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A spreadsheet page is typically divided into rows and columns. The intersection of a row and a column forms a
box called a cell. You can type text or numbers in cells. Text is commonly used to create labels identifying data
in a particular row or column. When you enter data in a cell, the program allows you to specify the type of data
(for example, date, number, currency, time) and how it will be displayed (for example, Friday, March 31, 2006
or 03/31/2006 or 31-Mar-06).
Data in a spreadsheet
The spreadsheet below shows an annual school budget for boys and girls athletics during a three-year span.
Text is used to label columns (budget years) and rows (boys or girls). Budget data are formatted as currency
displaying the symbol "$" and without any decimal places. Cell C3 shows that in 2004 $3,100 was spent on the
athletic program for girls.
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