Spreadsheet Basics Objective 4 01 What is a

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.

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 would a business use spreadsheets? § Payroll § Financial statements for a business (profit/loss) 2

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 COLUMNS (vertical) A B C D 1 ROWS (horizontal) 2 3 CELL 3

Cell Specifics Cell Range: • A 4: A 16 refers to a group of adjacent cells • A Range is a group/block of cells. • example: A 6: E 16 refers to a range of cells in a specific spreadsheet. Cell Address: a specific location • Cell A 4 = 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 4