Microsoft EXCEL 2003

EXCEL 2003 2003 DISK KIT MVL IT (WIN-32) Excel 2003 is part of the Microsoft Office 2003 System. This latest release of Excel can be summed up in one word: DISAPPOINTING. Of all the Office 2003 components, it seems that enhancing Excel received the lowest priority.

The new Excel features are:

* The ability to import and (possibly) export XML data, and map the elements to cells in a worksheet. But this feature is not available in all editions of Excel 2003 (see below)
* A new "designated" List feature that identifies a worksheet list by outlining it with a blue border.
* Minor AutoFilter enhancements
* The ability to synchronize worksheet scrolling to make it easier to compare two sheets
* Fixes for some of the statistical functions.
* Integration with Microsoft SharePoint Services
* Savvy developers will be able to create "Smart Documents" that utilize Smart Tags. This seems very complicated, and I haven't even bothered to explore it.

That's it. Any experienced Excel user can easily come up with a list of a dozen or so enhancements they would like to see. The folks at Microsoft, of course, are well aware of these user wishes. But, they didn't make the cut.