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You can also use cell addresses to perform calculations in the following way:







                  Notice that when the cell C1 is selected, the Formula bar shows the formula you just typed. You
                  can also calculate the sum of adjacent cells by pressing the Alt+= keys together after selecting
                  the cells.
                      What appears in the cell is the result.
                      What appears in the formula bar is the formula, which is used to get the result.
                  The elements of a formula are:
                      References: A cell or a cell range that you want to use in your calculation
                      Operators: Symbols (+, -, *, /, ^, $, %, etc.) that specify the calculations to be performed
                      Constants: Numbers or text values that do not change

                      ORDER OF OPERATION

                  When performing calculations using a formula, Excel follows certain rules of precedence:
                      Excel calculates expressions within parentheses ‘(‘ , ’)’ first.
                      Excel calculates multiplication and division before addition and subtraction.
                      Excel calculates consecutive operators with the same level of precedence from left to right.
                  For example, the formula = 10 + 10 * 2 gives a result of 30 as Excel multiplies 10 by 2 and then
                  adds 10.
                  However, the formula =(10 + 10)*2 produces a result of 40. This is because Excel calculates the
                  expression (10 + 10) within the parentheses first. It then multiplies by 2.
                  If you are unsure of the order in which Excel calculates, use parentheses even if the parentheses
                  aren’t necessary. Parentheses also make your formulas easier to read.



                                     What if you could use Excel to track the books you’ve read and the books
                                     you want to read? How would you rate them and what genres would you
                                     include?



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                         The contents of a cell can be moved or copied to other cells.
                         Row height and column width can be changed.
                         You can specify a column width of 0 to 255 characters and a row height of 0 to 409.5 points.
                         Two or more cells can be merged into one cell.
                         AutoFill feature automatically fills a series of data in your worksheet.

                         Formulas in Excel begin with an equal (=) sign.
                         A cell or a cell range that you want to use in your calculation is called reference.
                         Excel calculates consecutive operators with the same level of precedence from left to
                        right.


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