Daily tips for using Microsoft Excel.

Thursday, October 16, 2003

Excel Everywhere

You've developed a great Excel spreadsheet and you want to duplicate that functionality on the web. Check out this great product called Excel Everywhere.

Calculate on the WEB. Using this unique software, everyone can create interactive and calculating webpages. Solve your problem using Microsoft Excel, and let ExcelEverywhere convert it to HTML with embedded JavaScript. There is no programming needed. They offer a no risk free trial with a 30 day money back guarantee.

Use it for expense report, survey, order forms, reservation forms, employment application, financial advisor, ROI-calculator, engineering.

It took me about 5 minutes to install the program and take an incredibly simple solution to the web. This is just the tip of the iceberg as far as what you can do. Check out my first attempt.

Saturday, October 11, 2003

Keyboard for Excel

Every once in a while, someone comes up with an idea that is so cool, you wonder how we lived without it. The folks at Z-Board created a keyboard system that is optimized for Excel. Check out this cool keyboard with a complete list of shortcuts:



Anyone who has read Chapter 1 of Mr Excel ON EXCEL knows there are a million keyboard shortcuts, but how would you ever remember them all? This puts the complete list at your fingertips - literally.

Plus, they've built a pretty cool system. Get a keyboard base and the Excel keyboard for about $35, then add other keyboard inserts for $14.99 each. Check out this graphic to show how the keyboard swaps out:

Black Hawk Down Keyboard Switch Transparent

They have keyboards for:
Excel

Word

Office

Adobe Photoshop

Macromedia Flash

and many other games & apps


Kudo's to ZBoard for coming up with this cool idea. Check it out.