Basic Microsoft Works Spreadsheets Tutorial

By Ted French, About.com Guide

MS Works Spreadsheets Tutorial - Overview

This tutorial covers the steps to creating a basic spreadsheet in Microsoft Works Spreadsheets.

Completing the steps in the topics below will produce a spreadsheet similar to the image above.

Tutorial Topics

• Adding data to a spreadsheet
  
  
• Widening Columns
  
  
• Adding a Date Function
  
  
• Adding formulas
  
  
• Copying formulas using the fill handle
  
  
• Changing data alignment in cells
  
  
• Number formatting - percent and currency
  
  
• Changing cell background color
  
  
• Changing font color