Spreadsheets
⭐ MasteredA spreadsheet is a grid of cells arranged in rows and columns. It can hold numbers and text, and formulas can calculate totals automatically.
The first spreadsheet program, VisiCalc, helped make personal computers popular in the late 1970s.
All about Spreadsheets
A spreadsheet is a grid of cells arranged in rows and columns. It can hold numbers and text, and formulas can calculate totals automatically.
Spreadsheets are used for budgets, timetables and data.
The columns are labelled with letters and the rows with numbers, so each cell has an address such as B3.
For example, typing a formula to add numbers in a column gives you the total automatically. If you change one number, the total updates straight away.
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Real-life uses of Spreadsheets
- Tracking pocket money
- Recording science data
- Making charts from data
Frequently asked questions about Spreadsheets
What is a spreadsheet?
A grid of cells arranged in rows and columns.
What can formulas do?
Calculate totals automatically.