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Chapter 28 Working with Lists and Databases
Creating a List on a Worksheet
Excel’s row-and-column structure makes it an ideal tool for organizing related information
into a list. On an Excel worksheet, a list is a group of consecutive rows of related data.
Conceptually, an Excel list is identical to a table in Access (or any other database manage-
ment program). Each column within a list is equivalent to a database field, and each row is the
same as a record of data; headings in the top row represent the names of the fields. Within
each column, you can enter text, numbers, dates, formulas, or hyperlinks. Excel does not
impose any additional restrictions ...