Microsoft Excel is a software program produced by Microsoft that allows users to organize,

format and calculate data with formulas using a spreadsheet system. This software is part of the
Microsoft Office suite and is compatible with other applications in the Office suite.

Excel is a commercial spreadsheet application produced and distributed by Microsoft for

Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. It features the ability to perform basic calculations, use
graphing tools, create pivot tables and and create macros.
Excel has the same basic features as all spreadsheet applications, which use a collection of cells
arranged into rows and columns to organize and manipulate data. They can also display data as
charts, histograms and line graphs.
Excel permits users to arrange data so as to view various factors from different perspectives.
Visual Basic is used for applications in Excel, allowing users to create a variety of complex
numerical methods. Programmers are given an option to code directly using the Visual Basic
Editor, including Windows for writing code, debugging and code module organization.
Excel supports charts, graphs, or histograms generated from specified groups of cells. The
generated graphic component can either be embedded within the current sheet, or added as a
separate object.
These displays are dynamically updated if the content of cells change.
Microsoft Excel provides a grid interface to organize nearly any type of information. The power
of Excel lies in it's flexibility to define the layout and structure of the information you want to
manage. Basic tasks require no special training, and Excel allows you to work with text,
numbers, and date information in a relatively open and unstructured way. Nearly 30 years after
it's initial introduction, Excel remains the worlds leading spreadsheet software.

This brief article provides an introduction to Microsoft Excel, major uses, and key features every
Excel user should be aware of.
Excel is used widely in any financially-related activity. The ability to create new spreadsheets
where users can define custom formulas to calculate anything from a simple quarterly forecast to
a full corporate annual report makes Excel highly appealing. Excel is also used widely for
common information organization and tracking like a list of sales leads, project status reports,
contact lists, and invoicing. Finally, Excel is a useful tool for scientific and statistical analysis
with large data sets. Excel's statistical formulas and graphing can help researches perform
variance analysis, chi-square testing, and chart complex data.
Uses

1) Build great charts

Excel allows business users to unlock the potential of their data, by using formulas across a

grid of cells. Data is inserted into individual cells in rows or columns, allowing it to be sorted

and filtered, and then displayed in a visual presentation. Using pie charts, graphs and clustered

columns adds meaning to data, which otherwise may just exist as row after row of numbers.

These visualisations can add extra emphasis to business reports and persuasive marketing

material.
2) Use conditional formatting

Excel users can format their spreadsheets using different colours, bolds and italics, to

differentiate between columns and bring the most important data to the fore. The vast number

of tasks that can be achieved using this tool is impressive, here are just a few: Display simple

icons which represent related data, Highlighting a row based on a single value, Comparing

values, Comparing lists and Finding duplicates. Find out more about conditional formating.

3) Help identify trends

When presenting data in the form of charts or graphs, it can be helpful to include average lines,
which explicitly detail the key trends emerging from the information. This may help

demonstrate the key points to other users in a straightforward manner - for instance, an executive

from a different department during a board meeting. Excel allows trend lines to be extended

beyond the graph, to offer predictions of future activity - and such forecasts can help businesses

develop their future strategy.

4) Bring data together

Excel can be used to bring information from various files and documents together, so that it

exists in a single location. As well as raw data and information from other spreadsheets, it is

possible to import text and images. Other objects can be added using the Insert tab, or additional

spreadsheets can be added to the file.

5) Online access

Excel is available online as part of Microsoft's Office 365 productivity suite. This means

business leaders and employees have access to the program from a range of devices, from

almost any location. Providing they have a web-enabled PC, laptop, smartphone or tablet it

should be possible to access Excel, making remote and mobile working viable.
 SHORTCUT KEYS

1. F12 :- Save as
2. F11 :- Chart tools
3. Ctrl+n :- New Sheet
4. Ctrl+Space :- Entire row select
5. Ctrl+Pageup+p :- Previous Sheet
6. Page down :- Next Sheet
7. Ctrl+F1 :- Ribbon up, down
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