To hear the result of the AutoSum calculation, move back to the cell containing the AutoSum function. AutoSum adds the numbers in the selected cells, and the total goes to the cell you selected. When you’ve confirmed that the AutoSum function is creating a formula for the cells you want, press Enter. To select the range of cells you want to add, hold down the Shift key and press the arrow keys. Tip: You can change which cells are selected for the AutoSum function. To enter the AutoSum function in the cell, press Alt+H, U, and then S. This is typically to the right of or below the numbers you’re adding. Select the cell where you want to put the total. You can use the AutoSum function to quickly add numbers you’ve entered in your sheet. To move to the next cell in the row, press the Tab key. To enter the contents in the cell and move to the next cell in the column, press Enter. When you select an empty cell with JAWS, you hear “Blank," followed by the cell reference. With JAWS and NVDA, you hear the contents of the cell and the cell reference. As you move to cells in the workbook, with Narrator, you hear the cell reference, followed by "Selected, editable," the column and row reference, and then "Item," followed by the contents of the cell, if any. To select an empty cell where you want to start entering your data, press the arrow keys. On a new sheet, cell A1 is the default selection. Cells are referenced by their location in the row and column on the sheet, so cell A1 is in the first row of column A. If you're already editing a worksheet, press Ctrl+N.Īs you enter data to the sheet, you work with rows, columns, and cells. To start creating a new workbook using the blank workbook template, do one of the following: Tip: To add a new worksheet to a workbook, press Shift+F11. You can add as many sheets as you want to a workbook, or you can create new workbooks to keep your data separate. Each workbook contains sheets, typically called spreadsheets or worksheets. The workbook opens in Excel.Įxcel files are called workbooks. On your device or the file storage you're using, navigate to the Excel workbook you want to open and press Enter.
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Press the Windows logo key, type Excel, and then press Enter. Excel opens to the Home menu where you can select a template for a new workbook or open an existing one. To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft Office.
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