Excel 2008 a hit for Mac.(BUSINESS)(ON COMPUTERS)

0 Comments | Washington Times, The, January, 2008

Byline: Mark Kellner, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The formal introduction last week of Microsoft Corp.'s Office for Mac 2008 brought with it new versions of the Excel spreadsheet, as well as the PowerPoint graphics program used daily in millions of presentations worldwide.

As with Word 2008, reviewed here previously, Excel offers easy ways to use formatting to help "tell your story," as Microsoft says, with numbers. The program features a range of design tools, styles and, of course, templates to make creating visually useful spreadsheets and charts a breeze. In my view, once someone can see the numbers you are working with, they'll be able to understand the point you are trying to make.

There's also a "Formula Builder" to help the...