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5 Spreadsheet: An Introduction

Learning Outcomes Let’s Learn About

• Features of Excel • Types of Data
Students will be able to
• Starti ng Excel 2016 • Performing
• define a spreadsheet.
• Components of Excel Calculati ons
• list the features and components of a 2016 • Working with
spreadsheet. • Creati ng a Workbook Worksheets
• create a worksheet. • Moving around • Saving a Workbook
• identify the components of a Spreadsheet Worksheet • Exiti ng Microsoft
window. • Entering Data Excel
• diff erentiate between a workbook and a
worksheet.

Activity Corner

Observe the given table carefully and answer the questions given below.

Breakfast (`) Lunch (`) Dinner (`)

Riya 152 472 552
Priya 102 471 601

Teena 307 407 509

1. Calculate the total cost of breakfast of the three girls. `

2. Calculate the total cost of Priya’s meals. `

Performing calculations manually can consume a lot of time. We will learn to use an application software
called Microsoft Excel 2016 to perform complex numerical and logical calculations.

Microsoft Excel 2016 is an application software and a component of Microsoft Offi ce Suite.
It helps us to store, organise, calculate and manipulate the data. It organises data in the form
of rows and columns.

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