====== Spreadsheet Class ======
A spreadsheet class is being considered for the [[Adult_Earn_A_Computer]] classes.  

====== Use of Spreadsheets ======
  * Accounting
  * Mathematics
  * Invoices
  * Graphing / Charts, business analysis
  * Point out upside/downside of spreadsheets and alternatives
    * Quick, customizable
    * Can be over-used and become the Hammer in the "If all you have is a Hammer, everything looks like a nail" analogy.
    * Can be used as small databases/storage, but usually only stores 64,000 rows of data.
    * Quicken / Microsoft Money
    * Peachtree Accounting
    * Other business / computational software that is more specialized.
    
====== Parts of a Spreadsheet ======
  * Formulas
  * Cells
    * Absolute versus Relative Cell references.
    * Formatting (Important)
    * Data Types (Date, Numeric)
  * Worksheets
  * Functions    
  * Graphs/Charts
  * Free and Commercial Plug-ins

====== Help File ======
  * Most important part of the program!
  * Searching help file

====== Ideas for Assignment/Lecture ======
  * The instructor could create a __simple__ checkbook register
  * Or, stock performance tool
    * Show the myriad of accounting functions, just to give students a starting point for something they might want to do.

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