Using Excel as a simple CRM – IronSpread
Looking for an interesting way to use Excel? This page on the IronSpread website outlines a way to use Excel as a simple CRM. By leveraging the power and ease of Python, the IronSpread developers have put together an example of using Python that shows off some interesting possibilities. The example shows you how to create a “database” within Excel and uses a Python script to manage it all.
Microsoft Office 2013: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook Redesigned for Tablets – ABC News
ABC News breaks down the new Office 2013. I like the tablet compatibility, Skype and Yammer integration, and the cloud connectivity. I guess we will have to wait for the price announcements…
Microsoft Office 2013: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook Redesigned for Tablets – ABC News.
Office for Mac 2011 Update Fixes Vulnerability
Microsoft has released an update for Office for Mac 2011 that fixes a vulnerability that could allow an elevation of privileges. The update corrects some security issues in the way folder permissions are configured. Additionally, several improvements are included for Excel, Outlook, and Word for Mac (as shown from the Knowledge Base Article): Continue reading…
Real-World Example of Using Excel for Strategic Management
Interested in using Excel as a tool for strategic management? This article about using Excel and QuickBooks to better manage a fire department that appeared on the Fire Chief website discusses a real-world example of such usage. The author, Jason Conklin, outlines a potential use of the pivot table functionality of Excel to help analyze performance metrics related to event response. He describes using the pivot table feature to show that the performance metric was met for the overall event response, but when broken down into categories of events, it becomes clear that the standard was not met for one category. The ability to slice and dice your data to be able to see that response to one type of event is not meeting the standard is a valuable tool that allows you to ask many questions that get you to thinking strategically.
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