a commercial spreadsheet application

MICROSOFT EXCEL

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 for Applications.

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.

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

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 in November 1987. Excel became the first spreadsheet to allow the user to define the appearance of spreadsheets . It also introduced intelligent cell recomputation, where only cells dependent on the cell being modified are updated. Since 1993 Excel has included Visual Basic Application(VBA), a programming language based on Visual Basic which adds the ability to automate tasks in Excel and to provide user-defined functions (UDF) for use in worksheets.

 Excel 5.0
Versions 5.0 to 9.0 of Excel contain various Easter

Eggs, including a Hall of Tortured Souls, although since version 10 Microsoft has taken measures to eliminate such undocumented features from their products.

 Excel 2000
one of the most obvious changes introduced with

Excel 2000 involved a clipboard that could hold multiple objects at once. In another noticeable change the Office Assistant, whose frequent unsolicited appearance in Excel 97 had annoyed many users, became less intrusive.

 Excel 2007
obvious change is a completely revamped user

interface called the Ribbon menu system, which means a user must abandon most habits acquired from previous versions. This version makes more extensive use of multiple cores for the calculation of spreadsheets, however VBA macros are not handled in parallel and XLL adding only are executed in parallel if they are threadsafe and indicate this at the time of registration. The number of rows is now 1,048,576 and columns is 16,384. Several improvements to pivot tables were introduced.

 Excel 2010
manage, and share information in more ways than ever before, helping you make better, smarter decisions. New analysis and visualization tools help you track and highlight important data trends. Easily access your important data on the go from almost any Web browser or smartphone. gives you more efficiency and flexibility to accomplish your goals.
Microsoft Excel 2010 makes it possible to analyze,

Benefits and Advantage of Ms Excel 2010

Make fast, effective comparisons Get powerful analysis from your desktop Save time, simplify your work, and increase your productivity Break down barriers and work together in new ways Access your workbooks anytime, anywhere