Chapter 9
Summarizing Spreadsheets
IN THIS CHAPTER
Creating new spreadsheets
Entering and formatting numbers
Using Sheets to calculate
Saving, exporting, and collaborating with Sheets
Before the era of computers, accounting and other business finance–related mathematical computations were performed with good old paper and pencil. Today, calculating power goes far beyond what was possible in even the most sophisticated hardcopy workbooks.
Personal computers have revolutionized how businesses and finance professionals conduct business. Digital spreadsheets make it easier to enter data and automatically calculate results. Pencil erasers and white-out are no longer needed!
In this chapter, you take an introductory look at Google’s spreadsheet tool that is known as Sheets: You can explore the Sheets interface and find out how to enter data into a cell, edit data, and perform basic calculations. Collaboration is also important with Sheets, so you discover how to save and export your data and share it with others.
This chapter also describes the steps to create worksheets in which you can ...
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