Imagine if you had to refer to a particular section of or perform calculations on the large chunk of data stored in your files or books of accounts. Not only would your task become mundane and boring but after a particular point, impractical too! And in this world where every millisecond defines a new plan of action, there has certainly got to be some alternative. This alternative is the Excel spreadsheet, provided to you as a part of the Microsoft office package. The most simplistic definition of a spreadsheet would be a collection/ combination of rows and columns to form grids or cells. Managing your data and accounts has never been as easier and user-friendly as ever before, not to exaggerate in the least!

What makes the Spreadsheet Beneficial?

1. Data representation is by far the best gift of the spreadsheet to mankind above performing certain other essential functionalities. Pie charts, bar diagrams, graphs etc can be prepared at the click of a button to show trends of/ highlight features of a given set of data.
2. Sorting and filtering of the large chunk of data is something the spreadsheet will take care of.
3. Calculations- from very simple to highly complex can be performed on data with immense ease.
4. The final sheet(s) can be printed out or uploaded on to web pages.
5. Accounts on the spreadsheet can be transformed into presentation format for analysis purposes.

End-user development: The User’s Boon

Spreadsheets are the most popular end-user development tools among others i.e. they allow even unsophisticated programming users to create sought out programs and data objects without having actually known the exact programming language. This functionality is due to the following traits Spreadsheets possess-

• Secondary notation like buttons, colors, lines et al provide visual cues about the data.
• New functions can be created out of extensions, which also allow users to build programs/ models.
• They use spatial relationships to define programs about which humans have a keen understanding of comprehension.
• The program continues to run on one part even if another part/section has errors/is unfinished.

Converting Spreadsheets into SQL Server

In order to increase the functionality of Excel, ExcelQ converts it into an SQL Server for ease of uploading data onto the internet. This enables, for instance, employees of a firm to have access to the same data at the same time without having to worry about other considerations. This access can be made from almost any part of the world and in real time.

This makes spreadsheets a fine and comprehensive way of dealing with huge slabs of data with ease. All you need to do is sit back and enjoy its functionality!