Monthly Archives: August 2012

Before I became an american student I did not know how to use a computer at all. When I started to learn  computer applications in the two year college Excel immediately became my famouse. At my previous job I used Excel a lot , for instance, to create income-expense reports, to export data from QuickBook, to keep payroll records for company, to complete nessesary paperworks for different type of audits, even I used Excel instead of Word to create a letters with tables and charts. I think this is the best application for accounting, math, and engeneering.

Zhanna Rosseychuk.

Thus far I have had very little experience using excel. I recall using excel to create a few graphs/charts for a physics class but that’s about as far as my familiarity with the program goes. I’m eager to get a good grasp on how to use excel because I am well aware that it’s becoming more and more of a requirement in today’s work world. I read all the blog posts before mine and I see that it is being used in such a wide variety of ways from computing complicated functions to analyzing sales information to storing customer data. I discovered that another interesting way that people are using excel is for event planning. It serves as a tool to manage the budget, organize the guest list, and keep a calendar. I knew there was a lot that could be done with excel but I never realized how it could simplify so many day to day tasks. I have a feeling that once I am comfortable using it, I will be using it often.

-Natalia Varghese

The need for excel is very important to many of us today, not only in business but so many others fields. At work, some people use MS Excel to save time. Spreadsheets help save the user a significant amount of time because everything is typed and automated. Some may use MS Excel for listing bills, tracking income and expenditures. It is also used for financial goals and tracking inventory going out and coming in. Businesses will use Excel for Income statements, cash flow statement and Balance sheet.

Nooreen Ramdut
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My experiences in working with excel was really interesting. About two years ago, I learned how to use Excel at work. I always wanted to learn because knowing how to create excel spreadsheets is a “must” when working in the corporate sector. When I first started working in an accounting firm, I had just graduated out of high school and the first thing my boss asked me was, “Do you know how to use Excel?” I replied, “No.”

I was so fortunate that I had a great boss who ran through the fundamentals of using excel. After that, I literally learned how to use excel by constantly using it. Its funny because now my boss thinks I am in love with that program. I kind of am though because I am very organized and Excel is a program that keeps all your data organized. At work, I am usually calculating sales and expenses of corporations. I create databases for many companies. I learned how to plug in formulas, something I was very unfamiliar with before. However, I am very eager in taking this class because I really want to become even more proficient in using excel because I believe there is so much to learn in any new program. By: Fahima Salina