What is an electronic spreadsheet & what can it do for me?
Excel is a spreadsheet program that can be used to gather and analyze data, perform calculations and chart results. Educators can use Excel for grade keeping, creating attendance charts, tracking club or classroom budgets, and developing assessment checklists. Educational applications for students include creating charts and graphs, performing mathematical operations, and developing timelines. 2. Learning the basics. Moving around the worksheet requires learning a few new terms and icons. Although many of the icons are the same from other Microsoft Office applications (Word, etc) there are a few new ones. Excel Basics The Application Window The Document and Workbook Window Basic Terms and Definitions Basic Document Activities Navigating the Worksheet Changing Column Widths Inserting and Deleting Columns and Rows 3.
