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By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:48:51 +0000

Kathy, this is good info. I also use spreadsheets at work, but if I didn’t, I don’t know where I would have learned to do so to any great extent.

Great service you are providing. My 2nd order of seeds has arrived, so it is time to set up this year’s spreadshet and see what else I need!

(I’ve also used a spreadsheet to “map” out my garden. I set up the cells to be the same height and width so it looks like graph paper, then do a “color fill” to show where each raised bed is, then type in what I’m planting in each bed. I probably haven’t described it very well, but it is a useful way to plan something like a vegetable garden)

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:22:27 +0000

For those who are already familiar with spreadsheets, all one has to do is make the suggestion and a spreadsheet user can take the ball and run with it. My tutorial will be overkill for them. But for those who have never used a spreadsheet, this will help them see the light. I myself have never used spreadsheets much, so when I made my first one two years ago, I had to rely on the skills of my DH, a bona fide Excel power user. I'm still not skilled enough to provide templates equal to what Jenn referenced in her comment in the previous post, where the user enters in one date, and a multitude of calculations are done for you.

By: Oldroses

Oldroses — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:28:17 +0000

I agree with Zoey. Spreadsheets rock! I ditched my checkbook register and use a spreadsheet. I found a template on the Microsoft site (I use Excel) that had a formula for a running balance. Then there’s my monthly and annual budget spreadsheets and my seed purchase spreadsheets.

By: Zoey

Zoey — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:17:15 +0000

Kathy,
What a great idea to teach your readers how to make a spreadsheet.

I use Excel for everything. I even created a spreadsheet to figure the calories burned and the pounds lost when I was working out.

It’s a skill they can use for many things other than gardening.