SpreedSheets and Users: How Spreadsheets are Used?

Spreadsheets are never ending grids which store data in columns and rows, Columns go up in letters while rows go up in numbers. Each cell has its own address for e.g. B7. The column letter always goes first in cell addresses. Basic and complex formulas can be used in spreadsheets to complete various tasks and once they have been implemented into the spreadsheet it’ll automatically change parts of the spreadsheet if you change anything or add extra things. E.g a sum formula in 10 rows with a total if there are only 9 different numbers to add and then you add another number into the 10th row it’ll automatically add that to the other 9 numbers without you having to do anything.

Spreadsheet users

Spreadsheets by a large variety of people from all over the world. It is very popular in the workplace for storing data and information about clients. It can be used to store millions of peoples details. It can also be used at school by teachers for storing information on tasks completed by there pupils etc. It has many uses and is very useful. Employers can use spreadsheets to have an easy option of finding information about each of the potential employees and compare them. Spreadsheets are also used by data analysts.

How spreadsheets are used?

Spreadsheets can be used for a variety of things such as analysing data. Performing automatic calculations to save you doing them manually once you typed in a simple formula. Automatically changes parts of the spreadsheet if you change something that is connected to that. E.g. price of items which is connected to total – If you change the price or the amount of items the total will rise and if you decrease viceversa. Spreadsheets can be used to create complex interactive sheets which allow you t...

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This is a payroll spreadsheet it also shows sales and expenses.

Spreadsheets can be used to show illustrations like graphs to explain something in more detail or to make it easier to see whats happening with the data visually.

Here is an example of a predicted forecasting on income

Conclusion

In my findings I found that spreadsheets are widely used by a variety of different people and thousands of different businesses use it to solve there complex problems. Spreadsheets can save businesses from future bankruptcy. They can be used to find weaknesses in business strategies and to take advantage of strategies that are working more to make them more effective e.g. if a product is selling extremely well they can raise the price. Spreadsheets can be used for almost anything and are very useful and will be continued to be used in the future.