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The MS Excel Spreadsheet

Introduction to Microsoft Excel


We all deal with numbers everyday. Perhaps we are used to calculating how much our
lunch will cost, or how much money we need to save for that expensive jacket and that new pair
of sneakers. Or maybe, we need to know how many more points we need to get in order to pass
Math for this semester. Whether we realize it or not, calculating numbers is skill that we practice
easily and apply in daily life. But what if you need to calculate larger sums, or deal with bigger
number over longer periods of time like Barbicane and Morgan? In this case, you will need a
spreadsheet program that can help you in computing and organizing your data.

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program/application developed by Microsoft for


Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and iOS. A spreadsheet program is a software for entering, editing,
manipulating, and printing information in a tabulated form. It is a program manly used for
handling numbers. A CLASS workbook follows as our example of a Microsoft Excel application.

NOTE:
Spreadsheet programs started mainly as a tool for finance
applications, like doing the payroll or financial bookkeeping. They are
capable of calculating numbers and structuring raw data in a worksheet.
Later, spreadsheet programs were not just used for accounting
purposes but also for other tasks like statistical analysis. Aside from excel.
There are other spreadsheet program available such as LibreOffice, Google
Sheets, and Apache OpenOffice Calc.
As soon as you open the program, a new workbook will appear. A workbook, which is what an
Excel file is called, is composed of worksheets. By default, a new workbook is given a
temporary name Book 1. The worksheet is represented by a grid, much like a graphing paper. The
vertical division are called columns and the horizontal division are called rows. By default,
columns are labelled with letters while rows are labelled with numbers. The small blocks on the
grid, which are intersections between a row and a column, are called cells. Cells are identified by
their cell addresses, composed of the letter of the column together with the number of the row.
(For example, the intersection of Row 7 and Column D is Cell D7.) When you click a particular
cell, you can see its address in the name box. Also, the column heading and row heading of the
active cell are highlighted, or have a different color.

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

Formula bar Shows the contents of the active cell and can be used to edit it.

You can drag this to the left or right in order to adjust the area
Tab Split box allocated for displaying the sheet tabs. To reset the tab display, simply
double- click the tab split box.

Contain the names of the available worksheets in the current


Sheet tabs workbook. These tabs enable you to switch to a specific sheet in the
workbook. Right-click any sheet tab to show a shortcut menu to
insert, delete, rename, move, or copy worksheets.

Used to scroll through the sheet tabs in your workbook, allowing you
Tab Scrolling buttons to view other worksheets in the workbook.

Column headings Horizontal bars on top of the worksheet. They are labelled with letters
from A to XFD.

Row headings Vertical bars at the left side of the worksheet. They are labelled with
numbers from 1 to 1,048,576.

Active cell The cell that is currently selected.


Select all button Used for selecting the entire worksheet.

Contain the cell address of the active cell. You can click the arrow to
the right of the name box to show a drop-down list that displays any
Name box name you have defined for the current workbook. In our example, it
shows “J10.”

Working with a Worksheet


To begin creating your workbook,
open Excel and make a new workbook.
Click the File tab and then click New.
By default, Blank Workbook is selected.
Click Create.

Once you have opened a new workbook you are ready to input data on the cells. You can eneter
any sort of data, such as numbers, letter, and formulas, to any active cell.

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