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In this article, we bring to you the important features of MS Excel, along with an overview
of how to use the program, its benefits and other important elements.
Table of Contents:
Basics of MS Excel
What is MS Excel?
MS Excel is a spreadsheet program where one can record data in the form of tables. It is
easy to analyze data in an Excel spreadsheet. The image given below represents how an
Excel spreadsheet looks like:
How to open MS Excel?
• Click on Start
Alternatively, you can also click on the Start button and type MS Excel in the search option
available.
What is a cell?
A spreadsheet is in the form of a table comprising rows and columns. The rectangular
box at the intersection point between rows and columns forms a cell. Given below is an
image of a cell:
What is Cell Address?
The cell address is the name by which is cell can be addressed. For example, if row 7 is
interested in column G, then the cell address is G7.
Features of MS Excel
Various editing and formatting can be done on an Excel spreadsheet. Discussed below are
the various features of MS Excel.
Home
Comprises options like font size, font styles, font color, background color,
alignment, formatting options and styles, insertion and deletion of cells
and editing options
Insert
Comprises options like table format and style, inserting images and
figures, adding graphs, charts and Sparkline’s, header and footer option,
equation and symbols
Page Layout
Themes, orientation and page setup options are available under the page layout
option
Formulas
Since tables with a large amount of data can be created in MS excel, under this
feature, you can add formulas to your table and get quicker solutions
Data
Adding external data (from the web), filtering options and data tools are available
under this category
Review
Proofreading can be done for an excel sheet (like spell check) in the review category
and a reader can add comments in this part
View
Different views in which we want the spreadsheet to be displayed can be
edited here. Options to zoom in and out and pane arrangement are
available under this category
• Easy To Store Data: Since there is no limit to the amount of information that
can be saved in a spreadsheet, MS Excel is widely used to save data or to analyze
data. Filtering information in Excel is easy and convenient.
There are certain things which one must know with respect to MS Excel, its applications and
usage:
Excel Formulas
At this point, you’re getting used to Excel’s interface and flying through quick
commands on your spreadsheets.
Now, let’s dig into the core use case for the software: Excel formulas. Excel can help you
do simple arithmetic like adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing any data.
Remember, all formulas in Excel must begin with an equal sign (=). Use parentheses to
make sure certain calculations happen first. For example, consider how =10+10*10 is
different from =(10+10)*10.
Besides manually typing in simple calculations, you can also refer to Excel’s built-in
formulas. Some of the most common include:
Also note that series’ of specific cells are separated by a comma (,), while cell ranges
are notated with a colon (:). For example, you could use any of these formulas:
• =SUM(4,4)
• =SUM(A4,B4)
• =SUM(A4:B4)
TOTAL:
The total will be:
After entering the formula for the first student, we can copy the formula using “Ctrl+D”
as a shortcut key after selecting the range with the first cell at the top to copy this
formula down.
Apply the above formula to all the remaining cells. We get the result.
AVERAGE:
For evaluating the average in the excel mark sheet, we will use the AVERAGE function
in the following way. First, we will select marks scored by a student in all five subjects.
GRADE:
• If the student has scored average marks greater than or equal to 90, then the
student will get a grade of S
• If the student has scored average marks greater than or equal to 80, then the
student will get a grade of A+
• If the student has scored average marks greater than or equal to 70, then the
student will get a grade A
• If the student has scored average marks greater than or equal to 60, the student will
get a grade of B+.
• If the student has scored average marks greater than or equal to 35, then the
student will get a grade of B
• If the student has scored average marks less than 35, the student will get a grade of F.
We will use the IF function in excel multiple times to apply these criteria. It is called
NESTED IF in excel, also as we will use the IF function to give an argument to the IF
function itself.
We have used the following formula to evaluate the Excel mark sheet grades.
The result will be:
If average marks are greater than or equal to 70 but less than 80 (first IF function
criteria), the student will get an “A” grade.
RESULT: