It’s an easy dismissal, a casual shrug — computers aren’t essential to your daily demands, the familial duties; you don’t devote yourself to studying a screen, learning the endless lines of codes and calculations. All efforts online are instead minimal. You are not reliant on a system. You are not dependent on spreadsheets and software accomplishments. All attempts are rooted firmly in the ordinary…. and you prefer it that way.

Excel therefore is not a program that should appeal. You can think of no reasons to use it. It’s a too complex application, demanding far more time than you’re willing to give. It can offer no rewards, you’re certain. There will only be frustration, the technological woes.

This is incorrect.

While Excel is — undeniably — used as a way to understand statistics and business trends, it can also become a benefit for far simpler tasks. There is no requirement for complicated mathematics. Each document can instead be an organization of the data that dominates your life. Domesticity can be explained in numbers.

Maintain all of your addresses, emails and other contact information (creating spreadsheets to contain them all). Chart out your family’s schedule, highlighting each day of the week. Detail all of your utility bills, tracking the yearly costs and noting each month’s intake of electricity and water. Create shopping lists and reminders. And even examine your budget through careful graphs, learning all of the new ways to save money.

The possibilities Excel offers are far greater than simple percentages. They instead can be applied to all elements of life; and the software doesn’t require extensive knowledge of computers or statistics. It can instead be used by anyone — including you.

Allow Excel to redefine your opinion of spreadsheets and charts. Use its many functions to plan your hours more efficiently: saving time, energy and concern. No task is too small and no need is too common.

Excel enables them all to instead be relevant.