Melinda Cooper's Blog

Before I started the Excel Project, I completed the Excel Scavenger Hunt. Let’s just say, thank goodness for that. The Scavenger Hunt thoroughly prepared me for the actual project. Don’t get me wrong, it took some common “Excel” sense, but if you have ever used excel for the basic spreadsheet, then you would know how to maneuver around.

I learned quite a bit about Excel through this project. Some of the things I learned, I never knew before; all thanks to this project. I learned several shortcut functions and syntax's. And most of all I learned how to create a pivot table. Who would have ever guessed that Pivot Tables could be so important to an excel spreadsheet. They are ultimately easy to use with a little bit of practice. Overall I thought this project was pretty easy, but only with the help of the lectures, the excel book, and of course a little bit of common knowledge. I definitely will take a lot from this project, and can't wait until I am tasked with an Excel Spreadsheet job!