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Spreadsheet Basics

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Why Use Spreadsheets?

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Options Microsoft Excel Google Documents

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Uses Budgeting Scheduling Track Book or Movie Collections Address Book Event Planning Math Financial Planning

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Templates

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Math Functions Start with an equal sign to indicate a mathematical equation or function Can use numbers or cells = + - * /

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Copy and Pasting Paste Special! Paste Values Paste Formulas Paste Format

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Basic Commands Addition =SUM(A1,A2,A5) Average =AVERAGE(A1:A:5) Join =A1&A5

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Other Useful Commands If Statement Count If

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Conditional Formatting Use the Highlight Cells rules to make color indicators for your data

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Lets See it in Action!

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