It has a programming aspect, Visual Basic for Applications, allowing the user to employ a wide variety of numerical methods, for example, for solving differential equations of mathematical physics, and then reporting the results back to the spreadsheet. It allows sectioning of data to view its dependencies on various factors for different perspectives (using pivot tables and the scenario manager). In addition, it can display data as line graphs, histograms and charts, and with a very limited three-dimensional graphical display.
It has a battery of supplied functions to answer statistical, engineering and financial needs. It uses a grid of cells arranged in numbered rows and letter-named columns to organize data manipulations like arithmetic operations. Microsoft Excel has the basic features of all spreadsheets.
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