Excel

When we started Excel Spreadsheets I thought it would be really boring and useless. I did not know all the practical things you can do with Excel. I learned how to enter many different formulas, extend those formulas, use absolute cell references, format data, conditionally format data, make extensive charts, sort data, and many other things. I also learned how to use dynamic links to put Excel spreadsheets into word documents. Spreadsheets are practical for many settings, especially business settings. I have seen that the library uses an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of the hours the student workers put in every week. They use a lot of conditional formatting to make sure our hours are within the acceptable range. Excel is also useful for personal uses, such as keeping track of payments, loans, fundraising, and other things which use a lot of data that is hard to keep track of. I will probably use some of the spreadsheets we made in class, such as the ones about loans and car payments. I know that if I need to use excel for something I can create my own spreadsheet and use it effectively.