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List of spreadsheet software

List of spreadsheet software is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of spreadsheet software rather than just read about it. In short: The following is a list of spreadsheets. Free and open-source software Cloud and on-line spreadsheets Collabora Online Calc — Enterprise-ready LibreOffice.

Key takeaways

List of spreadsheet software belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect List of spreadsheet software to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of List of spreadsheet software from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The following is a list of spreadsheets.

Free and open-source software

Cloud and on-line spreadsheets Collabora Online Calc — Enterprise-ready LibreOffice. LibreOffice Online Calc ONLYOFFICE - Community Server Edition Sheetster – "Community Edition" is available under the AGPL Simple Spreadsheet Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware includes a spreadsheet since 2004 and migrated to jQuery.sheet in 2010.

Spreadsheets that are parts of suites Apache OpenOffice Calc — for MS Windows, Linux and the Apple Macintosh. Started as StarOffice, later as OpenOffice.org. It has not received a major update since 2014 and security fixes have not been prompt. Collabora Online Calc — Enterprise-ready LibreOffice, included with Online, Mobile and Desktop apps Gnumeric — for Linux. Started as the GNOME desktop spreadsheet. Reasonably lightweight but has very advanced features. KSpread — following the fork of the Calligra Suite from KOffice in mid-2010, superseded by KCells in KOffice and Sheets in the Calligra Suite. LibreOffice Calc — developed for MS Windows, Linux, BSD and Apple Macintosh (Mac) operating systems by The Document Foundation. The Document Foundation was formed in mid-2010 by several large organisations such as Google, Red Hat, Canonical (Ubuntu) and Novell along with the OpenOffice.org community (developed by Sun) and various OpenOffice.org forks, notably Go-oo. Go-oo had been the "OpenOffice" used in Ubuntu and elsewhere. Started as StarOffice in the late 1990s, it became OpenOffice under Sun and then LibreOffice in mid-2010. The Document Foundation works with external organisations such as the Apache Foundation to help drive all three products forward. Siag — for Linux, OpenBSD and Apple Mac OS X. A simple old spreadsheet, part of Siag Office. Sheets — for MS Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Apple Mac OS X and Haiku. Part of the extensive Calligra Suite. Possibly still mainly for Linux, but ports have been developed for other operating systems.

Standalone spreadsheets sc GNU Oleo Pyspread

Proprietary software

Online spreadsheets Airtable – a spreadsheet-database hybrid, with the features of a database but applied to a spreadsheet. Coda EditGrid – access, collaborate and share spreadsheets online, with API support; discontinued since 2014 Google Sheets – as part of Google Workspace iRows – closed since 31 December 2006 JotSpot Tracker – acquired by Google Inc. Smartsheet – Online spreadsheet for project management, interactive Gantt, file sharing, integrated with Google Apps ThinkFree Online Calc – as part of the ThinkFree Office online office suite, using Java Zoho Sheet Spreadsheet on the cloud that allows real-time collaboration and more, for free

Spreadsheets that are parts of suites Ability Office Spreadsheet – for MS Windows. Apple iWork Numbers, included with Apple's iWork '08 suite exclusively for Mac OS X v10.4 or higher. AppleWorks – for MS Windows and Macintosh. This is a further development of the historical Claris Works Office suite. WordPerfect Office Quattro Pro – for MS Windows. Was one of the big three spreadsheets (the others being Lotus 123 and Excel). EasyOffice EasySpreadsheet – for MS Windows. No longer freeware, this suite aims to be more user friendly than competitors. Framework – for MS Windows. Historical office suite still available and supported. It includes a spreadsheet. Google Sheets – as part of Google Workspace suite, supporting both offline and online editing. IBM Lotus Symphony – freeware for MS Windows, Apple Mac OS X and Linux. Kingsoft Office Spreadsheets 2012 – For MS Windows. Both free and paid versions are available. It can handle Microsoft Excel .xls and .xlsx files, and also produce other file formats such as .et, .txt, .csv, .pdf, and .dbf. It supports multiple tabs, VBA macro and PDF converting. Lotus SmartSuite Lotus 123 – for MS Windows. In its MS-DOS (character cell) version, widely considered to be responsible for the explosion of popularity of spreadsheets during the 80s and early 90s. Microsoft Office Excel – for MS Windows and Apple Macintosh. The proprietary spreadsheet leader. Microsoft Works Spreadsheet – for MS Windows (previously MS-DOS and Apple Macintosh). Only allows one sheet at a time. PlanMaker – for MS Windows, Linux, MS Windows Mobile and CE; part of SoftMaker Office Quattro Pro – Originally introduced as a stand-alone DOS and Microsoft Windows application, it eventually became part of WordPerfect Office in 1994. StarOffice Calc – Cross-platform. StarOffice was originally developed by the German company Star Division which was purchased by Sun in 1998. The code was made open source and became OpenOffice.org. Sun continues developing the commercial version which periodically integrates the open source code with their own and third party code to make new low price versions. WPS Office

Stand alone spreadsheets As-Easy-As – from Trius, Inc.; unsupported; last MS-DOS and Windows versions available with free full license key.

Multi-dimensional spreadsheets Javelin Lotus Improv Quantrix Financial Modeler

Spreadsheets on different paradigms DADiSP – Combines the numerical capability of MATLAB with a spreadsheet like interface. GeoGebra - Web application Javelin Lotus Improv Resolver One – a business application development tool that represents spreadsheets as IronPython programs, created and executed in real time and allowing the spreadsheet flow to be fully programmed Spreadsheet 2000

Spreadsheet-related developmental software ExtenXLS – Java Spreadsheet Toolkit.

Historical In chronological order, year launched, product, launched for which machine/OS.

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Illustrations

List of spreadsheet software: A spreadsheet calculation — A spreadsheet calculation

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of spreadsheet software

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of spreadsheet software claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of spreadsheet software before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of spreadsheet software ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of spreadsheet software

In research: List of spreadsheet software appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of spreadsheet software in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of spreadsheet software is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lists of software, Spreadsheet software, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of spreadsheet software outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study List of spreadsheet software in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what List of spreadsheet software means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain List of spreadsheet software out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is List of spreadsheet software in simple terms?

The following is a list of spreadsheets. Free and open-source software Cloud and on-line spreadsheets Collabora Online Calc — Enterprise-ready LibreOffice.

Why does List of spreadsheet software matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study List of spreadsheet software?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on List of spreadsheet software.