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Spreadsheet revisionBy Charlotte Neal
Spreadsheeto A Spreadsheet is a computer program that
works like a paper worksheet. You can put words and numbers into
the cells, to store information and make
calculations.
o Most people use spreadsheets for
calculations. However, you can also make diagrams
based on the data.
o The most popular spreadsheet software is
Microsoft Excel, but there is also Apple Numbers, as
well as many more.
Worksheet
o A worksheet is a page of a spreadsheet.
o In Excel, you have a workbook – one document – with one or more worksheets in.
Cells, Rows and Columns
o A cell is a single box in the spreadsheet.
o A row is a horizontal line of cells.
o A column is a vertical line of cells.
Functiono Functions are
something the user tells the spreadsheet to do to the data.• SUM adds selected
data.• MIN finds the smallest
in all the data.• MAX finds the largest
in all the data.• AVERAGE finds a mean
average of all the data.
• IF you set a condition, and two responses, as to whether the data in the condition was correct or not.
Formula
o Formulas are equations the spreadsheet calculates. They always begin with equals signs.• + is for adding• - is for subtracting• * is for
multiplication• / is for division
o You can use numbers or cells as values.
Macroso A macro is a series of
commands and functions that are recorded on Excel, and can be run whenever you need.
o You select Record New Macro and a dialog box comes up. You select the name, shortcut key and description of the macro, then press OK. You perform the task you want it to do, then stop recording. Now when you select this macro, it will perform this task!
Conditional formattingo With conditional
formatting, you can set cells so features such as colours and fonts change when certain things are, or are not entered.
o For example, you can use a spreadsheet as a quiz – green for the correct answer and red for wrong.
o You could also use it so if a cell value is less than a certain amount, it turns red – this is good for working out expenditure.
Locking cellso You can lock a whole
worksheet, or just certain cells on a worksheet. This means that these cells cannot be edited. You can also set it so that they also cannot be selected.
o This is useful for if you’re doing a document that you don’t want to be edited.
o If you’re making a quiz, you could lock all cells except the answers.
o You can also set a password so that only people who know it can only unlock the worksheet.