The comment box will be shown. Click on it then edit the text.
To format a comment:
1. Select the cell where you have the comment.
2. Click Edit Comment.
3. The comment box will be shown.
4. Select the text that you want to format then right-click.
5. Form the context menu select Format Comment.
6. in the Format Comment dialog box, select the formatting options that you want.
To move or resize a comment:
1. Select the cell where you have the comment then show the comment as explained previously.
2. Click the border of the comment box to show the sizing handles.
3. To move the comment, drag the border of the comment box, or press one of the arrow keys depending on which direction you want to move.
4. To resize the comment, drag the handles on the sides and corners of the comment box.
To copy a comment to another cell:
1. Select the cell where you have the comment.
2. In the Home tab, Clipboard group, click Copy (or just right click on the cell and select copy).
3. In the Home tab, Clipboard group, click the arrow below Paste, then select Paste Special (or just right click on the cell and select Paste Special).
4. In the Paste Special dialog box , under Paste, select Comments then click OK.
To delete a comment:
1. Select the cell where you have the comment.
2. Click Delete Comment.
3. The comment box and the comment indicator will both disappear.
To print a comment:
To print a comment check this post.
To print comments in Excel 2007:
1. Show all comments or just the comments you want to print. How?
2. In the Page Layout tab, Page Setup group, click the dialog box launcher (see the mouse pointer in the image below).
3. The Page Setup window will open.
4. Click on the Sheet tab.
5. In the Comments box, select As displayed on sheet or At end of sheet depending on how you want to print the comments.
6. Click Print.
Notes:
1. If you select As displayed on sheet, then only the comments that are shown will be printed. So make sure that your comments are shown on the worksheet first. How?
2. To see how comments are printed, you can click Print Preview before you click Print.
If you have a worksheet with a heading row at the top, then you may want to freeze the heading row while scrolling throw the data rows below it. To achieve that follow these simple steps.
1. In the View tab, Window group click Freeze Panes.
2. From the drop down list select Freeze Top Row.
3. A dark line will show below the header row indicating where the freeze is established. The row above the line is frozen, and the rows below the line are scrollable.
If you have a large worksheet, then you may want to freeze the worksheet at one point while scrolling throw the rest of the rows below it. To achieve that follow these steps.
1. Select the top row of the area which you want to be scrollable (or just a cell in that row). I.e. all rows including and below the selected row will be scrollable, all rows above the selected row will be frozen.
2. In the View tab, Window group click Freeze Panes.
3. From the drop down list select Freeze panes.
4. A dark line will show above the selected row indicating where the freeze is established. The rows above the line are frozen, and the rows below the line are scrollable.
