Hands on - Spreadsheets - Make your data presentable. Give your spreadsheets a boost to ensure they create a captive audience.

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Spreadsheets can be designed in such a way that they bear little resemblance to the original concept of an accountant's worksheet. The information you want to impart is more intelligible and credible when professionally presented.

Excel offers built-in templates where the layouts have been created for you. On the View menu, choose Task Pane. On the right-hand side of the screen the General Templates option leads to the Spreadsheet Solutions tab with a number of common forms. You can access more under the Task Pane's lowest-listed link, Templates on Microsoft.com. This website offers categories such as business, education, finance, health, home, property, sports and travel. You can also create a variety of graphics for use in templates using the options on the Drawing...

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