From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp0 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id cB1wAje06l/3IQAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2020 04:44:39 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp0 with LMTPS id qBHVOTa06l8hVQAA1q6Kng (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2020 04:44:38 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 821F694014B for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2020 04:44:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:35732 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ku6s8-0007yV-83 for larch@yhetil.org; Mon, 28 Dec 2020 23:44:36 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:35162) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ku6DZ-0006D4-RR for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Dec 2020 23:02:41 -0500 Received: from outbound-smtp48.blacknight.com ([46.22.136.219]:36853) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ku6DX-0003Nr-2P for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Dec 2020 23:02:41 -0500 Received: from mail.blacknight.com (pemlinmail01.blacknight.ie [81.17.254.10]) by outbound-smtp48.blacknight.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1C985FAB5C for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2020 04:02:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: (qmail 29926 invoked from network); 29 Dec 2020 04:02:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO rt-inspiron-3480) (rt@robertthorpeconsulting.com@[109.76.74.4]) by 81.17.254.9 with ESMTPSA (AES256-SHA encrypted, authenticated); 29 Dec 2020 04:02:34 -0000 From: Robert Thorpe To: Hongyi Zhao Subject: Re: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet editing directly from within emacs. In-Reply-To: (message from Hongyi Zhao on Mon, 28 Dec 2020 23:18:21 +0800) Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020 04:02:06 +0000 Message-ID: <87v9clnttt.fsf@robertthorpeconsulting.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Received-SPF: pass client-ip=46.22.136.219; envelope-from=rt@robertthorpeconsulting.com; helo=outbound-smtp48.blacknight.com X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 28 Dec 2020 23:43:52 -0500 X-BeenThere: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -2.33 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 821F694014B X-Spam-Score: -2.33 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: GvD/CmtBkOKq Hongyi Zhao writes: > Is it possible for me to edit Microsoft Excel spreadsheet directly > from within emacs, especially utilizing the powerful capabilities of > orgmode? People here have suggested lots of things. It depends on the application. Jean Louis is correct to say that Emacs spreadsheets are not as fully featured as things like Libreoffice. Plotting charts is a problem. So is sending spreadsheets to other people in a way that they can read the file. In my past jobs I've used spreadsheets a lot. I've found that Emacs is very useful for the beginning steps. If you have data in comma-separated-value format or tab-separated-value format then you can quickly check it over in Emacs and do cleaning-up changes. But then I've found it best to take that CSV/TSV output and put it into a full spreadsheet package, to generate final output. That is, if you need charts and distribution to others. BR, Robert Thorpe