Microsoft Excel lets you analyze, report, and share data via spreadsheets

Microsoft Excel 2002

Overview

The comprehensive tools in Microsoft Excel 2002 make it easy to create powerful spreadsheets and work with others to review and analyze them. Excel 2002 incorporates the productivity and collaboration innovations of Office XP, such as Smart Tags and Task Panes, empowering financial professionals and everyday users alike to access, organize and analyze critical business data.

Benefits

Excel version 2002 now gives novice and intermediate users more confidence in working with spreadsheets by making more of the existing functionality easier to discover as well as by providing more intelligence to help assure users that they are not making mistakes. For the advanced users, Excel focuses on making common tasks easier and more intuitive.

Excel version 2002 is designed to make it easy for anyone to share data with others, connect to important data on the Web or within an organization, and analyze that data to make better decisions.

Excel version 2002 allows users to spend time analyzing their data rather than worrying about their software. For example, in the past, if an error were to occur, it was likely that the user would have had to spend a significant amount of time recreating their work. With the reliability features in Excel version 2002, users can continue to work even in the unlikely event of an error. Furthermore, a variety of security enhancements have been included in Excel version 2002 to help users feel more secure when working with their spreadsheets.

Microsoft Excel Features

System Requirements:

Computer/Processor
The recommended system is Windows 2000 Professional on a computer with a Pentium III processor and 128MB of RAM. Pentium 133 MHz or higher processor required.

Memory
RAM requirements for Microsoft Excel depend upon the operating system used, plus an additional 8 MB of RAM for each Office application running simultaneously: for Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition, 24 MB of RAM for the operating system; for Windows Me, Windows NT Workstation or Server 4.0, 32 MB of RAM for the operating system; for Windows 2000 Professional, 64 MB of RAM for the operating system.

Hard Disk
Hard-disk space requirements will vary depending on configuration. 140 MB of available hard-disk space is required for the default configuration of Microsoft Excel with 115 MB on the hard disk where the operating system is installed. Customers without Windows 2000, Windows Me or Office 2000 SR1 will require an extra 50 MB of hard-disk space for the System Files Update Custom installation choices may require more or less hard-disk space.

Drive
CD-ROM Drive.

Display
Super VGA (800x600) or higher-resolution monitor with 256 colors.

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6 or greater, or Windows 2000 or greater. On systems running Windows NT 4.0, the version of Internet Explorer must be upgraded to at least 4.01 with Service Pack 1.

Peripherals
Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device.

Miscellaneous

Multimedia: Multimedia computer required for sound and other multimedia effects. A hardware accelerated video card or MMX processor will provide improved graphical rendering performance. Pentium II 400MHz or higher processor, 128 or more MB of RAM, close-talk microphone and audio output device required for speech recognition.

E-mail & Internet: Microsoft Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, IMAP4, or MAPI-compliant messaging software for e-mail; Microsoft Exchange Server required for certain advanced collaboration functionality in Microsoft Outlook; some Internet functionality may require Internet access via a 14.4kbs or greater modem or a high speed connection, and payment of a separate fee to a service provider; local charges may apply.

Handwriting: Graphics tablet recommended for handwriting input features.