|
Version |
Released |
Comments |
|
1 |
1985 |
Version 1, for the Macintosh was released. |
|
2 |
1987 |
The first Windows version was labelled "2" to
correspond to the Mac version. This included a
run-time version of Windows. |
|
3 |
1990 |
Included toolbars, drawing capabilities,
outlining, add-in support, 3D charts, and many
more new features. |
|
4 |
1992 |
The first "popular" version. Included lots of
usability features. |
|
5 |
1993 |
A major upgrade. Included multi-sheet workbooks
and support for VBA.** |
|
7* |
1995 |
Known as Excel 95.
The first major 32-bit version of Excel**.
Feature-wise, it's very similar to Excel 5. |
|
8 |
1997 |
Known as Excel 97. A new interface for
VBA developers, UserForms, data validation, and
lots more. |
|
9 |
1999 |
Known as Excel 2000. Can use HTML as a
native file format, "self-repair" capability,
enhanced clipboard, pivot charts, modeless user
forms. |
|
10 |
2001 |
Known as Excel 2002, this is part of Office XP.
It has a long list of new features, but most of
them will probably be of little value to the
majority of users. Perhaps the most significant
feature is the ability to recover your work when
Excel crashes.
|
|
11 |
2003
|
Known as Excel
2003, the new features in this version are:
(a) improved support for XML, (b) a new "list
range" feature, (c) Smart Tag enhancements, and
(d) corrected statistical functions. Most users
will not find the upgrade worthwhile. |
|
12 |
2007 |
Excel "12"
(Excel 2007)
arrived early in 2007, and represents a BIG step
forward - the largest for 10 years.
A lot of
improvements have been made. Although the
interface is radically changed, with for the
first time Word, Excel and PowerPoint sharing a
common look-and-feel, a lot of the underlying
features and commands remain the same.
Experienced users are in for a steep learning
curve, at the end of which users will enjoy fewer
mouse clicks and thus better efficiency!!! |
|
14*** |
2010 |
Builds on Excel 2007 and
is due to arrive in the first half of 2010.
Offers improved network collaboration and
introduces Office Web Apps - lightweight
versions of the Office Suite accessible online. |
* There was no Excel
6. Beginning with Excel 7, the version numbering was
changed so all of the Microsoft Office applications
would have the same version number.
** There was also a
32-bit version of Excel 5, but it was not widely
distributed.
*** Version 13 was skipped doe to the aversion to
using the number 13! |
