What is a Spreadsheet?

A spreadsheet is designed to help you organize figures into charts, graphs, labels, help do budgeting and other calculations. When you open the Microsoft Works program and click on Work Tools, then on Spreadsheet, the spreadsheet file will open. Microsoft Works also has templates set up to help you create a spreadsheet file.

Opening the Spreadsheet

1. Double click on the Microsoft Works icon to open the program.
2. Click on Work Tools and then Spreadsheet.
3. Click OK.
4. When the pop up box appears, it will look like this:

**Note**
We will explore this box later under "To create a new Spreadsheet".

Microsoft Works also has templates for a spreadsheet (ex Home budget, personal) under the task wizard tab, instead of the work tools tab.

Identifying the parts of the Spreadsheet window

When the spreadsheet opens, we will see a screen similar to the one we are use to looking at: the title bar, tool bar, menu bar, scroll bars, etc.

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