Get start with Excel 2003/2007

 In todays high speed and competitive world one need to take quick and accurate decisions. Gathering, filtering and analyzing raw data has been made easier with new technology and tools available in the maket. MS Excel is one such powerful tool to analyze data and to take quick decision. People familiar with Excel will have more advantage then others, who are not. They will be able to take faster and smarter decisions. Hence, why stay behind? Let begin with Excel!

 Click on Start->Programs->Microsoft Office->Excel 2003/2007

If you have Excel 2003, its screen will appear as follow:

If you have Excel 2007, its screen will appear as follow:

Between 2003 and 2007 they function similarly. However, 2007 is more advance and it has ribbon instead of toolbars.

Excel has three entities:
1. Workbook (Excel file with .xls extension)
2. Worksheet (by default it opens with 3 worksheets/tabs - Sheet1, Sheet2 and Sheet3)
3. Cells (Each worksheet has cells in it. All are capable of performing intricated calculations)

These three are the core strengths of Excel. Without it Excel cannot be deemed as powerful tool for data analysis.