Introduction to Using Microsoft Excel

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Excel Tutorial: University of South Dakota’s on-line Microsoft Excel tutorial. www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel. .. Land Grant Training Alliance Online Lessons …

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Introduction to Using
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application that allows you to easily track, manage, perform calculations on, and
analyze almost any type of data. You can enter the data yourself or you can import it from another source. In
addition, you can use the data that you store in a spreadsheet to make customized graphical charts for
presentations that can be placed on the web or printed for distribution.
Excel consists of a grid with rows and columns that make it easy to keep your information organized. Once you
have entered information into the cells of your spreadsheet, you can format the data in any way that you wish.
Excel allows you to apply formulas to adjacent cells so that you can add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers.
Excel also provides you with easy-to-use built-in functions that perform even more complex calculations from
averaging to time calculations. Whether you want to sort lists containing volunteer information, create an easy to
use time-sheet, or calculate costs for events; Microsoft Excel can be a valuable tool in helping you keep your
program organized and efficient.
By the end of this session, you will be…