Quarter 3 – Week 1

Learning Activity Sheet (LAS) No. 1

Name of Learner:

Grade and Section: Date:

Introduce Spreadsheet Application

I. Learning Competency with Code

LO 1. Introduce Spreadsheet Application

1.1 Use the application based on its intended purpose

II. Background Information for Learners

What is Spreadsheet?

Spreadsheets are one of the widely used software programs today. It is a

software application capable of organizing, storing and analyzing data in tabular
form. The application can provide digital simulation of paper accounting
worksheets. They can also have multiple interacting sheets with data represented
in text, numeric or in graphic form. With these capabilities, spreadsheet software
has replaced many paper-based systems, especially in the business world.
Originally developed as an aid for accounting and bookkeeping tasks,
spreadsheets are now widely used in other contexts where tabular lists can be
used, modified and collaborated.

History of Spreadsheets

1979. The first electronic spreadsheet called VisiCalc was released on Apple
II computers. It was called a killer application (commonly shortened to killer app).
The killer app is the application that is so necessary or desirable that consumers
would buy the hardware just to run that application. VisiCalc is often considered
the application that turned the microcomputer from a hobby for computer
enthusiasts into a serious business tool. It was limited to 255 rows and 63
columns.

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1982. Microsoft created the Multiplan spreadsheet, which became a competition
for VisiCalc.

1983. This was the year when a new competitor was introduced by Lotus
Development Corporation. It’s called Lotus 1-2-3 and was improved greatly
when compared to its predecessors. In this spreadsheet, you can add up to 8192
rows and 256 columns. It’s an increase of 13000% compared to VisiCalc. Lotus
became the most popular spreadsheet on the market, winning the competition
with Multiplan.

1985. The first Excel (Excel 1.0) was introduced to the Macintosh computer.

1987. Excel 2.0 was the first Excel that was available on PC. It offered 16 384
rows and 256 columns. It was twice as many cells, compared to the previous
version.

1992. Excel version 4 marked the first “popular” version. It included lots of usability
features, such as AutoFill, which was first introduced in this version.

1993. Excel 5.0 was introduced in 1995. It had some new important features; one
of them is VBA language (Visual Basic for Application) that allows you to
automate tasks in Excel.

1995 In 1995, along with Windows 95 was also introduced Excel 95.

1997 In 1997, Microsoft introduced Excel Office Assistant. The main task of the
assistant was to suggest good ideas and solutions to problems with which you
were dealing. In fact, many Excel users complained that it was too irritating. It
resulted in Microsoft changing the policy regarding this tool.

2000. In this year, Excel 2000 was introduced. Excel Office Assistant was still
present, but it was much less intrusive than in the previous version of Excel.

2003 The new Excel 2003 had a better support for XML files.

2007 There are much more improvements in Excel 2007 than in the previous
versions. One of them is the new interface, in which the main role is played by
the Ribbon. The ribbon was created, so you could access different options more
easily and intuitively.

2010 Microsoft introduced Excel 2010 with the ability to support 64 bit systems.

2013 Excel 2013 had a new “flat” metro style interface, improved memory
management, and a few extra features.

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2016. MS Excel 2016 has the ability to visualize data with an Excel chart has
always been a valuable and powerful capability. Excel has six new charts to
show off your work. New chart types include Waterfall, Treemap, Pareto,
Histogram, Box and Whisker, and Sunburst. It comes with built-in functionality
that makes it easier to transform and query your data. These new database
enhancements, which include merging some of the previous add-on programs
such as Power Pivot and Power Query.

2019. Microsoft Excel 2019 is the latest version of Microsoft Excel. Map charts
and funnel are some of the new data presentation charts. You can use 3D to
increase the visual and creative impact of your workbooks. The Accessibility
Checker is better than ever with updated support for international standards,
and handy recommendations to make your documents more accessible. Helpful
sounds improve accessibility. You can turn on audio cues to guide you as you
work. With Excel 2019, you can easily attach hyperlinks to recent cloud-based
files or websites, and create meaningful display names for people using screen
readers.

There are numerous spreadsheet programs available on the

marketplace. These free spreadsheet programs have all the spreadsheet
functions you'd expect as well as features such as Excel file compatibility, clean
interfaces, automatic spell check, macro creation, and auto-saving.

Google Sheets. Sheets is a cloud-based service that supports real-time

collaboration and document sharing features. It stores your files in your Google
Drive. You must log in with a Google account to create new spreadsheets, but
once logged in, the tool is free to use.

WPS Office Spreadsheet is a great free spreadsheet program. It’s beautiful,

intuitive interface is simple to use, and it supports many features. It works with
the same file types as nearly every version of Microsoft Excel, including the
XLSX, XLS, and CSV formats.

OpenOffice Calc has many of the same features as Kingsoft Spreadsheets,

including support for common file formats. OpenOffice Calc allows different
toolsets to be detached from the main program window to provide more space
for working while providing tons of useful features.

