Learn how accounting spreadsheets work with real examples of journals plus when to switch to accounting software.

I recently wrote about five ways spreadsheets kill your business. Spreadsheets are a versatile tool for performing quick, ad hoc data analysis, developing presentation materials, creating small ...

End users have been building applications on top of spreadsheets for decades now. In fact, arguably users of spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel and Lotus 1-2-3 are the original citizen developers.

Practically every organization has workgroups that depend on spreadsheets to manage a business process. Sharing the spreadsheets via email or SharePoint can be a hassle, especially when multiple ...

Spreadsheets are one of the most versatile and widely used tools in the business world. They offer an easy way to organize and manipulate data, make calculations and create visual representations of ...

Move data to where it belongs and you fix the risk while making it easier to leverage your business intelligence. Every worker knows how easy it is to start a quick spreadsheet to cover some basic ...

Create spreadsheet governance policies. Monitor and enforce compliance with those policies. Give preference to vendors that work well with spreadsheets. Creating clear policies for what information ...

Microsoft Excel might be ubiquitous, but that doesn't mean it's the best spreadsheet program on the market - these six ...

Fifteen years ago, I logged my concerns about the limitations of Excel. Have we overcome these problems? Has the downside of spreadsheets been reduced? A deeper look sees progress in some areas - and ...

If you ever wanted to click a magic button and make complex business tasks happen automatically, macros can make that wish come true. Macros are small programs that execute commands you specify. Write ...