An introduction to spreadsheets designed by Alan Scott, Tollesby
School Middlesbrough
Write
your results into the cells above
Now try entering this data:
A2 = 2
B2 = 3
C2 = =A2+B2
The text above is a formula it means add cells A2 and B2 together
A spreadsheet is made up of cells.
Each cell can contain words, numbers or
a formula (a sum)
Each cell has a name, a letter and a number
e.g. A1, B3, C8
The
cells are numbered A1,A2,A3, B1,B2,B3
Entry
Bar - this is where you edit each file
ICT Lesson Plans
Using a spreadsheet 1
Spreadsheets
are like large calculators but instead of losing your sums and answers each
time, you can go back and alter different numbers to get new answers. You might
want to do this to see what is the best way of working out a problem by putting
in different numbers until the answers fit your needs. This is called modelling.
