1. Working with Spreadsheets A spreadsheet is a worksheet that resembles a table and is used for organizing numbers. An electronic spreadsheet file can contain as many as 255 spreadsheets!

2. Columns and rows are used to organize data or information in a spreadsheet Columns are identified by letters ranging from A to IV

3. Cells are referenced by column letter and row number Text, numbers and formulas are 3 types of data that you can enter into a cell

4. When you change values in a spreadsheet, formulas are automatically recalculated 8 functions that come built-in with spreadsheet programs: financial, date and time, math/trig, statistical, lookup (search), database, text, logical- conditions met?

5. What-if analysis is a powerful tool for testing the impact of changing values in a formula. What-if this person gets a 10% raise in salary? What-if food prices double? What-if the landlord increases the rent by 8%? When new numbers are entered into the spreadsheet, the formulas will automatically recalculate new totals

6. A spreadsheet can convert numerical calculations into charts and graphs to show relationships graphically.