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I dimly recall someone told me this is how the Web version of Excel works, or used to work: a modified version of the core Excel code running on the server. Asi
by wrs 3y ago
I dimly recall someone told me this is how the Web version of Excel works, or used to work: a modified version of the core Excel code running on the server. Aside from performance, it was the only feasible way of making it 100% compatible with desktop Excel.
- CharlesW 3y agoIt may be true sometimes¹ but not universally, based on https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/differences-between-using-a-workbook-in-the-browser-and-in-excel-f0dc28ed-b85d-4e1d-be6d-5878005db3b6 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/differences-betwe.... "Some features work differently in a browser window than they do in Excel. In addition, some workbook features can prevent a workbook from being viewed in a browser window." ¹ "Different applications can be used to display a workbook in a browser window. Depending on how your environment is configured, you could be using Excel for the web (part of Office for the web), Excel Web App (part of Office Web Apps on premises), or Excel Services in SharePoint Server (on premises) to view a workbook in a browser window. An IT administrator makes this decision, and it can affect which capabilities are supported when viewing a workbook in a browser window."