what is a spreadsheet?
A spreadsheet is principally designed to hold and work with large volumes of numbers (or values) and consists of rows going across the screen and columns going down the screen, so that a grid is formed.
If calculations are required, it would be sensible to use a spreadsheet, as opposed to a Word document, for example, as there are many in-built calculations (or functions) which can be used to speed up the calculation process.
There are four main objects that can be inserted into a spreadsheet:
- Numbers (Values) - these form the main part of a spreadhseet
- Text (Labels) - are added to explain what the values refer to
- Formulae and Functions - to perform calculations on the values
- Charts and other objects, e.g. Graphics - to view a graphical representation of the data in the spreadsheet
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