Plus, the learning curve for the more advanced tasks isn’t too difficult to learn. Give it a weekend or two, and you can become decent with any of the different Excel tasks. Then, everything is clearly labeled.Īlso, it’s very easy to learn new things in Excel. I find the simplicity comes from the functions broken into simple parts. This is important because it’s one less thing you need to worry about as a busy engineer. Especially if you grew up using the program. The interface is super simple and intuitive. The base functionality and user interface is still there. To top it off, Excel hasn’t changed much over the years. Then later in high school, I used Excel in all my math and science classes. It became my favorite computer program, alongside the game ‘Oregon Trail’ of course. Plus, I found Excel on almost every computer I came across. Especially as computers were becoming popular. So, Excel was a great outlet to express yourself. I would create tables and graphs and do basic math without any lessons.Įngineers typically have very curious minds, even as kids. In the 1990s as a kid, I remember playing around with Excel. Thus, most Engineers today grew up with Excel. #1 Familiarity with Excel’s user interface and commandsĮveryone I know has a very deep familiarity with Excel. So, let’s discuss why engineers love Excel. I understand it’s not always the best solution.īut, it’s a program I can depend on. I can do just about everything with Excel. So, Excel is the perfect tool to manage and crunch numbers. Do engineers use Excel? Of course! Engineers use a lot of data and equations.
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