Microsoft Excel spreadsheets can contain scripts known as macros. Macros are small, simple programs within Excel (or other Office programs) that can automate common tasks. There was a time when macros ...

Well, that didn’t take long. A few minutes after writing about the potential risks that might be introduced by Microsoft announcing JavaScript support in Excel custom functions, I wondered out loud ...

JavaScript isn't replacing Office macros anytime soon, but the Office Web apps (and the SharePoint-based enterprise equivalents) are improving regularly. For users that means simple but useful ...