1. Introduction to Spreadsheets

2. What are Uses of Spreadsheets?
Prepare budgets
Maintain student grades
Prepare financial statements
Analyze numbers
Manage inventory
Make forecasts

3. Advantages of Spreadsheets
Forecasting and making decisions
Fast and efficient
Automatically recalculates

4. What-if Analysis
A spreadsheet tool used to play out different situations to determine the outcome

5. Parts of the Spreadsheet Window
Active cell
cells
Column C
Row 5

6. Entering Data into a Spreadsheet
Labels
Alphabetical text
Values
A number
Formulas
Statement that performs a calculation
Functions
Built-in formula that is a shortcut for common calculations

7. Identifying Labels and Values

8. Identifying Formulas and Functions
The result of the formula
function
The result of the function

9. Identifying Parts of a Spreadsheet Formula
mathematical operators
=B2+C2+D2
equal sign—first part of any spreadsheet formula
cell reference/address—made up of the column heading and the row number

10. Identifying Parts of a Spreadsheet Function
=SUM(B2:B6)
name of function
range
equal sign

11. Mathematical Operators
+ addition
- subtraction
* multiplication (asterisk)
/ division (slash or diagonal)

12. Spreadsheet Functions
Function Name Description
AVERAGE Average of arguments.
COUNT Counts the number of cells in a range.
IF Specifies a logical test to perform; then performs one action if test result in true and another if it is not true.
MAX Maximum value of range of cells.
MIN Minimum value of range of cells.
ROUND Rounds a number to a specified number of digits.
SUM Totals a range of cells.

13. Relative and Absolute Referencing
cells that change when they are copied into other cells
Absolute
cells that do not change regardless of where it is copied
Precede cell address with dollar sign ($) to make it a constant