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WORKING WITH SPREADSHEET                                                   6









                         Calculation and analysis are some of the essential activities that take place in an office or an
                         organisation. Mathematical or statistical analysis, long calculations, comparisons between
                         different sets of data, graphical representation of data, etc. are tasks that produce necessary
                         and useful information. These tasks, if done manually, prove to be tedious and time-consuming.



























                         A  spreadsheet  package  accomplishes  such  tasks  quickly  and  efficiently.  It  is  an  application
                         software that analyses data with the help of graphs and charts and does analysis, calculations,
                         comparisons, etc. By using a spreadsheet application, a user can arrange and store data in a
                         systematic manner and can also make use of logical functions to compute and analyse the data
                         in different ways.

                         Spreadsheet packages are commonly used for generating results, planning budgets, creating  annual
                         reports for business organisations, generating salary statements, performing tax calculations, etc.
                           FEATURES OF A SPREADSHEET PACKAGE

                         Following are some features of spreadsheet package:

                         l    A large volume of data can be handled easily using a spreadsheet.
                         l    Complex and lengthy calculations can be solved accurately in a short time.

                         l    Data can be exported to or imported from other packages.

                         l    Data can be presented in tabular or pictorial form, i.e. in the form of charts and graphs.
                         l    Non-numeric data can also be processed.




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