Do you collaborate using Excel Spreadsheets often? Are you uploading Excel Spreadsheets into your Central Desktop workspaces? Have you considered using our Online Spreadsheet tool for project collaboration?

Some of the benefits of using an Online Spreadsheet versus an uploaded Excel file are:

1. Online Viewing and Editing. No need to use the Check In / Check Out function to make changes. No need to download the spreadsheet to view it.
2. Real Time Spreadsheet Collaboration. This allows more than one person to access and make changes to a spreadsheet at the same time.
3. Ease of use. The Online Spreadsheet tool has a lot of the functions and features you are already used to using with other spreadsheet tools. Formulas, Formatting, Sorting etc.
4. Everyone in the workspace has access to the latest information at their fingertips.
5. You can add and read comments. You can access a revision history, audit log and back links by clicking into the Revision link while in the Online Spreadsheet (make sure that you are not in full screen mode).
6. You can insert Mashup features and Remote Data from sources such as Google, Yahoo! Finance, Reuters, Alexa, Compete, CIA Factbook, StrikeIron Census, Xignite, Amazon, eBay, Crunchbase and WhoIs.  To insert Mashups go to Insert > Mashup. To insert Remote Data go to Data > and look under Remote Data.
7. Can password protect your online spreadsheet by following this path: Click into your spreadsheet (make sure that you are not in full screen mode) > More Actions > Password Protect.
8. Auto Save. Every time you leave a cell, the Online Spreadsheet auto saves. No worries about losing important information!

It is very easy to get started. Go to the Files and Discussions tab and click on Create New > Online Spreadsheet. You will be able to create the spreadsheet from scratch or import it from an existing Excel or CSV file.

Please note that you can use Full Screen mode as well for viewing and editing. This gives you more screen real estate to use.

Worried about how to get that data out of your Online Spreadsheet and back into Excel? Don't worry, as you can easily export to Excel as well as HTML, CSV, PDF, Open Document, Open Office 1x, Gnumeric, TeX Source, Styled XML and Simple XML.  That is a whole lot of choice! To export your Online Spreadsheet, follow this path: Use the Download/Export icon. This is located to the right of the Printer icon in the Online Spreadsheet toolbar.

I hope that quick tip helps!