Create an Excel workbook

Excel makes it easy to do math. When you use Excel, you can speed up data entry by using AutoFill. So, after that, you can get chart suggestions based on your data, and make them with just a single click. Or you can use data bars, colour coding, and icons to quickly see trends and patterns in the data.

Create a workbook

1. Open Excel.

2. Select Blank workbook.

   Or press Ctrl+N.

Enter data

To manually enter data:

1. Select an empty cell, such as A1, and then type text or a number.

2. Press Enter or Tab to move to the next cell.

To fill data in a series:

1. Enter the beginning of the series in two cells: such as Jan and Feb; or 2014 and 2015.

2. Select the two cells containing the series, and then drag the fill handle  across or down the cells.