Software Versions

This book was written for the desktop version of Microsoft® Excel 2019 for Windows. Please note that this book is not applicable to Microsoft® Excel for Mac.

Excel is available in several versions, including a web version and a version for tablets and phones. Though this book was written for the desktop version of Excel, much of the information here will also apply to the web and tablet versions. Excel 2016 and Excel 2013 users will also find the information in this book relevant.

If you are using the Office 365 version of Excel, you may very well see features in your version of Excel that are not covered here. Over the last few years, Microsoft has adopted an agile release cycle, releasing updates to Office 365 practically on a monthly basis. This is great news for those who love seeing new features added to Excel. It's not so great if you're trying to document the features of these tools in a book.

Our assumption is that Microsoft will continue...