About Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel pricing
Microsoft Excel has a free version and does not offer a free trial. Microsoft Excel paid version starts at US$159.99/one-time.
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Microsoft Excel Reviews
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- Industry: Management Consulting
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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A must (if well used)
I have been using spreadsheet since Framework (under DOS), up to Lotus 123, Google Sheets and Excel: the latter is the last standing, and for a reason.: it sports all the functions you need, and the kitchen sink.
It leads power users to discover its inmost secrets and became Masters of the Universe with its advanced functionality and tricks
Pros
A standard for all your data analysis chores and for organizing information. It requires years of dedication to scratch the surface and enjoy its real, underlying power.
Cons
Somehow overkill if you just need to align strings and numbers; it could lead to the "hammer and nail" syndrome ("when you handle a hammer, everything seems to be a nail"). Could lead to a docu-centric view instead of a data-centric one.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 1,001-5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Excel: The Best Way to Organize Your Data
I have had a positive experience with Microsoft Excel. It is a powerful tool that has helped me to be more efficient and organized in my work. I have used it to create spreadsheets, track data, and perform various calculations. It is user-friendly and has multiple features that make it a valuable tool for anyone who needs to work with a small amount of data.
Pros
I use Excel almost on a daily basis. I like many things about it, but some of my favorite features are the ability to quickly create charts and graphs and the ability to perform quick calculations. I also like the fact that Excel is very user-friendly and with advanced features that are easy to learn.
Cons
Sometimes the auto-formatting can be disadvantageous, for example in my case it auto-formats "Gene Names" into dates.
- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Complicated to use
This software did not really allow me to work as I wanted.
Pros
Just the import of the data which is quite simple
Cons
The spreadsheet is difficult to use and you need to have some advanced training to use it comfortably
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Improved substantially over time, still challenging for collaboration
Overall positive in it's ability to run locally with the most robust features, but in an era where collaboration must happen in real time on the Cloud, it has been frustrating to collaborate. Most fully featured platform though.
Pros
Most robust spreadsheet platform that has the most comprehensive amount of formulas, graphics, pivot tables, and just technical features, runs locally so if you're on the airplane you can still run everything.
Cons
Weak on Cloud and collaboration. You have to log out of the platform for a teammate to make edits. Since team members don't get to work on the project at the same time huge efficiency is lost as some teammates just have to wait until it's their turn whereas Google Sheets you can operate everything at the same time.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Widest Used Spreadsheet Tool
As a software architect in a fintech company, as part of my verification processes - Excel is core to my workflow. It allows me to also quickly look at our datasets and perform some basic analysis.
Pros
I like the fact that it is so commonly used in nearly every industry. Everyone in the workforce is guaranteed to have at least heard about Excel. It is the widest used spreadsheet software.
Cons
I don't like that Excel becomes very hard to use with very large datasets. I have had to abandon this tool for very large datasets. The memory management might need to be reworked for the software.
