What is Excel?

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Written by Alistair Wylie – 01.05.09

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Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application for Windows and Mac. Its features include powerful calculation tools and graphing capabilities. It has been the most widely used spreadsheet application since 1993.

Over the years Excel has become an integral part of the accounting functions of many businesses, but can used be anyone who needs to organise data or figures effectively. It provides an easy and effective way to format and manage data, giving the user the ability to create a chart or graph with ease. Understanding and being able to use Excel is now a basic necessity for many companies.

Excel can seem complicated and intimidating at first. The aim of the tutorial that follows is to guide you through the basics. You can follow each stage step by step, or dip in to particular sections to learn a specific tool.

For a really comprehensive coverage of Excel we’d recommend attending one of our instructor-led training courses which are delivered by experienced industry professionals.

The courses available include:

• Beginners Microsoft Excel Training
• Advanced Microsoft Excel Training
• VBA For Excel Training

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