Features of Microsoft Excel (Part 1)

The most important features of Microsoft Excel are described below.

1. Entering Data into Worksheet

Data is entered into the cells of the worksheet. Data may include alphabetical characters (or text), numbers or a formula to calculate an expression. When a formula is entered into the cell, it is not shown in the cell but its result is shown. When texts are entered into cell, these are automatically aligned to the left side while the numbers are aligned to the right side of the cell.

Entering Data Series

In Excel, you can automatically fill a series of data, into a specified range of cells.

To fill a series of data, follow these steps.

• Select the range of cells that contain starting values for the trend.
• Drag the fill’ handle in the direction in which you want to fill the values. The values are automatically filled into cells.

2. Navigating in a Worksheet

You can move in the worksheet for entering or editing or viewing data. For example, to enter data into a specific cell of the, worksheet you have to move to that cell. You can move with mouse or keyboard keys or with GOTO command.

You can also switch from one worksheet to another by simply clicking the tab of desired worksheet.

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