Google launches spreadsheet application

Sneak peek here. I am a heavy Excel user now, thanks to the London Business School so I will definitely try it when it is released to compare. Noteworthy from Google's early description:

• Choose who can access your spreadsheets.

Just enter the email addresses of the people you want to share a given document, and then send them a message.

• Share documents instantly.

People with whom you share a given spreadsheet can access it as soon as they sign in.

• Edit with others in real time.

Multiple people can edit or view your spreadsheet at the same time as you - their names will appear in an on-screen chat window.

• Edit from anywhere.

There's nothing to download; you access your spreadsheets from any computer with an Internet connection and a supported browser.

• Never lose your work.

Online storage and auto-save mean you need not fear hard drive failures and power outages.

Via Damien Mulley

Tags: google spreadsheet, google, excel