Excel Experience

In the past, I dreaded using excel because it just seemed more complicated than the rest of the Microsoft applications. I have used it in the past, but my dad or brother would always have to edit or double check my work. Excel has all these formulas, functions, and so much data input! However, after this section on excel, I feel more comfortable with it.

I learned how to select data using shortcuts and absolute cell references. The "If" function was definitely new to me, I didn't know that it existed prior to this class. Also, with the newer version of excel there are more cell conditioning options. I find this useful for making my data look neat, professional, and reader-friendly. Knowing how to format numbers is another plus for having data with particular units/symbols or decimal places.

In general, this was a good review of excel for me and I find it helpful, especially for all the science lab reports that require data sheets and diagrams.