Why spreadsheets are worth learning

Spreadsheets are one of the most useful tools you can learn. People use them to plan budgets, track sales, build schedules, manage inventory and make sense of numbers at school, at work and at home.

Microsoft Excel is the most common spreadsheet program in workplaces. Google Sheets works almost the same way and is free to use in a web browser, so you can follow every step of this course in either one.

What you'll be able to do

• Read and move around a spreadsheet with confidence
• Enter information so it's tidy and easy to understand
• Write formulas that do the math for you
• Build a simple tracker you can reuse every week