A spreadsheet is the computer equivalent of a paper ledger sheet. It consists of a grid made of columns and rows. It is an environment that can make number manipulations easy and straightforward. Microsoft (MS) Excel is a spreadsheet application that is part of Microsoft Office. It enables the calculation and display of complex mathematical formulas (functions) with a facility for extensive formatting. Functions are predefined calculations that may be included in any given Excel cell to perform specific manipulation of data. Using MS Excel, data may be imported from a variety of sources. Analyzing data is a very important skill of any professional, especially those who work in the fields of agriculture and natural resources where data in its raw collected state have very little use without some sort of processing. As a student and a professional, MS Excel can assist you in the analysis of data. This section focuses on introducing the basic features of MS Excel 2010 to analyze general data. It will cover the basic steps of creating a spreadsheet, using formulas and basic formatting, and creating charts.
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