Using the Excel Web App

The Excel Web App rolled out in conjunction with the Office 2013 applications is definitely a stronger app than its predecessor (which was rolled out with Office 2010). The latest version of the Excel Web App allows you to quickly add sheets to the current workbook (the New Sheet command is on the bottom right of the window), and you can quickly insert Excel functions using the AutoSum command in the new Formulas group on the Ribbon’s Home tab. The Excel Web App also provides you with the ability to create new Excel workbooks and to edit your existing workbooks that have been saved to your SkyDrive folder or SharePoint.

The Excel Web App provides basic capabilities for formatting text labels (via the Font group) and values ...

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