Technology Tips: Microsoft Excel

Excel is a Microsoft Office program that allows you to manage and organise data using a system of rows and columns within a grid of cells, collectively known as a spreadsheet. Excel allows you to perform basic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and also helps you execute complex calculations and analyse data with minimal manual input.

Excel TerminologyWorksheet: This is the page where all the typing of data and calculations are done. Workbook: A collection of worksheets is known as a workbook. Rows: Rows go across the page horizontally and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on. Columns: Columns go vertically across and are lab