Spreadsheet

COLLEGE OF COMPUTING AND

INFORMATION SCIENCES
Spreadsheet

is an application software that mimics paper

accounting ledger book or graph paper. It makes
it easy to enter, manipulate and alter data. It
displays a two-dimensional matrix consisting of
rows and columns called cells. Each cell could
contain alphanumeric text, numeric values,
functions, or formulas.
Spreadsheet Software
Microsoft Google Sheets
Excel (Online and
Free)

iWork LibreOffice
Numbers of Calc (Free)
Apple

OpenOffice Lotus
Calc (Free) Symphony
Spreadsheets
of IBM
Microsoft Excel

is the most popular and widely used

spreadsheet software and is developed by
Microsoft. Excel forms part of the Microsoft
Office Suite of software.
Excel Screen Element
Examples and uses of a spreadsheet
Finance
Spreadsheets are ideal for financial data, such as your checking account information, budgets, taxes, transactions, billing,
invoices, receipts, forecasts, and any payment system.

Forms
Form templates can be created to handle inventory, evaluations, performance reviews, quizzes, time sheets, patient
information, and surveys.

School and grades

Teachers can use spreadsheets to track students, calculate grades, and identify relevant data, such as high and low
scores, missing tests, and students who are struggling.

Lists
Managing a list in a spreadsheet is a great example of data that does not contain numbers, but still can be used in a
spreadsheet. Great examples of spreadsheet lists include telephone, to-do, and grocery lists.

Sports
Spreadsheets can keep track of your favorite player stats or stats on the whole team. With the collected data, you can
also find averages, high scores, and statistical data. Spreadsheets can even be used to create tournament brackets.

Reference: https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/s/spreadsheet.htm#examples
Basic Excel Formulas
1. SUM
The SUM function is the first must-know formula in
Excel. It usually aggregates values from a selection
of columns or rows from your selected range.

=SUM(number1, [number2], …)

Reference:
https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/excel/study/basic-
excel-formulas-beginners/
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2. AVERAGE
The AVERAGE function should remind you of
simple averages of data such as the average
number of shareholders in a given shareholding
pool.

=AVERAGE(number1, [number2], …)

Reference:
https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/excel/study/basic-
excel-formulas-beginners/
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3. COUNT
The COUNT function counts all cells in a given
range that contain only numeric values.

=COUNT(value1, [value2], …)

Reference:
https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/excel/study/basic-
excel-formulas-beginners/
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4. COUNTA
Like the COUNT function, COUNTA counts all cells
in a given rage. However, it counts all cells
regardless of type. That is, unlike COUNT that only
counts numerics, it also counts dates, times, strings,
logical values, errors, empty string, or text.

=COUNTA(value1, [value2], …)

Reference:
https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/excel/study/basic-
excel-formulas-beginners/
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4. COUNTA
Like the COUNT function, COUNTA counts all cells
in a given rage. However, it counts all cells
regardless of type. That is, unlike COUNT that only
counts numerics, it also counts dates, times, strings,
logical values, errors, empty string, or text.

=COUNTA(value1, [value2], …)

Reference:
https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/excel/study/basic-
excel-formulas-beginners/
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5. IF
The IF function is often used when you want to sort
your data according to a given logic. The best part
of the IF formula is that you can embed formulas
and function in it.

=IF(logical_test, [value_if_true], [value_if_false])

Reference:
https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/excel/study/basic-
excel-formulas-beginners/
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6. MAX & MIN
The MAX and MIN functions
help in finding the maximum
number and the minimum
number in a range of values.

=MIN(number1, [number2],
…)

Reference:
https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/res
ources/excel/study/basic-excel-formulas-
beginners/
Resources

List of Complete MS Excel Formulas:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/excel-functions-by-category-5f91f4e9-7b42-46d2-9bd1-
63f26a86c0eb

500 Excel Formula Examples:

https://exceljet.net/formulas
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