Using Spreadsheets In Analytical Chem-

istryChap 3. Using Spreadsheets in Analytical Chem-istry (1) Getting started : Excel(2) The basic usage basic usage information formula expression simple data analysis example (3) Importing data from Web pages and others from web pages : molar masses (IUPAC) a) dealing with character strings b) function usage. : FIND, MID, VLOOKUP from txt file a) Graph b) Complex formula expression(4) Introduce to useful example using Excel

The opening window in Microsoft ExcelMenu bar

Tool bar

Active cell

Formula bar

Entering Text in the Spreadsheet

Double Click

The sample data analysis

Making Complex Calculation with Excel

Calculation Molar masses using Excel : Importing Data from Web pages

Dealing with Character Strings

The FIND function: FIND(find_text,within_text,start_num)

The MID Function: MID (text,start_num,num_chars)

The VLOOKUP Function: VLOOKUP

(lookup_value,table_array,col_index_num,range_lookup)