Advanced Spreadsheet Skills Presentation
Advanced Spreadsheet Skills Presentation
SPREADSHEET
SKILLS
Definition of Spreadsheet
Example :
Chart Types Chart Titles
To display the Including a chart title
monthly expenses and subtitle as well as
Charts are visual over the quarter,
s
title along the x-axis
representations of you consider and y-axis make the
data in a several different chart easier to read
chart types before and understand
spreadsheet.
selecting the 3D
column chart.
Data Labels
Data labels
draw the
viewer’s
attention to
selected
pieces of
information in
the chart
Legend
The legend defines
each sales expense
by a color. Legends
are essential to
charts the depict
more than one of
Four Basic Excel Functions
1. SUM
It usually aggregates values from a
selection of columns or rows from
your selected range.
Syntax :
=SUM(number1, [number2],
…)
2. AVERAGE
simple averages of data such as the
average number of shareholders in a
given shareholding pool.
Syntax :
=AVERAGE(number1, [number2], …)
3. COUNT
The Count function counts all cells in a
given range that contain only numeric
values.
Syntax :
=COUNT(value1, [value2], …)
4. MAX & MIN
Syntax :
=MAX(number1, [number2], …)
5. COUNTIF
COUNTIF is a function to count cells that meet a
single criteria. COUNTIF can be used to count cells
with dates, numbers, and text that match specific
criteria.
Syntax :
=COUNTIF (range, criteria)
Arguments
■range - The range of cells to count.
■criteria - The criteria that controls which cells
should be counted.
6. AVERAGEIF
The Excel AVERAGEIF function computes the
average of the numbers in a range that meet the
supplied criteria. The criteria for AVERAGEIF
supports logical operators (>,<,<>,=) and
wildcards (*,?) for partial matching.
Syntax :
=AVERAGEIF (range, criteria,
[average_range])
Arguments
■ range - One or more cells, including numbers or
names, arrays, or references.
■ criteria - A number, expression, cell reference,
or text.