Browse tag: spreadsheet software

Browse tag: spreadsheet software

Microsoft extends support period for Office for Mac 2004
Microsoft has announced that they will continue to support Office for Mac 2004 until 2010.
Five favorite Excel tips
There's no reason to dread your spreadsheets. Learn how to save time on common Microsoft Excel tasks with Sharon Zardetto’s favorite tips for everyday use.
Favorite Office tips
Whether you love Microsoft Office 2008 or loathe it, our writers can help you use it more productivity. Here are their favorite tips for all the Office apps.
Apple releases iWork '09 9.0.2 update
Update to iWork '09 fixes issues related to saving documents and playing presentations.
RoamBi offers a new look at data on the iPhone
Mobile app maker MeLLmo has announced RoamBi, an iPhone offering that lets users transform static spreadsheets and tables into interactive, dynamic views that are easily viewable on the iPhone and iPod touch.
Review: Mariner Calc for iPhone
Rob Griffiths looks at Mariner Calc, the latest entrant in the ever-expanding iPhone/iPod touch spreadsheet niche.
Microsoft Office vulnerability affects Excel for Mac
Microsoft said a new vulnerability that allows remote code execution affects Mac users, as well as Windows users.
Review: MobileFiles Pro for iPhone
MobileFiles Pro can open and edit Excel files, and serve as a mobile file manager, with full MobileMe integration, as well as file transfer via wireless network.
Swap texture fills among the iWork ’09 applications
Learn a simple way to use chart fills from one iWork ’09 application in another iWork ’09 application. This is a useful trick because the programs don’t share all of their chart fills; many are exclusive to certain programs.
Review: Spreadsheet editing apps for the iPhone
Rob Griffiths takes a look at a handful of products that let you view, edit, and create spreadsheets on your iPhone or iPod touch.
Use the keyboard for formula entry in Numbers ’09
Numbers ’09, unlike its predecessor, will let you enter formulas using the keyboard. It’s just not obvious exactly how to do so.
Review: Numbers ’09
At only $79 for the entire iWork bundle, Numbers ’09 is also an incredible value, delivering features well beyond its cost.
Expo: Apple adds productivity features to iWork
Apple updated iWork, adding new features to Numbers, Keynote, and Pages.
Exporting Address Book to a spreadsheet
You say you'd like to view your Address Book contacts in Excel or Numbers? Here's how.
Review: Bento 2
FileMaker’s personal database app boasts a number of significant improvements in this new version, including better data import and export, enhancements to the spreadsheet-like table view, and on-the-fly customization of forms. Because of those changes, Bento has matured into a very useful application.
Bento 2 adds integration with Apple Mail
FileMaker released Bento 2 on Tuesday adding integration with Apple Mail, as well as better support for importing and exporting data between the personal database app and spreadsheet programs.
Solver for Excel add-on returns to Excel 2008
The popular Solver for Excel add-on has been redeveloped for Excel 2008 by Frontline Systems and Microsoft.
Change Excel's ‘edit in cell’ keyboard shortcut
Learn one way to change Excel’s Control-U shortcut to the easier-to-use F2 (which also matches the Windows’ shortcut).
Add superscript, subscript buttons to Office toolbars
Learn how to add superscript and subscript buttons to the toolbars in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel in both Office 2004 and 2008.
Mariner Calc brings Excel editing to the iPhone
Mariner Software is bringing its spreadsheet program to the iPhone. And with it comes the ability to edit Excel files in their native format.
Opinion: What Visual Basic’s Office return means for Mac IT
Microsoft promised this week to restore support for Visual Basic for Applications to a future version of its Office suite. But the lack of VBA support in Office 2008 is only one problem for Mac users, John C. Welch writes.
Microsoft releases Service Pack 1 for Office 2008
With the release of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Office 2008, Microsoft has made improvements to the applications suite and the individual programs in it.
Office Suite Smackdown: Excel vs. Numbers
We asked Rob Griffiths—our go-to expert on spreadsheets—to use Excel 2008 and Numbers ’08 to create the same project, progressing from the basics (text entry and formatting) to more-advanced features. Our questions: Which program is better at each stage of the job?
Protecting Numbers cells
Disappointed that you can't protect cells in Numbers as you can in Excel? Here are a couple of workarounds.
Interview: Google plugs along in apps market
Jonathan Rochelle, senior product manager for Google Docs, talks to IDG News Service about various challenges, like Microsoft’s threat in the hosted space and the difficulty of supporting millions of users.
From the Lab: Office 2008 speed tests
In addition to introducing new features and enhancements, Office 2008 also marks the first time the productivity suite runs natively on Intel-based Macs. How much of a performance gain can you expect? Macworld Lab reports on how Office 2008 runs on Intel-powered machines as well as what PowerPC-based Mac users can anticipate from the new software.
Expo Notes: Office gets its day in the sun
Microsoft got a jump start at Macworld Expo, with a 10-hour session devoted to the ins and outs of its new Office 2008 release.