Excel for Mac 2011 Help

Customer support and troubleshooting for Office for Mac 2011 ends October, 2017. To get all the latest features, upgrade to Office 2016 for Mac. Make a one-time purchase, or buy an Office 365 subscription and stay up to date.

Work with sheets and data

Title	Description
Insert or delete cells, rows, columns	Work with cells, rows, and columns.
Copy and paste specific cell contents	Use the Paste Special command to copy and paste special cell contents or attributes.
Freeze panes to lock rows and columns	Keep column headings visible while you scroll.
Adjust the column size to see everything	Change the width of columns so that you can see all the data in cells.
Protect a sheet	Prevent unauthorized changes, moves, or deletions of important data.
Highlight patterns and trends with conditional formatting	Change the appearance of cells based on certain criteria, for example, all cell values in the top 10% of a range.

Work with functions, formulas, and lists

Title	Description
Enter a formula	Learn the elements of a formula as well as how to enter a formula on a sheet.
Tutorial: Get Started with Formulas and Functions	Download this .pdf and create and use simple formulas and functions to do basic mathematical calculations.
Calculation operators and order of operations	Learn about the different kinds of operators (for example, +, -, /, and *) and the order in which they are applied.
Switch between relative and absolute references	Learn the difference between relative and absolute cell references and how to switch between them.
Tutorial: Sort and Filter Lists	Download this .pdf and learn to arrange a list alphabetically or numerically, and filter a list to show specific items.
Video: Manage your data with Excel Tables	Use Excel tables to quickly sort, filter, and format worksheet data.

Work with charts and graphics

Title	Description
Create a chart	Learn the basics of charts, including the elements of a chart, which chart is appropriate for your data, and how to apply chart layouts and styles.
Edit data in a chart	Add chart and axis titles, change the axis scale, add data labels, and more.
Add error bars or up/down bars to a chart	Use error bars to indicate potential error amounts in relation to each data point.
Insert pictures in Office for Mac	Add pictures or clip art to a worksheet by using the Media Browser.

Analyze, share, and collaborate

Title	Description
Video: Summarize your data with Pivot Tables	Watch this short overview on how to use Pivot Tables to quickly summarize and analyze large amounts of data.
Create a PivotTable	Learn the two different ways to create a Pivot Table and how to use the Pivot Table Field Lists to add, move, and arrange fields.
Predict data trends	Create a projection based on an existing series of data.
Save a file in Office for Mac	Use Excel for Mac 2011 to check out a SharePoint file so that only you can make changes.

Explore other useful resources

Title	Description
Excel keyboard shortcuts	See the full list of keyboard shortcuts, organized into logical categories.
Customize the ribbon and toolbars	Rearrange, show, and hide tabs on the ribbon.
Known issues in Excel 2011	See a list of known issues as well as potential workarounds.