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The document outlines procedures for manipulating data in Excel, including inserting, renaming, deleting, moving, and copying worksheets and rows/columns. It provides step-by-step instructions for each action, ensuring users can effectively manage their Excel sheets. The aim is to facilitate the organization and manipulation of data within Excel.

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The document outlines procedures for manipulating data in Excel, including inserting, renaming, deleting, moving, and copying worksheets and rows/columns. It provides step-by-step instructions for each action, ensuring users can effectively manage their Excel sheets. The aim is to facilitate the organization and manipulation of data within Excel.

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MANIPULATING DATA IN EXCEL

AIM:
To create a excel sheet for adding, deleting and copying sheet and cell in MS Excel.
Procedure:

Step 1: Inserting a Worksheet:

 Right-click on any existing worksheet tab.


 Select "Insert" from the context menu.
 Choose either "Worksheet" to insert a new worksheet before the selected one, or
"Worksheet" to insert a new worksheet after the selected one.
Step 2:Renaming a Worksheet:

 Double-click on the worksheet tab.


 Type the new name and press Enter.

Step 2: Deleting a Worksheet:

 Right-click on the worksheet tab We want to delete.


 Select "Delete" from the context menu.
 Confirm the deletion if prompted.
Deleting a worksheet in excel is very simple, follow the below steps:

1. Scroll down to the bottom and right click on a sheet tab.

2. The dialog box will appear. Click on delete

3. The sheet will be immediately deleted.

Step 3:Move a Worksheet

Excel allows the user to move and locate their worksheet in any order. Click on Wer
worksheet sheet tab and drag it to Wer preferred location.

Step 4: Copy a Worksheet

While working many times, the Excel users require copying and pasting the data of one
worksheet to another and making some changes. Excel provides easy steps to copy the data of
one worksheet to another.

1. Right-click on the sheet tab that We want to copy.


2. The toolbar window will appear. Click on the 'Move or Copy' option.

3. The 'Move or Copy' dialog box will be displayed. In the Before Sheet section, select
the 'move to end' option and make sure to check in the 'create a copy'.

4. Click OK. Wer data will be copied to the new worksheet

Step 5: Insert a Row in Excel


Rows run horizontally across the worksheet ranging from 1 to 1048576. A row is identified
by the number on the left side of the row, from where the row originates.
Select and right-click on the cell within the row where We want to insert a new row.
Step 6: Delete a Row in Excel

While working with Excel users need to delete a row in the worksheet to organize or
manipulate their data. It's a lot easier to delete a row in excel.

Select any cell within the row that We need to delete. Right-click on the cell.

Column

Columns run vertically downward across the worksheet ranging from A to XFD (in total
16384 columns). A column is identified by a column header on the top of the column, from
where the column originates.
Step 7: Insert a Column in Excel
Many Excel users often need to insert a column in the worksheet to organize or manipulate
their data.
Select and right-click on the cell within the column where We want to insert a
new column.

Step 8: If We
want to delete multiple cells, select the cell range and press the Delete key.
Step 9:Drag and drop cells

Instead of copying and pasting the data, We can use the drag and drop option to move cell
content from one cell to another.

1. Click and select the cell(s).


2. Point Wer cursor over the border of the selected cell(s) till it changes to a black cross

with four arrows.

3. Drag Wer mouse cursor to the cell We prefer to paste the content. At this point the
mouse pointer will change to a dotted rectangle.

4. Release the cursor, and the content will be cut from the original cell and pasted in
the selected location.

Step 10: Move data in Excel


1. Select the data you want to move from one place to another.

2. Place your cursor on any of the selected cells and right-click on it. The
following window will be displayed. Select the cut option.

3. Next, choose the cell where we want to shift the data. For instance in the
below example I have chosen B9 cell , then copy and paste in another
location
Result: Hence the manipulation of data in Excel is created successfully.

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