Microsoft Office Excel was designed to support accounting functions such as budgeting, preparing financial statements and creating balance sheets. It comes with basic spreadsheet functionality and ...

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Debate has raged about the efficacy of Excel since Microsoft launched it in 1985. The Wall Street Journal ignited a firestorm of discussion with its November 29 article that questioned whether Excel ...

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For years, Excel has been the quiet workhorse of finance teams everywhere.* It’s versatile, accessible, and often feels “good enough.” But in 2025, ...

The aim of this workshop is to increase the employability prospects of business and accounting students by giving them practical experience of the use of the Sage accounting software package. The aim ...