1. E Q: What formatting options are used in spreadsheets and why? Do This: 1) Log In2) Pull Out SS Note Sheet Table 1 – What is a SPREADSHEET? 2 – Do you or your family use spreadsheets at work or at home? If so, For what purpose? 3 – Why do businesses use spreadsheets? 4 – What does a spreadsheet look like? 5 – How do spreadsheets work?

2. Spreadsheet Basics Objective 4.01 What is a Spreadsheet? A spreadsheet (or worksheet) is an arrangement of cells in columns and rows used to organize, analyze, calculate, and report information, usually in numerical form. A workbook is a file which contains one or more spreadsheets. E Q: What formatting options are used in spreadsheets and why?

3. Spreadsheets Perform Mathematical Calculations Do you or your family use spreadsheets? Daily Uses of Spreadsheets:  Balancing a checkbook  Calculating car loans  Calculating student grades (helping students keep up with their grades)  Household budgets Why do businesses use spreadsheets?  Payroll  Financial statements for a business (profit/loss) 3 E Q: What formatting options are used in spreadsheets and why?

4. Designing a Spreadsheet Cell – individual locations on a spreadsheet (intersection of a row and column) Column— identified by letters of the alphabet (vertical)  Column A refers to all of the contents in a vertical range of cells in the first column of the spreadsheet. Row— identified by numbers (horizontal)  Row 3 refers to all of the contents in a horizontal range of cells on Row 3 ABCD 1 2 CELL 3 ROWS (horizontal) COLUMNS (vertical) 4 E Q: What formatting options are used in spreadsheets and why?

5. Cell Specifics Cell Address: a specific location Cell A4 = Cell address It is the Column letter and Row number. The cell address is also called the cell reference. Active cell: The cell that is selected It is the cell that is ready to receive information Cell Range: A1:D12 refers to a group of adjacent cells A Range is a group/block of cells. example: C6:H18 refers to a range of cells in a specific spreadsheet. 5 E Q: What formatting options are used in spreadsheets and why?

6. Cell Specifics Cell Range A1:D12 Active Cell A1 Cell Address A1 E Q: What formatting options are used in spreadsheets and why?