Learn how accounting spreadsheets work with real examples of journals plus when to switch to accounting software.

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Freeze results, hide sensitive logic, and boost performance by converting dynamic formulas into static values.

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A reader asked what program I’d recommend for creating a “database” of her CD collection that could be broken down by song title, artist, genre, performance date, etc. A “database” is a “table” of ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Incisive Software today announced results of a study that evaluates spreadsheet risk. The findings confirm companies are exposing themselves to financial and ...