If you are looking for the best formulas or functions which can enable you to keep your data well organized for carrying out easy and stress-free calculations, Microsoft Excel 2013 is just the right app for you. This new excel app is designed to enable users manage their workbooks better producing professional results worth writing home about.

 

Microsoft Excel 2013 is a highly versatile app that can be used on PCs, smartphones or tablets as long as the device the program is being used on is Lync installed. This app sells for a little over 100 bucks but is certainly worth every dime.

 

How to Use It – Overview

Whenever you want to use Microsoft Excel 2013; you will find readily available templates of reports, calendars, forms, budgets among other organized charts to help you choose or come up with the best design for your work. Good thing is you can always customize the templates to suit the kind of data you want to fill in.

 

The new Excel 2013 has a ‘Quick Analysis Tool’ which always suggests to the user, the ideal way to present the data they have entered. In most occasions this tool will either suggest a suitable chart or table, depending on the data you have entered. Most users also find the ‘Flash Fill’ feature of this MS Excel version helpful as it makes it quick to make entries by finishing some of the data for you. As soon as the flash fill feature senses the word or entry you want to make, it instantly finishes it for you.

 

Using Microsoft Excel 2013 is additionally a lot fun thanks to the integral chart recommendations that users get to use. Every time you want to use charts, the app enables you to view how your data will appear on various charts. As a result, all you have to do is compare how presentable the data appears in several charts and finally choose the chart that displays the data in the most presentable way.

 

On top of that, you can let other people view your Excel worksheets by embedding those specific worksheets on your web page. This method of sharing worksheets can become quite helpful in instances where you need the other person’s approval of your worksheets.

 

Basic App Features

1. Quick Analysis Tools

2. Design Templates

3. Flash Fill

4. Chart Recommendations

5. Slicers

6. Power View

7. Combo Charts (button): For Your Favorite Charts

8. One Workbook per Window

9. Recommended Pivot Table

10. Saving and Sharing Files Online

11. Embedding Worksheet Data on Webpage

12. Sharing Excel Worksheet in Online Meetings

13. Richer Chart Data Labels

14. Fine Tuning Charts

15. Creating Animation in Charts

16. Creating Relationships between Tables

17. Timeline: For Showing Different Time Periods

 

Pros

To start with, the redesigned interface of Microsoft Excel 2013 makes it significantly easy to use. Working with it is therefore hassle free and somewhat enjoyable. Secondly, each workbook is worked on its own Window so it is easier to work on two workbooks at the same time. You might also want to take note that by suggesting the best ways of presenting your data, the quick analysis tool adds to the ease of use of this app.What’s more you can import pictures online from any services linked to your Microsoft account when using Excel 2013.

 

Cons

Microsoft Excel 2013 has a lot of features which one has to learn. This for the most part makes the app not very friendly to beginners.

 

Conclusion

Microsoft has included a lot of indispensable functions and features in this app. Microsoft Excel 2013 is one of the best and simplest worksheet apps you will ever get to use. Consequenty you may want to consider purchasing it.