Excel - Entering The Data

Introduction

The Power of This Amazing Software

I have been a power user of Lotus 123 then Excel for many years. Over the years I noticed that persons do not make use of the various capabilities of the programme. One of the challenges in life for many of us is that we do not know what we need to know. If we knew what we did not know, how powerful it would make us be. Continue to follow this series of blogs as we explore the world of Excel.

Microsoft Excel is one of the most popular software used in offices across the world. The spread sheet as it is often referred to, is a very useful software not just for professions but for everyone. Many see Excel as a programme more suitable to accountants but we all can make good use of this powerful software.

What We Can Use Excel For

We can use Microsoft Word as a processing software, do inventory management, keep accounting records, keep a database of your contacts, help you to create graphs and the list goes on. It is also very powerful in doing date calculations, all mathematical calculations, financial calculations, statistical calculations, manipulation of strings and much more.

The Power Of Excel

Excel can help a student to improve dramatically in their school work by learning from the software. From the clerk to the Financial Control, your Project Manager, Management involved in crafting the budget, your Systems Analyst and others can all use Excel to make them more powerful on the job. It is a software which allows you to organize your work and therefore allow you to become more productive. An experienced Excel use will be a tremendous benefit to the organization.

Entering And Manipulating Data.

We will start by entering the information in a spreadsheet as shown below:

After you have entered the information save it as ContactList.WK1. Next time we will manipulate the data entered.

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