Using data from Excel Web with JavaScript; explanations from the new Excel Mashup site The desktop Office apps have been connecting to Office servers for years now, from the original Project ...

However, you don’t need to be familiar with JavaScript to use Office Scripts. As an Excel for the web user, you’ll want to use Office Scripts anytime you often repeat the same task.

“For maybe 98% of the times that you type a formula in Excel web, we’re able to do the calc right there client side using the local JavaScript calc engine, as opposed to having to go to the ...

It's already a bit of a web security nightmare ... "The main concern is that since JavaScript usage in Excel is so new we do not know what controls Microsoft will put around it.

(2) Bring information from the web, like a bank account balance ... announced and is not supported in the Excel stable distributions. "Custom [JavaScript] functions are now available in Developer ...

At its Ignite conference, Microsoft today announced an update to Excel that brings a new JavaScript API to the venerable spreadsheet app. With this new API, developers will be able to create ...

In the well-established Office Ready-Fire-Aim tradition, Microsoft adds two new “features” that beg to be abused. Details appeared at Build, and the bad guys already have their keyboards primed.

and the Excel Web Editor integrates into existing HTML and JavaScript applications. According to the company, both tools offer features like formatting, formula creation, styling, merging ...

Spoiler alert: there is something for everyone. What's new for Excel for Windows, Mac, and web Copilot is currently one of Microsoft's major focus areas. Not only is the company adding new ...