Spreadsheet Software - Spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, Visicalc, Lotus Improv, Multiplan, Lotus Symphony, Quattro Pro, Neooffice (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, VisiCalc, Lotus Improv, Multiplan, Lotus Symphony, Quattro Pro, NeoOffice, IBM Lotus Symphony, List of spreadsheet software, Comparison of spreadsheet software, CSV application support, OpenOffice.org Calc, FarPoint Spread, Pivot table, Full Impact, Informix Wingz, ViewSheet, Quantrix, Spreadsheet 2000, Lightwright, Logical spreadsheet, As Easy As, Numbers, Microsoft Excel Viewer, Excel Services, Claris Resolve, NumberGo, SuperCalc, 3D-Calc, Resolver One, Context MBA, AgileGraph, OmniPop, Pivot chart, Bean Sheet, Lotus Impress. Excerpt: A spreadsheet is a computer application that simulates a paper accounting worksheet. It displays multiple cells usually in a two-dimensional matrix or grid consisting of rows and columns. Each cell contains alphanumeric text, numeric values or formulas. A formula defines how the content of that cell is to be calculated from the contents of any other cell (or combination of cells) each time any cell is updated. Spreadsheets are frequently used for financial information because of their ability to re-calculate the entire sheet automatically after a change to a single cell is made. A pseudo third dimension to the matrix is sometimes applied as another layer, or layers/sheets, of two-dimensional data. Visicalc is the first electronic spreadsheet on a microcomputer, and it helped turn the Apple II computer into a success and greatly assisted in their widespread application. Lotus 1-2-3 was the leading spreadsheet when DOS was the dominant operating system. Excel now has the largest market share on the Windows and Macintosh platforms. Microsoft Excel spreadsheet OpenOffice.org Calc spreadsheet The word "spreadsheet" came from "spread" in its sense of a newspaper or magazine item (text and/or graphics) that covers two facing pages, extending across...