Excel Form Services
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To open forms in Word format, you need to have Microsoft Word program. Word forms
can be viewed and printed using the Word Viewer, a free program that can be downloaded
from www.microsoft.com.
If you have Microsoft Word, you can fill in the form on screen and save the filled-in
form on your computer.
If you have Microsoft Word, you can fill in the form on screen and save the filled-in
form on your computer.
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Printing a Excel form
Excel forms can be printed as blanks or after filling them in.
Instructions
Instructions on how to fill in a Excel form are often included in the form itself.
Some forms have separate help files. You can find links to separate help files on
the forms page under Instructions.
Benefits:
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Build great charts
Excel allows business users to unlock the potential of their
data, by using formulas across a grid of cells. Data is inserted into individual
cells in rows or columns, allowing it to be sorted and filtered, and then displayed
in a visual presentation. Using pie charts, graphs and clustered columns adds meaning
to data, which otherwise may just exist as row after row of numbers. These visualisations
can add extra emphasis to business reports and persuasive marketing material.
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Use conditional formatting
Excel users can format their spreadsheets using different
colours, bolds and italics, to differentiate between columns and bring the most
important data to the fore. The vast number of tasks that can be achieved using
this tool is impressive, here are just a few: Display simple icons which represent
related data, Highlighting a row based on a single value, Comparing values, Comparing
lists and Finding duplicates.
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Help identify trends
When presenting data in the form of charts or graphs, it can be
helpful to include average lines, which explicitly detail the key trends emerging
from the information. This may help demonstrate the key points to other users in
a straightforward manner - for instance, an executive from a different department
during a board meeting. Excel allows trend lines to be extended beyond the graph,
to offer predictions of future activity - and such forecasts can help businesses
develop their future strategy.
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Bring data together
Excel can be used to bring
information from various files and documents together, so that it exists in a single
location. As well as raw data and information from other spreadsheets, it is possible
to import text and images. Other objects can be added using the Insert tab, or additional
spreadsheets can be added to the file.
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Online access
Excel is available online
as part of Microsoft's Office 365 productivity suite. This means business leaders
and employees have access to the program from a range of devices, from almost any
location. Providing they have a web-enabled PC, laptop, smartphone or tablet it
should be possible to access Excel, making remote and mobile working viable.