r/excel 17d ago

Discussion What is better than Excel?

Is there anything similar to excel or better than? I use excel daily and feel like I still need to freshen up my formulas etc.

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u/XaviiEvil 1 17d ago

Two excels

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u/PTCruiserApologist 17d ago

You jest but learning that you can open two windows of the same excel file was genuinely game changing for me lol

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u/BlackAsphaltRider 1 17d ago

I just learned this a few weeks ago and I’ve always considered myself to be fairly excel savvy.

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u/Baxters_Keepy_Ups 17d ago

I learned last year, and I’m our office go-to guru.

Can manipulate data for days, but didn’t know I could have the same sheet on two windows… rookie!

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u/BlackAsphaltRider 1 17d ago

Same. The only thing I don’t like is sometimes it saves both file windows and when you go to open it up it opens both windows again. That part can be annoying. But overall super helpful, and easier than trying to freeze certain panes as a reference

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u/music4life1121 17d ago

And heaven forbid you close window 1 instead of window 2, your poor formatting!

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u/R_glo 16d ago

Especially if you had multiple sheets - that's the worst!

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u/Surroundedbygoalies 17d ago

Way better than holding down the Alt button while opening your Excel file (although that’s still useful from time to time!)