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Excel is the most widely used spreadsheet program developed by Microsoft, known for its powerful mathematical functions and versatility in various fields such as data analytics, finance, and project management. It is user-friendly, has a high skill ceiling, and benefits from extensive community support and continuous updates. Excel can be utilized for a range of tasks including data entry, management, and financial modeling.

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Excel Manual

Excel is the most widely used spreadsheet program developed by Microsoft, known for its powerful mathematical functions and versatility in various fields such as data analytics, finance, and project management. It is user-friendly, has a high skill ceiling, and benefits from extensive community support and continuous updates. Excel can be utilized for a range of tasks including data entry, management, and financial modeling.

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Excel Manual

 Excel is the world's most used spreadsheet program


 Excel is a powerful tool to use for mathematical functions

Why Study Excel?


Excel is the world's most used spreadsheet program.

Example use areas:

1. Data analytics
2. Project management
3. Finance and accounting

Excel Introduction
What is Excel?
Excel is pronounced "Eks - sel"

It is a spreadsheet program developed by Microsoft. Excel organizes data in


columns and rows and allows you to do mathematical functions. It runs on
Windows, macOS, Android and iOS.

The first version was released in 1985 and has gone through several changes
over the years. However, the main functionality mostly remains the same.

Excel is typically used for:

 Analysis
 Data entry
 Data management
 Accounting
 Budgeting
 Data analysis
 Visuals and graphs
 Programming
 Financial modeling
 And much, much more!

Why Use Excel?


 It is the most popular spreadsheet program in the world
 It is easy to learn and to get started.
 The skill ceiling is high, which means that you can do more advanced things as you
become better
 It can be used with both work and in everyday life, such as to create a family budget
 It has a huge community support
 It is continuously supported by Microsoft
 Templates and frameworks can be reused by yourself and others, lowering creation
costs

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