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Excel 1.0
Excel 1.0 was the first excel created and one of the first spreadsheet programs to use a graphical interface with a pull down menu, this version was only released for macintosh. -
Excel 2.0
Excel 2.0 was the first windows version of Excel and was named "2" to correspond to the mac version. -
Excel 3.0
Excel 3.0 included toolbars, drawing, outlining, add-in support, 3D charts, and many more new features -
Excel 4.0
Excel 4.0 was the first popular version of excel, probably because it had better mouse implementation, more shortcuts, customisable toolbars, and the introduction of the fill handle. -
Excel 5.0
Excel was a major upgrade which included multi-sheet workbooks and support for VBA. This was a major world break through as now users could record macros to automate repetitive tasks. -
Excel 7.0 (there is no excel 6.0 because they wanted all microsoft applications to have the same number)
Excel 7.0, also known as excel 95 was the first major 32-bit version of excel. There were almost no external changes but it was faster and more stable. -
Excel 8.0 ( Excel 97 )
This introduced the paper clip office assistant, validations, and a new VBA interface for developers. -
Excel 9.0/Excel 2000
Excel 9.0, or more popularly known as Excel 2000, improved the clipboard to hold many objects at a time. It also introduced the feature of excel self repair -
Excel 10.0
Excel 10.0 was a part of office XP. It had some useful features like background formula-auditing which identifies potential errors in formulas and it also included the capability to recover spreadsheets if excel quit. -
Excel 11.0/Excel 2003
Excel 11.0 was a part of Office 2003. It included new features like: improved support for XML, a new "list range" feature and new smart tag enhancements. -
Excel 2007
Excel 2007 introduced the .xlsx format and the ribbon menu system. -
Excel 2002
Excel 2007 added the new .xlsx format and the ribbon menu -
Excel 14.0
Excel 14.0, also known as excel 2010 was a major upgrade. New features include extended image editing capabilities, sparkline graphics, and improved pivot tables. -
Excel 14.0
Excel 14.0 or excel 2010 included a lot of new features as one of the biggest excel updates -
Excel 15.0
Excel 15.0 or Excel 2013 had a lot of new features like powerview, flashfill, and other 50 new features -
Excel 15.0
Excel 15.0 or Excel 2013 is one of the biggest excel updates with over 50 new features -
Excel 16.0
Excel 16.0 included in Office 2016. Came out with a lot of new tools including: Power Query integration, Read-only mode for Excel, Keyboard access for Pivot Tables and Slicers in Excel, New Chart Types, Quick data linking in Visio and Excel forecasting functions -
Excel 16.0
Excel16 Included in Office 2016, along with a lot of new tools included in this release: Power Query integration, Read-only mode for Excel, Keyboard access for Pivot Tables and Slicers in Excel, New Chart Types
