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INTRODUCTION:This tutorial is designed to get you started with using spreadsheets! If you're like me, your first look at Microsoft Office was just a bunch of useless programs, and word. But actually, even if you don't- both small and large business rely on programs such as Excel and Access to maintain their data. If you're interested in computers and look forward to a computer job, this is why you might decide to take the time to learn how to wrap these programs around your finger and beat out other competition for a more decent paying job. WHAT SPREADSHEETS CAN BE USED FOR:Take a look at the list provided just to see what can be accomplished by using spreadsheets.
-And More... ADVANTAGES OF SPREADSHEETS:Their are advantages of using spreadsheets. Lets take a look at them now.
TERMINOLOGY:With all that jargon being said, lets get started. I will try my best to keep you on the same page as I am. Therefore, I believe you need to be aquainted with a bit of TERMINOLOGY you will be use to hearing. *note these definitions are not verified through dictionary.com or any other for that matter. So if its not EXACT, its still ok- I think you'll do fine. SPREADSHEET- An arrangment of data into rows and columns. WORKSHEET (aka ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET)- A spreadsheet created with spreadsheet software on the computer. WORKBOOK- A collection of worksheets. ROWS- run horizonal and are numbered 1,2,3... COLUMNS - run vertical and are lettered A,B,C... MACRO*- Sequence of commands entered into a cell (or group of cells) in a worksheet that performs a specific task. *A macro is a unique idea of your own (user defined function). The macro will be given a name so you can recognize it. CELL- The intersection of a row and a colum.(hint:You see many of these) CELL ADDRESS - The name of a cell. Which consists of a column letter followed by a row number. CELL POINTER - The highlighted cell on the screen. It indicates the cell that you are currently in.
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