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Google has done a commendable job in the field of developing cloud-based applications. BUt the applications developed by Microsoft Office suite has been in the market from three decades. It ha taken the customer feedback and improved drastically over time. Thi blows Google's application out of the water in terms of features, interface, performance and portability. This might not matter at all for 80% of the casual user and 20% power users.

Google has done an excellent job in showing what can be done with offline applications, however most of the times, they're not fully functional as the Microsoft applications. It might not make a very drastic change for casual users, who do it for their school or university purpose. But the effect will be visible to the power users. 

The applications of MS Office are much stable, and reliable when it comes to handling a large set of Data. Still, people may find it hard to access, organise and analyze a set of data with more than 10,000 entities (for example), in Google applications. Also, there are multiple functions that MS Office offers that are still missing in Google applications.

I think this can be the reason why people pay for Microsoft applications instead of using the free applications provided by Google.

The essential functions are Index and Match. Index formula is where you can call a reference of a cell in an array based on its location as rows and columns. We use match formula to find the position of a specific value in a selected cell range. This is for those who have some or little knowledge of excel. But if you are fresh to excel, then, it is best to start by entering data into a worksheet, enter numbers as text, flash fill, necessary calculations, copying formulas, using auto calculate. Autosum, average, how to edit formulas, absolute cell reference, freeze panes, moving/copying/deleting data, formatting, list auto-fill, printing

Master, all that, learn shortcuts for some of these necessary actions and you’ll have a reasonable foundation to move on to more topics.

The next step is to work on naming worksheets, reorder sheets, move/copy sheets, insert sheets, linking worksheets and workbooks, paste a link, managing links in workbooks, data validation, protection, conditional formatting, creating and editing charts.

Learning the above-mentioned skills in Excel will make you ready for the tasks that are often used in a typical organisation.

Know all that lot as well, and you’ll find yourself in the above-average group of excel users.

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Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program. That means it's used to create grids of text, numbers and formulas specifying calculations. That's extremely valuable for many businesses, which use it to record expenditures and income, plan budgets, chart data and succinctly present fiscal results.

Microsoft Word is a word processing program designed to make it possible to create a variety of documents that will look the same between different computers and similar on the screen to how they appear on paper. It's used by businesses and individuals to write personal and professional letters, reports for work and school and to take notes on conversations and in seminars and classes. Because it's so widely used, many businesses appreciate that it's possible to send documents created in Word to clients, employees and other business associates without worrying about whether or not they'll be able to open them.

But, unlike MS Word, Excel organises the data into rows and columns, the intersection of which is called a cell. A cell can contain various data forms such as numbers, alphabets, dates, or formulae. It is an efficient tool which helps to organise the data and analyse it with the help of charts, bar graphs, pivot tables etc.

In today’s world, Excel is prominently used in every aspect of life, be it, maintaining personal expenses, or organising a large set of data in an organisation. With the efficiency it possesses, excel has become a necessary tool in every organisation, and every person should have a knowledge of it.

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program. That means it's used to create grids of text, numbers and formulas specifying calculations. That's extremely valuable for many businesses, which use it to record expenditures and income, plan budgets, chart data and succinctly present fiscal results.

Microsoft Word is a word processing program designed to make it possible to create a variety of documents that will look the same between different computers and similar on the screen to how they appear on paper. It's used by businesses and individuals to write personal and professional letters, reports for work and school and to take notes on conversations and in seminars and classes. Because it's so widely used, many businesses appreciate that it's possible to send documents created in Word to clients, employees and other business associates without worrying about whether or not they'll be able to open them.

But, unlike MS Word, Excel organises the data into rows and columns, the intersection of which is called a cell. A cell can contain various data forms such as numbers, alphabets, dates, or formulae. It is an efficient tool which helps to organise the data and analyse it with the help of charts, bar graphs, pivot tables etc.

In today’s world, Excel is prominently used in every aspect of life, be it, maintaining personal expenses, or organising a large set of data in an organisation. With the efficiency it possesses, excel has become a necessary tool in every organisation, and every person should have a knowledge of it. 

The first thing you have to consider in improving your English fluency is practice. If you start practising every day, then automatically you will accelerate the learning process. It will help if you start putting your thoughts together in English. For example, you can practice a speech or recollect your thoughts before talking to someone in your mind. In this way, your words and sentences will come out clearly. 

A technique called 'shadowing' can be used which would, in turn, be tremendously helpful for short term verbal fluency improvement. The idea is to speak, repeat loudly the exact words your favourite English language TV show characters and to say at the same moment that they say. As in, 'shadow' their dialogue in real-time. 

Do not worry about getting every phonetics of the word right; focus on listening carefully, moving along quickly and keeping pace. After your favourite show ends, repeat the exact episode and do it again and again.

Also, you should be aware of the biggest obstacle in your way of learning, i.e., the fear of committing mistakes. Most of the people never learn because they are afraid to be laughed upon. It is obvious that it is impossible to learn something without making mistakes. So, why not make it with a smile. Believe me, if you keep on learning from the mistakes, no one can stop you from speaking fluent English eventually.

All the best!