<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> microsoft.com/mac/excel </Td> </Tr> <P> Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS . It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications . It has been a very widely applied spreadsheet for these platforms, especially since version 5 in 1993, and it has replaced Lotus 1 - 2 - 3 as the industry standard for spreadsheets . Excel forms part of Microsoft Office . </P> <P> Microsoft Excel has the basic features of all spreadsheets, using a grid of cells arranged in numbered rows and letter - named columns to organize data manipulations like arithmetic operations . It has a battery of supplied functions to answer statistical, engineering and financial needs . In addition, it can display data as line graphs, histograms and charts, and with a very limited three - dimensional graphical display . It allows sectioning of data to view its dependencies on various factors for different perspectives (using pivot tables and the scenario manager). It has a programming aspect, Visual Basic for Applications, allowing the user to employ a wide variety of numerical methods, for example, for solving differential equations of mathematical physics, and then reporting the results back to the spreadsheet . It also has a variety of interactive features allowing user interfaces that can completely hide the spreadsheet from the user, so the spreadsheet presents itself as a so - called application, or decision support system (DSS), via a custom - designed user interface, for example, a stock analyzer, or in general, as a design tool that asks the user questions and provides answers and reports . In a more elaborate realization, an Excel application can automatically poll external databases and measuring instruments using an update schedule, analyze the results, make a Word report or PowerPoint slide show, and e-mail these presentations on a regular basis to a list of participants . Excel was not designed to be used as a database . </P> <P> Microsoft allows for a number of optional command - line switches to control the manner in which Excel starts . </P>

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