Spreadsheet History

VisiCalc - Dream become true

In today’s environment spreadsheet comprise a huge business and it is one of the best BI Tool in current market. In the pre spreadsheet days we remember we used to spend many hours to do large calculation which takes now seconds.

Do you know that Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston was involved in the creation of first ever electronic spreadsheet called VisiCalc. They have written this program for Apple II computer.

VisiCalc has got the attention immediately in the market and many companies purchased the Apple II for the sole purpose of developing their budget with the help of VisiCalc.

Microsoft Entry (Excel2)

In 1982, Microsoft released its first spreadsheet – Multiplan. This product was ported to several other platforms, including Apple II, Apple III, XENIX and MS-Dos. Excel 2 was running on Macintosh Paltform

The original version of Excel “Excel 2” appeared in late 1987.

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Microsoft Entry (Excel3)

Excel 3 came into picture in the end of 1990 and it is released for Windows. This version offered significant improvement in appearance and features. It includes toolbars, drawing, worksheet outline, add in support, 3 d charts, workgroup editing and many more.

 

Microsoft Entry (Excel4)

Excel 4 came into picture in 1992. This version made quite an impact on the marketplace as Windows increased in popularity. It boasted lots of new features and usability enhancements that made it easier for beginners to get up to speed quickly.

 

Microsoft Entry (Excel5)

In early 1994, Excel 5 appeared on the scene. This version introduced tons of new features, including multi sheet workbooks and the new Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro language.

 

Microsoft Entry (Excel95)

Excel 95 came in summer of 1995. It was proved to be significant because it presented the first version to use more advanced 32 bit code.

Microsoft Entry (Excel97)

Experts believe that Excel 97 offered the most significant upgrade ever. The toolbars and menu took a new look and for Macro Developer VBA moved up on the scale.

Microsoft Entry (Excel2000)

Excel 2000 came into existence in June 1999. Excel 2000 offered several minor enhancements, but the most significant advancement was the ability to use HTML as an alternative format.

 

 

Microsoft Entry (Excel2002)

Do you know Excel 2002 also known as Excel XP and it was released in June 2001 and it was a part of Microsoft Office XP. The significant features were the capability of to save your work when Excel Crashes and also recover corrupt workbook files that you may have abandoned long ago. Excel 2002 also added background formula for error checking and new formula debugging tool.

Microsoft Entry (Excel2003)

Excel 2003 was released in fall of 2003. This version had very new features. The most significant features were the ability to import and export XML and map the data to specific cells. It also introduced the concepts of the list, a specially designated range of cells.

 

Microsoft Entry (Excel2007)

Excel 2007 was released in early 2007. This series has represented the most significance changes after Excl 97. Microsoft has changed the default file format in this version. The default format was based on XML concept.

 

Microsoft Entry (Excel2010)

Excel 2007 was released in early 2007. This series has represented the most significance changes after Excl 97. Microsoft has changed the default file format in this version. The default format was based on XML concept.

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