Sgt_Strider Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I've been an office user for a while now, but I only use Outlook and Word. I've never had the need to use Excel and now I'm thinking of installing it and play around with it. The problem is though I'm not sure what to use it for. What are you guys using it for besides payroll? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EchoNoise Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Spread sheeting... you know... speading the sheets around... lolNah, I use it for price lists for my business and also for Time Sheets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markajm Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Excel is great for manipulating data/numbers/graphs/etc. Once you start looking at what it can do you realise it is very powerful. and if there is something it can't do, you can write your own code/macros to make it do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRosenfeld Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 I use it forAnalysing experimental data and making graphsGeneral maths (in combination with Mathcad)Budgets and financial control for meetings Membership/attendance listsCD catalogueHousehold inventories and purchases (e.g. wine cellar)I dare say much of the non maths uses could be done better in Access, but for my needs Excel is easier.ASAP utilities is a very useful free addin to extend Excel functionalityhttp://www.asap-utilities.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesurfer Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I use it at work for drug-drug compatibility in same IV bag.At home, I use it for analyzing my income, taxes, etc. and bills. I export data from MS Money.At my temple, I use it for managing the thousands of stones that are being used in the construction of our new temple - it's made of marble and sandstone and each stone is numbers, from smallest to biggest. I learned a whole lot of Excel from doing this than I have ever since I started using Excel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakum Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I've been an office user for a while now, but I only use Outlook and Word. I've never had the need to use Excel and now I'm thinking of installing it and play around with it. The problem is though I'm not sure what to use it for. I`m like you, never used it. Would not not know where to start, it looks to daunting to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesurfer Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Daunting?Well at first it might be but it's a great program with many possibilities. Some that you'd think you had never seen before.I even made my amortization schedule on my house loan with it with it's functions.You can't let Excel daunt you. It takes little steps to learn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringfinger Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Excel is the best app in the office package IMO. I've delved deep into the functionality of it and it's quite powerful if you know what you're doing. In my last job I was in cost control, managing over 500k in retail inventory at a resort.... If it were not for the VLOOKUP command I would have been completly hosed. Pulling data from 4 systems to get an end result of 2 columns, item # and count #. But, if you really have no use for it, and just want to play around with it... I don't really think you'll like it that much! Getting paid to use excel is worlds better P.S. If you're a neat freak on your ocmputer with nameing conventions and such, you can loose days in excel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktendo Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 My mom averages here students grades.I have it set up so she just fills in the blanks and the averages show up and change automatically depending on wich grade she puts in.BTW I dont use EXEL, I use Open Office Calc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EchoNoise Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Well I now currently use it for soduku calculations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesurfer Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 how exactly do you use it for sudoku? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanND Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 sending survey question to customers, after extracting data afrom various databases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prx984 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 i dont use it. i know how to, but i dont need it therefore i dont use it. its a pretty decent peice of software, don't get me wrong, i just havent needed to use it since grade 8 computer class. we did small mathematical equations and stuff with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Price lists, invoices, graphs, organization, inventory, etc. Currently using it to mark down an inventory of laptops using a barcode reader and the service tags on the bottom of the laptops. (Barcode readers are REALLY handy! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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