Introduction

Excel is a spreadsheet application that allows you to organize, analyze, and then present data.
Excel was designed for a user to input data onto worksheets, format that worksheet to make it easy to read
and attractive, and then create a report based on that user input. While its primary purpose is that of a
spreadsheet it can also be used for many different purposes.
Excel is a good program for creating smaller databases and its text formatting features rival those
of word processing programs. Including in depth statistical analysis functions, Excel is a very
comprehensive spreadsheet program but is easy enough to allow novice computer users to enter data and
create reports and charts based on those numbers.