Why would you use a flowchart in Excel?

[del2009]

Hi
I have a temping job next week. I was asked if I knew how to do flowcharts in Excel and I said I did. Although I am not sure that I know all I need to know. So why would a company use flowchart in Excel as oppose to Powerpoint, Word. Can you put formula in to a flowchart in excel? Can someone help me work out why you would use a flowchart in excel. Also if you can put formula into a flowchart how this works. Also anything I need to know about flowcharts in Excel.

Thankyou in advance

 

[RoryA]

It's possible they just use Excel because that's the way they've always done it. You can link flowchart shapes to cells (select the shape, click in the formula bar, type = and then select a cell).

 

[hkaplan2]

Excel uses the standard Office Flowchart tools. The main advantage in Excel is you can link a cells contents to an objects text, or hyperlink a flowchart object to an Excel sheet or range (i.e. click on a box and you are taken to another sheet.

If they just want a static flowchart, doing it in Excel buys you nothing that I know if.