Monthly Archives: September 2011

How to Protect Your Excel Spreadsheets

Posted by admin on September 29, 2011
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   Computer users use spreadsheets for doing any number of specialized calculations with regard to personal as well as professional matters. The system is the ideal for place for post your spreadsheets for safekeeping. You may not confine yourself to using only one spreadsheet. With a different subject another spreadsheet may be needed and you may like to compare excel spreadsheets. The spreadsheets contain essential information, calculations in tabulation form. With more spreadsheets having to be stored the impulse is always there to compare excel spreadsheets to see if your methods have changed or you have made unforeseen errors in one of them.
   The spreadsheets are used with several objects in mind and to keep you posted of the work you have done how to go about in an orderly manner for the future progress. It is certain that you will have rivals in your office and in profession who would also be engaged in similar exercise. Such people may like to have a look at what you have produced to compare and improve their work. It therefore becomes essential that whatever information you stored in your PC is privy to you only and suitable measures will have to be taken to achieve this objective.
Since you are using excel spreadsheets necessary instructions are available for protecting it, is provided in the Protect Sheet of the tools menu of the Excel. Once you enter your password and all that is needed is to confirm it so that you spreadsheet is protected. For people using later versions of Excel going through the review tab becomes necessary. Some modifications are recommended to guide you to use the spreadsheet when cell is used.
It is suggested before you incorporate the locking feature you should the study the different formats especially for the use of cells. You may require a formula for not only protecting your data but also hiding it. The cell in which the spreadsheet is situated will be visible but will be blank. This is effectively hiding and protecting your spreadsheet. You also get several access options to enable you reach your spreadsheet.

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British Teenager Becomes ‘Microsoft Excel World Champion’

Posted by admin on September 29, 2011
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Microsoft tools are the most commonly used tools in offices as well as in homes. As they are very much user friendly that’s why there are millions of Microsoft tools users around the world. Microsoft Excel is one of the most important tools offered by Microsoft. Every year students from different parts of the world take part in competitions which are conducted to check who the master of using the Microsoft tools is. Same event was organized this year that was conducted in San Diego, California. This event also had a category of World Champion user of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software.

This year the winner was the British teen Rebecca Rick wood who left behind all the competitors. She is the only non Asian winner this year. In all of the categories except excel 2007 category like word, power point the winners belonged to China, Taiwan, and Malaysia which means that all titles went to Asia. This mega event was organized according to proper plan. There were different tasks which these participants have to complete in order to get the title of champion.  Rebecca is only 15 at the moment and she beat 228000 participants in her category to reach the finals.  At the final session there were 79 finalists in different categories of competition and Rebecca was one to claim the title.  At the final participants were given a task to prepare spreadsheets and they were given a time limit to complete the task. Rebecca successfully completed the given task without any mistake. In Excel 2010 category a Taiwan student claimed the title.  Rebecca success is not limited to this. Last October when the qualifying round was in process she was the highest scorer throughout UK so she really deserved the title.

Rebecca is currently studying in Sawtry Community College and is resident of Cambridgeshire. She got prize money of $5,000 for winning. While she was interviewed about her success she said that she was extremely happy as she never thought that she can win the competition. Because of her interest in It she plans to get It education in future.

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