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preadsheets are the pillars of our modern-day society. They are useful for work, record-keeping, collaborating, or just personal organization. In the world of spreadsheets, there are two main contenders – Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel. We would like to take a moment to talk more about these two formats to highlight their differences and to explain which you should use in various situations that you may encounter with your business. Here’s what you need to know about what makes Sheets and Excel different. Pricing Google Sheets is available for free to use with no installation required. On the other hand, Excel requires a one-time payment to Microsoft Office or a subscription to Office 365. Google Sheets is the clear winner here in terms of pricing. Collaboration Collaboration is made incredibly simple with Google Sheets. As the owner of a spreadsheet, you can decide how much or how little access everyone has (view vs edit) to it. Furthermore, you can also collaborate in real-time with your team. In real-time collaboration, multiple users can interact with the same document at the same time. 40 / Issue 25
This is an incredibly advantageous feature for team projects and documents that require input from multiple parties. Clearly, collaboration is built into Google Sheets. Any modifications or comments made can be seen in real-time and you can quickly see what cells other users are on. You can also keep track of every single change made by clicking the “last edit” text at the top of the toolbar. Microsoft Excel Online also has features for collaboration built in: users can see others’ work as well as who made which particular change. Unfortunately, users of the standalone Excel application (as opposed to Excel online) cannot host a co-authoring session. Yet again, Google Sheets is the winner here. Sharing Simple sharing is a huge benefit of Google Sheets. If you are trying to share your spreadsheet with anybody within your organization, Google Sheets’ “Share” feature is easy to find and use. Additionally, It automatically sends a notification to the email that you have shared the spreadsheet with. Cloud and Synchronization Cloud storage allows you to access files from anywhere without having to have a program downloaded. Google Sheets was actually built
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Andrey Kustarnikov, Co-Founder & CEO, G-Accon Andrey Kustarnikov is the Co-Founder & CEO of G-Accon. He has over 20 years of technical expertise in software development, microservices architecture, and cloud integration in the financial and banking sectors. He received an MBA degree and an MS in physics, and using these skills, he was able to build the tool, G-Accon. G-Accon has proved incredibly helpful to clients in solving their various issues, and Andrey is excited to see where G-Accon will go next.
as a cloud-based alternative to Microsoft Excel. Everything is accessible from your Google account and you are able to see and open all of your files from Google Drive. Synchronization is another unique Google Sheets feature because it is all done automatically. If you create a file, it is saved on your Google Drive, which instantly makes it accessible from anywhere. Google Sheets autosaves every change you make, so you never have to worry about losing new data if your computer crashes. If you’re using Excel on Office 2019 or an earlier version, a special setting is required for synchronization. Evidently, this is another area where Google Sheets comes out ahead. Why Do Some People Prefer Google Sheets? While a lot of people stick with Excel, many more have switched over to Google Sheets. There are multiple reasons why people prefer Sheets over Excel: • Easier to learn • Accessible through different web browsers • Cleaner interface • Real-time collaboration feature • Simple collaboration with convenient document sharing • Free • You are able to collaborate on the same document from anywhere in
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