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MI ROSOFTEX EL

a commercial spreadsheet application


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Microsoft Excel

is a commercial spreadsheet application written and

distributed by Microsoft for Microsoft Window and Mac OSX.

It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a

macro programming language called Visual Basic forApplications.

It has been a very widely applied spreadsheet for these

platforms, especially since version 5 in 1993, and it has almost

completely replaced Lotus 1-2-3 as the industry standard for

spreadsheets.

Excel forms part of Microsoft Office. The current versions are

2010 for Microsoft Windows and 2011 for Mac OSX.

Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet In

the world.


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Uses of MS EXCEL

Rapid analysis and charting

Advanced modeling including numerical simulation

Automated report generation

Problem optimization using Solver and Crystal Ball

Software design Team and model integration

Database communication and control

Project command and control

Project constraint monitoring

Information command and control

Multi-language programming with FORTRAN and C code (DLL's)

Real time integration with other applications

Data sorting and analysis


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History

Excel 2.0 originally marketed a spreadsheet program called

Multiplan in 1982.

Microsoft released the first version of Excel for the Mac in

30 September 1985, and the first Windows version inNovember 1987.

Excel became the first spreadsheet to allow the user todefine the appearance of spreadsheets . It also introducedintelligent cell recomputation, where only cells dependenton the cell being modified are updated.

Since 1993 Excel has included Visual BasicApplication(VBA), a programming language based onVisual Basic which adds the ability to automate tasks inExcel and to provide user-defined functions (UDF) for use inworksheets.


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Excel 5.0

Versions 5.0 to 9.0 of Excel contain various Easter

Eggs, including a Hall of Tortured Souls, althoughsince version 10 Microsoft has taken measures toeliminate such undocumented features from theirproducts.


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Excel 2000

one of the most obvious changes introduced with

Excel 2000 involved a clipboard that could holdmultiple objects at once. In another noticeablechange the Office Assistant, whose frequentunsolicited appearance in Excel 97 had annoyed

many users, became less intrusive.


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Excel 2007 obvious change is a completely revamped user

interface called the Ribbon menu system, which

means a user must abandon most habits acquiredfrom previous versions. This version makes more extensive use of multiple

cores for the calculation of spreadsheets, howeverVBA macros are not handled in parallel and XLL

adding only are executed in parallel if they are thread-safe and indicate this at the time of registration.

The number of rows is now 1,048,576and columns is16,384. Several improvements topivot tableswereintroduced.


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Excel 2010 Microsoft Excel 2010 makes it possible to analyze,

manage, and share information in more ways than

ever before, helping you make better, smarterdecisions.

New analysis and visualization tools help you trackand highlight important data trends. Easily accessyour important data on the go from almost any Web

browser or smartphone. gives you more efficiency and flexibility

to accomplish your goals.


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Benefits and Advantage of Ms

Excel 2010Make fast, effective comparisons

Get powerful analysis from your desktop

Save time, simplify your work, andincrease your productivity

Break down barriers and work together in

new waysAccess your workbooks anytime,anywhere

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