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What Is A Spreadsheet

A spreadsheet is a computer application that organizes data in a grid format with rows and columns, allowing for data entry, calculations, and analysis. Key components include cells, rows, columns, worksheets, and formulas, with Microsoft Excel being the most common application. Conditional formatting enables automatic styling of cells based on their content, allowing users to highlight specific data points based on defined criteria.

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What Is A Spreadsheet

A spreadsheet is a computer application that organizes data in a grid format with rows and columns, allowing for data entry, calculations, and analysis. Key components include cells, rows, columns, worksheets, and formulas, with Microsoft Excel being the most common application. Conditional formatting enables automatic styling of cells based on their content, allowing users to highlight specific data points based on defined criteria.

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### What is a Spreadsheet?

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A spreadsheet is a computer application that organizes data in rows and
columns in a grid format. Each intersection of a row and a column is
called a "cell." You can enter data into these cells, and the spreadsheet
can perform calculations, create charts, and analyze data. The most
common spreadsheet application is Microsoft Excel, but there are
others like Google Sheets and LibreOffice Calc.

### Basic Components of a Spreadsheet Resources 📚!


1. **Cells**: The individual boxes where you enter data.
2. **Rows**: The horizontal lines of cells, numbered from 1 upwards.
3. **Columns**: The vertical lines of cells, labeled with letters (A, B, C,
etc.).
4. **Worksheet**: A single page within a spreadsheet file. A workbook
can contain multiple worksheets.
5. **Formulas**: Equations that perform calculations on the data in the
cells.

## Conditional Formatting 🎨
- Conditional formatting allows automatic application of specific
formatting (colors, fonts, borders) to cells based on their content.
For example, you can use conditional formatting to:
- Highlight cells that contain values greater than a certain number.
- Color cells that have dates within a specific range.
- Identify duplicate values in a list.
How to use it?
1. **Select the Range**: Choose the cells you want to apply conditional
formatting to.
2. **Apply the Rule**: Go to the "Home" tab (in Excel) and click on
"Conditional Formatting." Select a rule from the dropdown menu, such
as "Highlight Cells Rules" or "Top/Bottom Rules."
3. **Set the Criteria**: Define the conditions that must be met for the
formatting to be applied.
4. **Choose the Formatting**: Select the formatting style (e.g., fill
color, font color) that will be applied when the condition is met.

Let's say you have a list of student grades, and you want to highlight all
grades that are 90 or above.
1. Select the range of cells containing the grades.
2. Go to "Conditional Formatting" and choose "Highlight Cells Rules" >
"Greater Than..."
3. Enter "90" in the dialog box.
4. Choose a formatting style, like a green fill color.
To understand them better try theses concepts:
1. Open a new spreadsheet and enter some data (e.g., a list of numbers,
dates, or names).
2. Practice selecting cells, entering formulas, and using basic functions
like SUM or AVERAGE.
3. Experiment with conditional formatting to highlight specific data
points.

Lesson over ## Conditional Formatting 🎨

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