Chapter 14. Working with Numbers

In This Chapter

• Understanding Spreadsheets

• Entering Data

• Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns

• Using Formulas and Functions

• Sorting a Range of Cells

• Formatting Your Spreadsheet

• Creating a Chart

When you're on your computer and want to crunch some numbers, you use a program called a spreadsheet. There are several different spreadsheet programs available for your personal computer. Full-featured spreadsheet programs include Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, and Corel's Quattro Pro; for more casual users, there's also the Works Spreadsheet included in Microsoft Works and Works Suite.

The most popular spreadsheet among serious number crunchers is Microsoft Excel, which is included as part of the Microsoft Office suite. That's the spreadsheet we'll look at in this chapter, although the other spreadsheet programs operate in a similar fashion.