Software

Spreadsheets are used to compile and manipulate numbers in the form of calculations and statistics.

Spreadsheet software

The most wildly used spreadsheet software includes:

• LibreOffice
  • Free of charge
  • Open source
  • Works on most plattforms
• OpenOffice.org
  • Free of charge
  • Open source
  • Works on most plattforms
• Google Sheets
  • Free of charge
  • You need a Google account (free of charge)
  • Works in most web browsers
• Microsoft Excel
  • Online version via Dropbox or Office 365
    • Free of charge
    • You need a Microsoft Live account (free of charge)
    • Works in most web browsers
    • No suport for trend lines
  • Downloaded to your computer
    • Only for Microsoft Windows and MacOS (OS X)
    • All students at Uppsala University are offered an Office 365 Education account (free of charge) including Microsoft’s Office package, calendar and email service.

Microsoft Excel

The most commonly used program for spreadsheets is Microsoft Excel, which will be used in this module.