Working with Spreadsheets Through Excel Web Access

Excel Web Access allows users to interact with workbooks in two ways: opening a workbook so that it is completely rendered in the browser, and viewing a portion of a workbook within an Excel Web Access Web Part. All the features of Excel Web Access are available in both views, and the difference is primarily related to whether the data being displayed is important in the context of other indicators in the site or is self-contained within the workbook.

Viewing a Spreadsheet in the Browser

In some cases, the very power of Excel workbooks has become an encumbrance to users. In the past, large workbooks with complex calculations became difficult to use because they took time to load and the external ...

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