“The naming of cats is a difficult matter, it isn’t just one of your holiday games.” — T. S. Eliot When creating named variables there are some rules that must be followed. If you violate these rules the program simply… Read moreNote on naming variables

Before getting started on formulas, it’s important to discuss two things: constants and variables.  Most people learned about this in Algebra class, but that was a long time ago, so here’s a refresher. If it’s a number in a formula,… Read moreConstants and Variables

There are a few things that every spreadsheet program will have, in one way or another. Every spreadsheet will have cells.  (Or cels with a single L, but my spell-checker hates that, and I don’t remember where I learned it,… Read moreBasic terms