This document will help you learn the language of Microsoft Excel 2000 by understanding the basics of spreadsheet functions, capabilities, and the tools necessary. A spreadsheet program uses worksheets and workbooks. A worksheet is like a traditional accounting ledger. It is divided into a grid of columns and rows. You can use an array of numbers and text on a worksheet.
Spreadsheet programs have the ability to perform an assortment of functions.
They are popular because they represent a better alternative to manually computing mathematical calculations and can be more accurate and time saving. In addition, with Excel numerical data in a spreadsheet can be converted easily into a chart for graphical presentation of the data. Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that allows you to perform various calculations, estimations, and formulations with data. Excel 2000 is designed to work with texts and numbers by storing them in columns and rows. It makes core spreadsheet functionality more accessible to all users.