Presentation Software
Presentation Software
Spreadsheet Software
What is a Spreadsheet Software?
• allows users to organize datain rows and column and perform
calculations on the data
• These rows and columns collectively are called worksheet.
Examples of Spreadsheet Software:
• LibreOffice Calc
• OpenOffice.org Calc
• Google Sheets
• Apple iWork Numbers
• Kingsoft Office Spreadsheets
• StarOffice Calc
• Microsoft Excel
Cell - the place where info. Is held in a spreadsheet
Column Heading – the box at the top of each column containing a letter
Row Heading – the row number
Cell Reference – the cell address of the cell usually combines letter and
number (ex. A1, B4, C2)
Merge – combining or joining two or more cells
Formula – is an expression which calculates the value of a cell
Functions – are predefined formulas and are already available in Excel
Formula Bar – the bar that displays the contents of a cel
Active Cell: A cell that is currently selected. It will be highlighted by a
rectangular box and its
address will be shown in the address bar. You can activate a cell by
clicking on it or by using your arrow
buttons. To edit a cell, you double-click on it or use F2 as well.
Column: A column is a vertical set of cells. A single worksheet contains
16384 total columns.
Every column has its own alphabet for identity, from A to XFD. You can
select a column by clicking on its
header.
Row: A row is a horizontal set of cells. A single worksheet contains
1048576 total rows. Every row
has its own number for identity, starting from 1 to 1048576. You can
select a row by clicking on the row
number marked on the left side of the window.
Fill Handle: It’s a small dot present in the lower right corner of the
active cell. It helps you to fill
numeric values, text series, insert ranges, insert serial numbers, etc..
Address Bar: It shows the address of the active cell. If you have selected
more than one cell, then
it will show the address of the first cell in the range.
Formula Bar: The formula bar is an input bar, below the ribbon. It
shows the content of the active
cell and you can also use it to enter a formula in a cell.
Title Bar: The title bar will show the name of your workbook, followed
by the application name
(“Microsoft Excel”).
File Menu: The file menu is a simple menu like all other applications. It
contains options like
(Save, Save As, Open, New, Print, Excel Options, Share, etc).
Quick Access Toolbar: A toolbar to quickly access the options which you
frequently use. You can
add your favorite options by adding new options to the quick access
toolbar.
Ribbon: Starting from Microsoft Excel 2007, all the options menus are
replaced with ribbons.
Ribbon tabs are a bunch of specific option group which further contains
the option.
11. Worksheet Tab: This tab shows all the worksheets which are
present in the workbook. By default
you will see, three worksheets in your new workbook with the names
Sheet1, Sheet2, and Sheet3
respectively.
12. Status Bar: It is a thin bar at the bottom of the Excel window. It will
give you instant help once you start working in Excel.