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December 2011 - The Excel Team Blog

  • Excel Mashup Tutorial

    One of our Excel MVP--Jan Karel Pieterse--emailed us this week suggesting we take a look at the online tutorial he created about Excel Mashups. We did, and now we want to share it with you. ...( read more ) Read More...
  • Last-minute budget tips for those last-minute gifts

    At this point in the holiday season if you’re like me, you’re over budget. Yesterday I started worrying about that cashmere sweater I bought for one sister-in-law and the sweatshirt I bought for the other. It’s back to shoping this evening to try to even it out. This time when I’m wandering the aisles, I’ll check my Excel holiday budget on my phone. I saved it on SkyDrive—Microsoft's free cloud service—so that I can take a look to remind me what I bought...
  • Creating Excel mashups

    If you’re a web developer (or even if you’re not), you’ve doubtless heard of mashups—apps or web pages that combine existing functionality from different sources to create something entirely new. It’s now possible to create cool spreadsheet-based mashups by combining features from Excel Web App—specifically, the embedded workbook feature—with existing JavaScript APIs. Read on to see a couple of demo mashups, and learn about our new site for web developers...
  • Remembering Nathan (Nate) Oliver

    This week, the Excel team here at Microsoft received the tragic news that Excel MVP Nathan Oliver passed away unexpectedly. Nate was a vital member of the MVP community who loved sharing his vast knowledge of Excel with customers and fellow Excel enthusiasts. We’ll always be grateful to Nate for his countless contributions to various Excel forums and his insightful feedback to us about how to make Excel a better product. From the testimonials pouring in on the Microsoft MVP Facebook page, it’s...
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