Spreadsheet Techniques 1

Advantages Of The Spreadsheet

Easy to follow layout ( Rows and Columns) Hide and Filter tools readily available Changes can be made with ease Changes can be reverted and edited Makes quick processing of multiple sums Formulas can be used to automatically

calculate

Who uses Spreadsheets ?

Teachers Accountants Collectors Working Families Site Planners Students

Basically anybody with a mass of data to store or a series of figure that require manipulation. This includes numbers and text.

Provide a reason for each

Formatting Formatting cells is about making them look how you want them to look. You can format cells by

Firstly selecting which cells you would like to format, then

Right Clicking to select ‘Format Cells’

Format cells is also available from the top menu.

The format cells option allows you to select what type of information you would like to

appear in your cell or cells. Number and Text are common examples. Currency is

commonly used for accounts

Alignment, Borders and Fonts can also be applied in the format cells

menu. Explore these yourself !

The Basics - Explained

Additional Support

Use this tool to fill Cells with different colours

Use this tool to change the colour of your font

Use this tool to change borders, experiment with the options.

All of the following options require one of more cells to be highlighted before they appear as an active change.