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Excel for the web (formerly Excel Web App) extends your Microsoft Excel experience to the web browser, where you can work with workbooks directly on the website where the workbook is stored. All customers can view and lightly edit Office files using Office for the web.

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Workbooks that exceed 50 megabytes (MB) cannot be viewed in Excel for the web from within Microsoft SharePoint Online. To view larger files, you'll need the Excel desktop app installed on your computer.

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To help you compare offers, advanced features listed in this article include Excel desktop app capabilities that are only available in the Office suite (such as Office Professional Plus, Office Standard, or Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise). For a list of all Office for the web features, such as Word for the web and PowerPoint for the web, see Feature availability across Office for the web plans.

To see what file type are supported by Excel for the web, see Supported file types for Office for the web. To learn more about the differences between Excel for the web and the Excel desktop app, see Differences between using a workbook in the browser and in Excel.

Add background color to sheet tabs

Add a background fill color to the sheet tabs to the bottom of your workbook to make them stand out. For more information, see Add a background color to a sheet tab.

Add hyperlinks

Link to web pages or open files on the web by adding a hyperlink in a cell. You can type the web address directly in the cell or use the Insert Hyperlink command.

Advanced data types: Stocks and Geography

You can get stock and geographic data in Excel. It's as easy as typing text into a cell, and then converting it to the Stocks data type or the Geography data type. Learn more about Stocks and Geography data types.

Advanced time filtering (Timeline slicer)

The Timeline control lets you filter modeled data. It's a visual way to view and change a continuous range of dates and filter pivot-based objects, such as PivotTables and PivotCharts.

Alignment

Use the Alignment buttons on the Home tab to change the alignment of text.

Apply conditional formatting

Use a conditional format to help you visually explore and analyze data, detect critical issues, and identify patterns and trends. Learn more about how to use conditional formatting in Excel for the web.

Apply data validation to cells

This feature is available in Excel for the web. Other advanced features are only available in the Excel desktop app.

Apply smart/recommended formatting

Not available in Excel for the web. In the Excel desktop app, recommended charts let you pick from a variety of charts that are best for presenting your data. Learn more about how to use chart recommendations in Excel.

Autocomplete

Excel for the web can complete what you're typing into a cell and, if there's more than one possible value, display them all in a list that you can pick from.

AutoSum

Total a column or row of numbers by selecting the cells you want to sum and then double-click AutoSum. The result appears in the next blank cell.

Calculations

You can use Excel to perform a variety of automatic, manual, and iterative calculations. Excel uses functions to perform these calculations. For more information, see Excel functions by category.

Cell references in formulas

You can use cell references in formulas. When you refer to a cell or a range in a formula, the referred cell or range is highlighted with a color. For more information, see Use cell references in a formula.

Chart animations adapt to new data

Only Microsoft Excel desktop app supports advanced chart features. Learn more about how to animate a SmartArt graphic.

Charts and tables, including PivotChart reports and PivotTable reports

Excel charts and tables make it easy to format data and manage information. To learn more, see Create and format tables and Overview of PivotTable and PivotChart reports.

Check spelling

To check spelling for any text on your worksheet, select Review > Proofing > Spelling. Learn more about checking spelling.

Comment creation

You can insert, edit, and delete comments in Excel for the web. You can also resolve a comment thread, which closes it to edits and to new comments, but leaves it in place. This lets you reopen the thread to comments if needed. Use @mentions in your comments to send email to the person you mention. Learn more about adding a comment to Excel.

Convert a table to a range

After you create an Excel table, you might only want the table style without the table functionality. To stop working with your data in a table without losing any table style formatting that you applied, you can convert the table to a regular range of data in the worksheet. Learn more about how to convert an Excel table to a range of data.

Copy and paste

You can cut, copy, and paste text, hyperlinks, numbers, formulas, shapes, charts, and images. If you have data in columns that you need to rotate to rearrange in rows, use the Transpose feature on the Paste menu. Learn more about copy and paste in Excel for the web. Using Edge or Chrome as your browser, you can copy hyperlinks from other apps and paste them into Excel for the web. The pasted hyperlinks will function normally.

Create external data connections

You can use Excel for the web to view data connections, but you can't create external data connections using Excel for the web. You'll need the Excel desktop app to work with external data.

Create tables

Create a table to organize and analyze related data. Tables make it easy to sort, filter, and format your data. Add some polish with table formatting options, including a style gallery.

Creation of advanced analysis views (Power View, Power Pivot, Slicers)

Advanced analysis views, such as Power Pivot and Power View, are only available in Excel desktop app. These features are not supported in Excel for the web. Learn more about PowerPivot.

Data validation

You can use data validation to restrict the type of data or the values that users enter into a cell. To learn more, see Apply data validation to cells.

Drag and drop cells

You can move cell value in Excel for the web by dragging and dropping cells from one place to another.

Draw cell borders

You can draw borders around cells on a worksheet to help visually organize your data. Learn more about cell borders in Excel.

Dropbox

Dropbox is a file hosting service that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software.

Duplicate (copy) worksheets

You can duplicate (or copy) worksheets within a workbook or to another workbook in Excel for the web. Learn more about copying worksheets in Excel for the web.

Embed workbook on web or blog page (OneDrive)

If you store an Excel workbook on OneDrive.com, you can embed it directly in a blog or website. Your readers can sort, filter, and calculate data right there, and if you update the workbook in OneDrive, they'll see the latest changes the next time they refresh the page. Learn more about embedding an Excel workbook on your blog.

External references (links)

An external reference (also called a link) is a reference to a cell or range on a worksheet in another Excel workbook, or a reference to a defined name in another workbook. You can use Excel for the web to view external references, but you can't create them using Excel for the web. You'll need the Excel desktop app to create or update external references.

Fill Handle

Drag the Fill Handle that appears in the lower-right corner of a selected cell or range of cells to fill the data into adjacent cells.

Find

Find cell content in the active worksheet. An easy-to-use dialog box gives the option to search up or down from the current selection in the worksheet. Find All lets you highlight every instance of your search term.

Font and cell formatting

Customize your data to give it the exact look you want. Choose from a variety of font styles or colors or change the size and color of text. Additionally, you can draw cell borders, and pick border colors.

Formula bar

See the formulas behind a cell's results in the formula bar. You can add, change, and delete parts of your formula in the browser just like you would in the Excel desktop app. Excel for

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