Microsoft Excel

What is Microsoft Excel?

Microsoft Excel is a software which has been created for the sole purpose for users to create spreadsheets to organise data and numbers with formulas and functions. This application is similar to Google Sheets and you can access the page which talks about this through this link.

Excel learns and creates patterns from data you input and will organise the data to help you save time. With a number of different functions and formulas available, being able to understand how Excel works will be a useful skill for college work and beyond.

How to use Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel can seem like a very complex application for those who have never used it before. The resources below will try to bring you up to speed on how to use Excel and what it can be used for, especially in your studies. Excel is a great tool which can help you manipulate data and provide insight into what the data shows.

Take a look at the resources below for more information on how to use Excel.

This page provides information on how to use the basic functions of Excel.

Beginner's Guide to Excel

This video will take you through some of the basic information regarding Excel and how many of the functions work.

Excel Formulas and Functions Tutorial

This video will provide an insight on some of the formulas and functions which are available on Excel and how they can help you show certain pieces of data.

Inspiration

21 Important Uses of Excel in Business From lists to charts to design mock-ups, here are some of the coolest ways you can use Excel.

This site provides you with 21 interesting ways you can use Microsoft Excel. These can vary from simple calculation formulas, to creating a project management database which may be useful for your course.

Take a look at the list and see if there is anything that would be helpful for your journey at college!

Do you have any ideas or inspiration for this application? Send them over to wvrdigital@wvr.ac.uk and we will take a look at what you have and you may see it appear on this page!

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