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Learn about the main ways you can add data to a spreadsheet.
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- CSV: comma-separated value. CSV files store tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text. Each line of the file is a data record. Each record consists of one or more fields, separated by commas. The use of the comma as a field separator is the source of the name for this file format.
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Earlier in this course I showed you how
to create a spreadsheet with sheets.
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In this video,
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we're gonna talk about other ways
to get started with spreadsheets.
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First as a manual input,
you just start from scratch and
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manually input your data
set into the spreadsheet.
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I do this all the time for
ad hoc analysis.
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Indeed, I'll often use a spreadsheet
instead of a calculator just this way.
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For example,
here I'm just doing some calculations.
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I manually inputed that data.
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You might also be provided
a spreadsheet with existing data.
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For example, you're handed a report
from a colleague or your boss.
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