I learned, belatedly, that last October 17 was Spreadsheet Day, marking the 35th anniversary of VisiCalc, the Apple II program that started it all. This moved me to republish a long piece I wrote 30 ...

The wonderful algebra suggestions of the Sept 26, 2012 article “N Ways to Apply Algebra With The New York Times” open the door to not only authentic problem solving in our algebra courses, but to a ...

Imagine a spreadsheet that could think, learn, and adapt. No longer just a tool for calculations, spreadsheets are evolving into intelligent assistants capable of automating tasks, uncovering hidden ...

Businesses are rebounding but Finance/Accounting groups getting no new headcount post-2008 Big changes in financial/managerial reporting tools are here New technology leaders well on the way Yet, the ...

You don't need to be an Excel whiz to leverage very simple spreadsheets that will make you much more efficient at your job. Here I share three of my very own spreadsheets and explain how I use them. I ...

Excel doesn’t have a direct equivalent. To achieve the same result, you’d either have to piece together complex formulas with functions like SEARCH or write custom VBA scripts. While those approaches ...

Forbes Contributor Bernard Marr outlined his concerns about spreadsheets in a 2016 article titled [Microsoft] Excel Reporting: 5 Reasons Why It Is Bad For Business. He laid out some darned good ...

Audit teams rarely know when client data will arrive, how complete it will be and in what form it will show up. This unpredictability creates wasted hours, frustrated teams and plenty of busywork.

The creation of the electronic spreadsheet transformed industries. But its effects ran deeper than that. Episode 606: Spreadsheets! Note: This episode originally ran in 2015. Spreadsheets used to be ...

What are the shortcomings of spreadsheets? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by ...