Module One: Getting Started

Welcome to the Managing Data with Microsoft Excel 2010 workshop. Excel is the world’s premier spreadsheet software. You can use Excel to analyze numbers, keep track of data, and graphically represent your information. With Excel 2010, you can manage more data than ever. Workbook and worksheet sizes have been increased from previous versions allowing you to store over a million rows of data in more than sixteen-thousand columns .

Excel also makes easier to work with your data by providing an easy to use interface, and an array of powerful tools to help you turn your data into useful information. And better information leads to better decision making!