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    TYPES OF DATA IN EXCEL

                  In Excel, there are three different types of data that you can enter. These are:
                      Text: The text is used to define the information on the spreadsheet, i.e., the     NAME  AGE  CLASS
                     headings of columns, titles, and names. This includes any type of text, not        AKSHAT    11    4
                     just phone numbers, numbers, or formulas. We do not do any mathematical            SOUMYA    12    5 4
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                     calculations on text. Text is aligned on the left side of a cell.
                                                                    Values or Numbers: Values are numeric data on which
                                                                   mathematical calculations are performed. This type of
                                                                   data includes characters 0–9 and special characters,

                                                                   such as –, +, [, /, ?, >, <, %. The numbers are always
                                                                   aligned on the right side of the cell, and the characters
                                                                   are always aligned on the left side of the cell.
                      Formula: A formula is a mathematical expression that performs both simple and complex calculations
                     on the numeric data entered into a cell. A formula always begins with an equal (=) sign, e.g., = A2 + B2.
                  USING FORMULAS TO PERFORM CALCULATION

                  Formulas in Excel begin with an equal (=) sign. When the contents of a cell begin with an equal sign,
                  Excel understands that the user has given a formula here. If you don’t enter the equal sign, Excel will
                  treat your entry as text, and the calculation will fail.

                  Different Ways to Enter a Formula

                  There are mainly two ways to enter a formula in a worksheet:
                      Typing the Formula Directly in the Cell: In this way,
                     the formula is directly typed in the cell after typing an
                     equal  sign  (=). After entering  the formula in  the cell,
                     press  the  Enter  key.  When  the  Enter  key  is  pressed,

                     result of the formula appears in the cell.
                       Typing the Formula in the Formula Bar: In this way,
                     we can type the formula in Formula bar after selecting
                     the cell. After entering the formula, when we press the
                     Enter key from the keyboard. The result will appear.

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                         Excel follows BEDMAS rule for doing mathematical calculations, where B stands for Brackets, E
                         for Exponentiation, D for Division, M for Multiplication, A for Addition and S for Subtraction.

                  Some formulas based on BEDMAS rule can be entered as:
                  1.  =(8 + 5) – (2 + 3) ^ 2   2.  =(9/3) * (4 ^ 2) – 5

                  The elements of a formula are:

                       References: A cell or a range of cells that you want to use in your calculation.

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