Google Spreadsheet Beta

I have managed to get a limited invitation to test the beta version of Google Spreadsheet, one of the latest invention by Google Lab, and compare it to Microsoft Excel.

    google spreadsheet beta test

The good side about Google Spreadsheet is that it provides user the flexibility to edit the spreadsheet from anywhere and to share the spreadsheet online. It has built-in formulas from basic to over medium levels such as financial formula like PMT(), data lookup function such as VLOOKUP() and TRANSPOSE(), and text data manipulation forumulas like REPLACE() and PROPER(). It also provides users the capabilities to freeze rows, sort columns, insert and delete cells, wrap texts, and create multiple sheets.

The bad news is that Google Spreadsheet is very basic comparing to Microsoft Excel. It currently does not have charts and pivot tables. However, I speculate it is a matter of time that Google Spreadsheet gets improved and monetized by the inclusion of Google PPC text ads.

Try Google Spreadsheet through Google Docs.

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