A spreadsheet is an information management software for organizing, analyzing, and sharing data in tabular shape. spread sheets originated as computerized analogues of handwritten worksheets. The software works on information entered in rows of a table. A spreadsheet can be created by compiling several smaller applications, or by creating spreadsheets from scratch using some common tools available in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other office applications. There are fundamentals to spread sheet functions that are essential to understand in order to succeed in the field.
One important concept to master when using spread sheets is cells. Cells are groups of text or markup objects that can hold different types of information. Most spread sheets contain rows of data cells that can include headers, footers, cells with formulas, input fields, and other visual elements. A cell is either a text box or a selection area. Text boxes are boxes that display text while selections areas are circles or other shapes that represent a selection area.
The basic function of spread sheets is to store and manipulate data, and most importantly, to provide easy access to that information for editing. There are four main ways to manage cells in spread sheets. First, you can create and insert new cells. Second, you can create and insert rows and columns.
Third, you can add an image or other graphic to a single cell. Fourth, you can add a selection menu to the cells. These are the four main ways to manage cells in spread sheets. There are also other concepts that you need to become comfortable with such as the visual mode, the cell’s format, the merge format, the default style, the link style, and the insert menu.
Visual mode is what allows you to edit cells in the spreadsheet in an Excel compatible way. This visual mode uses shortcuts so that it is convenient to manipulate cells in spread sheets. When you want to delete or change the value in a cell, you simply select the text box, click on the delete button, and then enter the new value into the cell. Excel provides the formula so that you can do the same thing when changing one cell. The merge format makes your data from one file into another by combining cells and rows so that all the formatting on one or more cells is applied.
The default style allows you to create a blank spreadsheet and allows you to manage and organize the cells in the spreadsheet. However, you cannot create complex or custom charts like you can in Power Point or presentation software. If you would like to create charts, you need to learn how to make them in Excel using the chart option.
In order to use the chart feature in Excel, you need to learn how to use the ribbon and the visual mode for your data. To create a chart, first you have to create a worksheet and then go to the home tab and click on the format option. From the home tab, go to view and then select charts. You will see a sheet labeled with ‘chart’ and you can choose from the chart styles and types that you set up in the home tab.
In the top center corner of the chart area, there are two buttons labeled with ‘min’ and ‘max’. You will notice that the top option contains four text boxes and the bottom option contains two text boxes. The left option has a drop down menu for adjusting the alignment and size of your cells. On the right side, there is a drop down menu for formatting your data.