Before computers, accountants used special paper with columns to summarize general ledger entries. Columnar worksheets made accounting projects easier than if they were written on notebook paper.

Nearly every Microsoft Excel workbook I own—especially those I share with others—contains a hidden backend worksheet. It's essentially the engine room of my workbook and helps me keep my spreadsheets ...

The theoretical limit of rows and columns in the Microsoft Office application Excel is well defined. If you exceed this mark, you are prompted with a ‘File not loaded completely’ popup message. It ...