The History

of Microsoft
Excel
 What is a Spreadsheet?
A spreadsheet is a computer application
for computation, organization, analysis
and storage of data in tabular form. The program
operates on data entered in cells of a table. Each cell
may contain either numeric or text da
ta, or the results of formulas that automatically calculate
and display a value based on the contents of other
cells.The term spreadsheet may also refer to one such
electronic document.
 History of
Spreadsheets
 Lotus 1-2-3
(1983)
It was a spreadsheet program developed by Lotus Software,
which is now part of IBM, and was first released on January
26, 1983. Lotus 1-2-3 was the state-of-the-art spreadsheet
and the standard throughout the 1980s and into the early
1990s. Lotus Software had their own word processor named
Lotus Manuscript, which was to some extent acclaimed in
academia, but did not catch the interest of the business, nor
the consumer market.
 Excel 1.0
(1985)
Microsoft Excel, spreadsheet application launched in 1985
by the Microsoft Corporation. Excel is a popular spreadsheet
system, which organizes data in columns and rows that can
be manipulated through formulas that allow the software to
perform mathematical functions on the data. Featuring
strong graphics and fast processing, the new application
quickly became popular.
 Excel 2.0
(1987)
Excel, from Microsoft, is a powerful spreadsheet application
for Mac, Windows, and OS/2. It was announced on October
6, 1987, and released on November 19. This included a run-
time version of Windows. BYTE in 1989 listed Excel for
Windows as among the "Distinction" winners of the BYTE
Awards .Excel was first released for the Mac. It was the first
Excel that was available on PC. It offered 16, 384 rows and
256 columns. It was twice as many cells compared to the
previous version.
 Excel version 4
(1992)
Excel 4.0 macros, aka XLM macros, were first added to
Excel in 1992. They allowed users to add commands into
spreadsheet cells that were then executed to perform a task.
Unfortunately, we soon learned that (like any code) macros
could be made to perform malicious tasks. It marked as the
first “popular” version. It included lots of usability features
such as AutoFill
 Excel 5.0
(1993)
Microsoft Excel version 5.0 is packed with new
features that will make your work easier and faster
to do. It had some new important features: one of
them is VBA language (Visual Basic for Application)
that allows you to automate tasks in Excel.
 Excel 95
(1995)
Excel 95 was designed for the latest 32-bit computers
that used the Intel Corporation's 386 microprocessor.
 Excel Office Assistant
(1997)
Microsoft introduced Excel Office Assistant. The main
task of the assistant was to suggest good ideas and
solutions to problems with which you were dealing. In
fact, many Excel users complained that it was too
irritating. It resulted in Microsoft changing the policy
regarding this tool.
 Excel 2000
(2000)
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that allows you to
perform various calculations, estimations, and formulations with
data. Excel 2000 is designed to work with texts and numbers by
storing them in columns and rows. It makes core spreadsheet
functionality more accessible to all users. Formula creation,
printing, and formatting allow easy access to the basic
operations of the program. Excel 2000 permits a wide selection
of fonts and options to be used in the creation of worksheets
and allows you to create an impressive spreadsheet
presentation.
 Excel 2003
(2003)
Excel 2003 enables you to turn data into information
with powerful tools to analyze, communicate, and
share results. Excel 2003 can help you work better in
teams, and help protect and control access to your
work. In addition, you can work with industry-standard
Extensible Markup Language (XML) data to make it
easier to connect to business processes.
 Excel 2007
(2007)
There are much more improvements in Excel 2007 than in the
previous versions. One of them is the new interface, in which the
main role is played by the Ribbon. The ribbon was created, so
you could access different options more easily and intuitively.
Excel 2007 differs substantially from the previous versions, both
in appearance and functionality. Traditional menus, toolbars, and
task panes have been replaced by a new navigation system and a
multitude of new features that are designed to make
accomplishing tasks in the spreadsheet application easier than
ever before.
 Excel 2010
(2010)
In Excel 2010, new features such as sparklines and
slicers, and improvements to PivotTables and other
existing features can help you to discover patterns or
trends in your data that can lead to more-informed
decisions. You can use sparklines tiny charts that fit in a
cell to visually summarize trends alongside data.
Microsoft introduced Excel 2010 with the ability to support
64 bit systems.
 Excel 2013
(2013)
Excel 2013 uses a tabbed Ribbon system instead of traditional
menus. The Ribbon contains multiple tabs, each with
several groups of commands. You will use these tabs to perform
the most common tasks in Excel. Excel 2013 has a variety of
viewing options that change how your workbook is displayed. You
can choose to view any workbook in Normal view, Page Layout
view, or Page Break view. Excel 2013 had a new "flat" metro style
interface, improved memory management, and a few extra
features.
 Excel 2016
(2016)
MS Excel 2016 has the ability to visualize data with an Excel
chart has always been a valuable and powerful capability.
Excel has six new charts to show off your work. New chart
types include Waterfall, Treemap, Pareto, Histogram, Box and
Whisker, and Sunburst. It comes with built-in functionality that
makes it easier to transform and query your data. These new
database enhancements, which include merging some of the
previous add-on programs such as Power Pivot and Power
Query.
 Excel 2019
(2019)
Microsoft Excel 2019 is the latest version of Microsoft Excel.
Map charts and funnel are some of the new data presentation
charts. You can use 3D to increase the visual and creative
impact of your work books. You can turn on audio cues to
guide you as you work. With Excel 2019, you can easily attach
hyperlinks to recent cloud-based files or websites, and create
meaningful display names for people using screen readers.
Thank You!!!