Zoho Sheet. The spreadsheet software for collaborative teams. Zoho Sheet is
part of the Zoho Office Suite of online applications. Features include cloud
storage, a full audit trail, and great support. A free version of the software is
available for teams up to 25 people. The company also offers paid packages .

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 Introduction to MS Excel?

What is Microsoft Excel?

Excel is a
spreadsheet program
in the Microsoft Office
system. You can use
Excel to create and
format workbooks
(a collection of
spreadsheets) in
order to analyze data
and make more
informed business
decisions.
Specifically, you can
use Excel to track
data, build models for analyzing data, write formulas to perform calculations on that data,
pivot the data in numerous ways, and present data in a variety of professional looking
charts.

Common scenarios for using Excel include:

Accounting - You can use the powerful calculation features of Excel in many financial
accounting statements—for example, a cash flow statement, income statement, or
profit and loss statement.

Budgeting - Whether your needs are personal or business related, you can create
any type of budget in Excel—for example, a marketing budget plan, an event budget,
or a retirement budget.

Billing and Sales - Excel is also useful for managing billing and sales data, and you
can easily create the forms that you need—for example, sales invoices, packing slips,
or purchase orders.

Reporting - You can create various types of reports in Excel that reflect your data
analysis or summarize your data—for example, reports that measure project
performance, show variance between projected and actual results, or reports that you
can use to forecast data.

Planning - Excel is a great tool for creating professional plans or useful planners—for
example, a weekly class plan, a marketing research plan, a year-end tax plan, or
planners that help you organize weekly meals, parties, or vacations.

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 Tracking - You can use Excel to keep track of data in a time sheet or list—for
example, a time sheet for tracking work, or an inventory list that keeps track of
equipment.

Using Calendars - Because of its grid-like workspace, Excel lends itself well to
creating any type of calendar—for example, an academic calendar to keep track
of activities during the school year, or a fiscal year calendar to track business
events and milestones.

III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook and Educational Sites

Internet Computing Fundamentals –Curriculum Guide – The

Strengthened Technical-Vocational Education Program.pdf pages 25 – 26.

Decker, Tomasz . History of Spreadsheets. Retrieved: January 21, 2021.

History of Spreadsheets (officetuts.net).

Walkenbach, John. Versions of Excel Explained [Updated

2021].Retrieved: January 21, 2021. Versions of Excel Explained [Updated 2021]
» The Spreadsheet Page.

Fisher, Stacy. 6 Best Free Spreadsheet Programs, Microsot Excel

Alternatives You’ll Love. Retrieved: January 21, 2021. 6 Best Free Spreadsheet
Programs (lifewire.com).

Nations, Daniel. The Top 5 Free Online Spreadsheets, Find the Best
Way to Organize Data in the Cloud. Retrieved: January 21, 2021.The Top 5
Free Online Spreadsheet Softwares (lifewire.com).

Spreadsheet Software.https://www.techopedia.com/definition/9510/
spreadsheet-software . Retrieved: January 21, 2021.

Scoring Rubric.Question and Answer Scoring Rubric (hpsd.k12.pa.us).

Retrieved: January 22, 2021.

Windows Excel. What’s New in Excel 2019 for Windows – Excel

(Microsoft.com) Retrieved: January 22, 2021.

Bjork, Dawn. The Software Pro®, Excel 2016 New Features. Excel 2016 New
Features and Enhancements (thesoftwarepro.com). Retrieved: January 22,
2021

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 IV. Activity Proper

Activity 1

1. Directions / Instructions

a. Read the information stated in the background for the Learners.

b. Perform the activity below. If you encountered any difficulty, you may
contact your teacher for assistance.
c. Refer to the answer key below for the sample forms.

2. Exercises / Activities

After reading the information sheet, elaborate how Microsoft Excel is

used in the following entity. Complete the table below.

Uses of Microsoft Excel

Home

School

Office

Learner’s Signature Date Accomplished:

Teacher’s Signature Date Checked:

3. Guide Questions
Read the following questions and write your answer on the space
provided.

1. How spreadsheet will help you to become organized?

2. If you are to choose among the different versions of spreadsheet

application available in the market, which do you prefer to use in your
studies? Why?

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Rubrics for Scoring

Scoring Rubrics for the Exercises

Level of Performance
Criteria Very satisfactory Satisfactory Good
(5 points) (4 points) (3 points)
Student shows
Student shows little
Student demonstrates adequate
knowledge by
full knowledge by knowledge by
Student answering
answering questions answering
Knowledge questions with little
with explanations and questions with
to no detail or
elaboration. few details or
elaboration.
elaboration.
Have some
Have minor
grammatical Have grammatical
grammatical errors but
Grammar errors but don’t errors that impede
don’t impede
impede comprehensibility.
comprehensibility.
comprehensibility.
Score

V. Reflection
Answer the question below:

As a learner why should you learn Microsoft Excel?

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VI. Answer Key (Answer may vary)

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