Spreadsheet Software

Things to remember

• Spreadsheet is an application program that organizes data into rows and columns and allows the user to perform calculations on it.
• Examples of popular spreadsheet packages are Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3 etc.
• Microsoft Excel is the popular Windows spreadsheet program that provides worksheets, charts, database and list operations, and application programming all in one software environment.
• A cell is the intersection point of a vertical column and a horizontal row.
• Merge cell is a function in the database software that allows multiple adjacent cells to combined into a single cell.
• A formula in Excel is an entry that consists of values, address or range of cells, functions, and operators.