Reflections of Excel

So far, I believe my experience with Excel has been excellent (no pun intended). Before, I had a general idea of Excel functions, including making graphs and basic tables. However, now I have learned so many of Excel’s incredible functions. I now know what a running balance is and how to calculate it, as well as specific formatting options available to make an excel document appear professional. In addition, I am so glad that we learned what the auto fill function was because that saved me hours of time when I utilized it for my Biology lab assignment. I think in future classes, the methods of graphing, formatting of excel documents; use of formulas, and the wonderful auto fill function will be extremely helpful. In terms of real life, I think knowing how to calculate a running balance and loan Amortization will be useful, along with all the skills I already stated that would be helpful for my future classes. In general, I feel anything I learn about Excel in this class will stay with me forever and therefore will be helpful in my real life. Ultimately, what I like about Excel is its ability to save a person so much time with a variety of functions. With Excel, any calculation can be done if there is a formula and the auto fill function can easily apply that formula to all necessary cells. Moreover, Excel is a great organizing tool not just for business purposes, but really for any academic or personal purposes as well. The only aspect of Excel I do not like is that because there are so many functions available, it is easy to become overwhelmed and forget how to execute a specific function. Nevertheless, I know the more practice I receive with this program, the more comfortable I will be.