1. Microsoft Excel 2003 Spreadsheets

2. What is a spreadsheet Excel is a spreadsheet program that allows you to organise, analyse and attractively present data such as numbers and text. Excel is a spreadsheet program that allows you to organise, analyse and attractively present data such as numbers and text. Each Excel file is called a workbook and each workbook contains a number of worksheets on which you can store data and charts. Each Excel file is called a workbook and each workbook contains a number of worksheets on which you can store data and charts.

3. What is a spreadsheet Excel allows the easy creation of charts and graphs. Excel allows the easy creation of charts and graphs. By entering formulas and functions we can manipulate data on the worksheet. By entering formulas and functions we can manipulate data on the worksheet. Formulas and functions usually refer to cell references where data is held. Formulas and functions usually refer to cell references where data is held.

4. The Excel Window

5. The Excel window

6. Heading and character labels This is the heading in row 1 These are character labels

7. The formula bar This is the formula bar

8. Entering a formula We highlight the cell where we want a total, for example in the cell B12 we can enter the formula =SUM(B6:B10). This will give a total of the values held in cells B6 through B10. The colon tells Excel to include all the cells between B6 and B10. We highlight the cell where we want a total, for example in the cell B12 we can enter the formula =SUM(B6:B10). This will give a total of the values held in cells B6 through B10. The colon tells Excel to include all the cells between B6 and B10.

9. Using auto sum This is the auto sum icon

10. Using auto sum Clicking on the drop down gives us auto sum function choice