Microsoft Excel 2000 Getting Started Formatting Data

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Microsoft Excel 2000
Excel is Microsoft’s Spreadsheet program. Spreadsheets are often used as a method of displaying
and manipulating groups of data in an effective manner. It was originally created to make the life of
small business owners easier allowing them to graphically tabulate things such as expenses and
income. Excel comes in handy when you’re doing numerical research that requires calculations on
a number of data points.
Things to Note - data types and formula syntax:
Data Types - There are four different types of data that can be entered into a cell; they are: text,
numbers, formulas and functions. These data are entered using the Formula Bar at the top of the
screen but you’ll notice that what you enter into the Formula Bar and what shows up in the Cell
may be two different things - especially when it comes to formulas and functions.
** If the Formula Bar is not visible, turn it on by going under View >> Formula Bar
Formula Syntax - It’s very important to make sure that when working with formulas, you have the
correct syntax, or else your results will not be as you expect. Excel will only check for…