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A spreadsheet is a rectangular table (or grid) of information, often financial information. The word came from "spread" in its sense of a newspaper or magazine item (text and/or graphics) that covers two facing pages, extending across the center fold and treating the two pages as one large one. The compound word "spread-sheet" came to mean the format used to present bookkeeping ledgers -- with columns for categories of expenditures across the top, invoices listed down the left margin, and the amount of each payment in the cell where its row and column intersect -- which were traditionally a "spread" across facing pages of a bound ledger (book for keeping accounting records) or on oversized sheets of paper ruled into rows and columns in that format and approximately twice as wide as ordinary paper.
History
One of the first commercial uses of computers was in processing payroll and other financial records, so the programs (and, indeed, the programming languages themselves) were designed to generate reports in the standard "spreadsheet" format bookkeepers and accountants used. As computers became more available and affordable in the last quarter of the 20th century, more software became available for them, and programs to keep financial records and generate spreadsheet reports were always in demand. Those spreadsheet programs can be used to tabulate many kinds of information, not just financial records, so the term "spreadsheet" has developed a more general meaning as information presented in a rectangular table, usually generated by a computer.
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finishing off budget spreadsheets for next financial year. One last work related activity and then I should be able to stop until 5th Jan
DarrenB (Darren Barrenger) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:06:17 -0000
finishing off budget spreadsheets for next financial year. One last work related activity and then I should be able to stop until 5th Jan
Ruby Spreadsheets http://j.mp/8V2m9D
stainless (stainless) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:48:52 -0000
Ruby Spreadsheets http://j.mp/8V2m9D
talking about spreadsheets on a Friday night. I <3 you guys!
Katitude (Katitude) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:13:16 -0000
talking about spreadsheets on a Friday night. I <3 you guys!
@ohcaptain @ckbwop - I think we have a no boys watching policy when we play with spreadsheets . . . but I'll let the Bendy one make the call
MrsChako (Michelle Stillman) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:46:14 -0000
@ohcaptain @ckbwop - I think we have a no boys watching policy when we play with spreadsheets . . . but I'll let the Bendy one make the call
@ckbwop @MrsChako - if you guys get it on with the spreadsheets...video...in a PowerPoint please.
ohcaptain (ohcaptain) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:40:18 -0000
@ckbwop @MrsChako - if you guys get it on with the spreadsheets...video...in a PowerPoint please.
@molliebatmit read this to Matt and told him about all your spreadsheets/OCD tendencies. He says "I respect Adam a lot more knowing that"
smrjunior (Sarah Anthony) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:38:52 -0000
@molliebatmit read this to Matt and told him about all your spreadsheets/OCD tendencies. He says "I respect Adam a lot more knowing that"
3D-Calc - Proposes a free three-dimensional spreadsheet program for Atari ST computers.
Abykus - Full-featured object-oriented spreadsheet for Windows. Freeware.
Meta Description: [ A unique new spreadsheet that can be downloaded for free. Allows complex data types such as matrixes, coordinates, polygons, etc. to be stored in individual cells. Freeware. ]
eMiddleware - Provides spreadsheet technology to work with established systems. Company information and product description. In Germany and the UK.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to BEA, a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure software for reducing IT complexity and successfully deploying Service-Oriented Architecture. ]
European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group - Promotes research regarding the extent and nature of the problem of spreadsheet risks.
Meta Description: [ European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group (EuSpRIG) is an international group of academic researchers and expert practitioners that holds an annual conference on reducing risks of spreadsheet use in end user computing. ]
GNU Oleo - A GNU spreadsheet.
GS-Calc - Offers 512 columns and 2,097,152 rows, hierarchically organized worksheets, 2D and 3D charts, unlimited undo/redo, OLE client/server and COM functions. Description and screenshots of the program, online ordering.[Win9x/ME/2000/XP]
Mariner Calc - For the Mac, version 9 or X. Description of the product, presentation of the company.
Meta Description: [ Macintosh OS X spreadsheet and word processor solutions for business, consumer, and educational productivity. Offers Macintosh OS X word processor, spreadsheet and Macintosh Office software. ]
mySpreadsheet: - Offers a multi-user, web-based spreadsheet system. Online demo and presentation of the company.
Sharp Tools Software - Proposes a Java, Excel-compatible spreadsheet.
Spreadsheet Programming Help - Provides programming and design support and training.
Meta Description: [ Macros converted to Excel Visual Basic. A Certified computer professional helps you with your work. Excellent spreadsheet programming help when you need it. ]
Spreadsheet Tools and Their Producers - List of spreadsheets tools and books and their authors.
Meta Description: [ Spreadsheet (Excel, 1-2-3, etc.) tools
and their producers. ]
Spreadsheets Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ of the comp.apps.spreadsheets usenet newsgroup.
The Spreadsheet Page - Spreadsheet help, history, links, and even illustrated jokes. Files, FAQs, and release list for Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, and Quattro Pro, but mostly Excel. By John Walkenbach (JWalk and Associates), author of the spreadsheet column for PC World magazine.
Meta Description: [ The best site on the web for information about Microsoft Excel. Downloads, tips, FAQs, and more. ]
Village Software - Offers pre-programmed, template, business and financial solutions to all major office suites. Presentation of the company, ordering ans contact information.
Meta Description: [ Village Software is a 14 year old custom software development company in Boston. Village specializes in custom development of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet templates, database systems, reporting tools, and web based applications. ]
VisiCalc - One of the first killer apps for personal computers. Information from its creators, Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston.
Meta Description: [ VisiCalc -- Links to the information from its creators, Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston, on this web site ]
Visual Baler Spreadsheet Compiler - Create windows applications from spreadsheets without programming.
Meta Description: [ The home of Visual Baler, DataBOSS, and other innovative business applications. ]
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