EXCEL

Before this class, I absolutely hated Microsoft Excel. I more than hated it; I completely abhored it. Every time I tried to make a chart, the axes would be wrong or everything would just be completely out of whack. I would get so frustrated. Now, however, Excel and I are on our way to being friends. I used to waste so much time fishing around the program trying to figure things out, but now I can pretty much do anything without thinking about it. I have to use Excel frequently to enter data and create graphs and charts for my biology and chemistry classes, so knowing how to use Excel proficiently will definitely be beneficial. Previously, my knowledge of spreadsheets basically consisted of entering simple formulas and functions and filling them down a column or across a row. I think that knowing things like the difference between absolute and relative cell references, conditional formatting, and the "if" formula will make my future Excel life much easier. I will be much less wary now when a professor creates an assignment utilizing Excel.