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Multi-Threaded Calculation Tip and File Format Converters
I have received a few emails from folks that have downloaded the beta and tried out multi-threaded calculation – thanks, it was great to hear from you. One thing I wanted to point out is that for most workbooks, you will see the maximum improvement in Read More...
Quick detour #3: Updates we have made to XLLs
In the past few months, I have written a couple of articles ( big grid , multi-threaded calculation ) that prompted comments and questions along the lines of “what about XLLs?” Since the email questions have actually been picking up in frequency (I guess Read More...
Multi-threaded calculation in Excel, or “how calculation can become much faster in Excel 12”
One of the things I mentioned in my overview of Excel 12 post in September was that we had done some work to speed up calculation on modern hardware (multi-processor or dual-core chips). I thought I would take a brief break from tables to summarize that Read More...
The big picture ...
Before I carry on digging into the details of the new and improved features in Excel 12, I wanted to make sure everyone had a good sense for the work we’ve done in this version. When we were planning Excel 12, we spent a significant amount of time talking Read More...
Some other numbers ...
As part of the Excel team’s work to increase the number of rows and columns in Excel 12, we also increased a number of the other “limits” in the product. This work falls into a two categories. First, we increased a number of limits to support our “big Read More...
Let’s start with some "big" news …
Greetings. My name is David Gainer, and I am the Group Program Manager for Microsoft Excel. Starting today, I am joining several other members of the Microsoft Office team in sharing information about the upcoming release of Microsoft Office. Specifically, Read More...
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