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Embedding Spreadsheet into Browser.


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Hey Guys wassup?

So I've made this spreadsheet in Excel and wanted to build it into our Intranet for use on PCs that don't have access to Excel, so they can adjust the fields and the formulas will give them the data they require.

I know I could do something similar in Javascript or be really clever and do it in PHP but idealy I just wana 'imbed' a Google Docs window into this thing... if that's possible?

What're your thoughts on this? Maybe a Java based excel thingy?

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Or upload it to Google Docs and have it so that it's viewable and editable by all, then just link it?

Heck, make an iframe (old school) on the page and make it so that the iframe links directly to the document?

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Can a Skydrive account allow Unauthenticated Access?

You can set it to public, so anyone can see it (although they still need a link),

or you can share it with certain people (based on their email addresses),

or you can keep it private just for you.

Works much better than google docs and will be easy to use for anyone who knows how to use office.

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SkyDrive looks promising, i'm looking into it in more detail now. Thanks Guys, I need it editable by Agents, but not 'Savable' :p

Okay, SkyDrive does not allow public to edit cells :(

I need this to be an interactive Excel Sheet.

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SkyDrive looks promising, i'm looking into it in more detail now. Thanks Guys, I need it editable by Agents, but not 'Savable' :p

Okay, SkyDrive does not allow public to edit cells :(

I need this to be an interactive Excel Sheet.

Yeah it does.

Change your sharing settings to everyone and then change from can view to can edit.

They can then click edit in browser.

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Yeah it does.

Change your sharing settings to everyone and then change from can view to can edit.

They can then click edit in browser.

But it will then save the changes, won't it?

That's where I'm getting stuck, making it editable without letting people saving the changes. Not sure if that's possible, is it?

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But it will then save the changes, won't it?

That's where I'm getting stuck, making it editable without letting people saving the changes. Not sure if that's possible, is it?

Ah right. I dont think thats possible without telling them. There is the option which is unchecked by default about overwriting existing files. Maybe keep two versions a back up copy and the one you want to let them edit and then they can save their own versions but you still have the back up incase anyone forgets and overwrites the original file?

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skimmed the thread, but sharepoint 2010 excel services will do this.

Not when I have to manually install it on 300+ PCs by myself it doesn't.

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Not when I have to manually install it on 300+ PCs by myself it doesn't.

Sharepoint is basically a web-based CMS. I'm not sure about the "Excel Services", but I'm assuming it's web-based also. If not, you could push something out through Active Directory, if you're licensed for it, of course. We use Google Docs for a lot of stuff like that. Didn't know it worked similar in Microsoft's Apps. Good to know.

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er what?

sharepoint is a server, only thing you need on the client is a web browser.

We done testing with it in the past and it caused issues with our group policy unless manually installing office 2003 web components on each machine. It's not for us.

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MS have office online like Google apps.. the enterprise version is called Office 365, give it a Google :)

but it's also pretty much built into SharePoint now.. there is also a joe public version with hotmail too, personally i prefer it over google docs.. it just feels a bit nicer to use

We done testing with it in the past and it caused issues with our group policy unless manually installing office 2003 web components on each machine. It's not for us.

sounds like you did it wrong ;)

also SharePoint 2010 with Office 2010 is infinitely better than using it with Office 2003 which it was most certainly shoehorned into..

Edit: link - http://office365.microsoft.com/en-US/online-services.aspx

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No, it's cool, the solution I've come up with works and theres no way in a thousand years my company is going to purchase any products for a simple tool like this when all the agents need is their nice walled in garden. I mean, management even wanted mspaint removed!

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No, it's cool, the solution I've come up with works and theres no way in a thousand years my company is going to purchase any products for a simple tool like this when all the agents need is their nice walled in garden. I mean, management even wanted mspaint removed!

lol, how do you crop screenshots, ahh i guess you can do it in word.. :p

anyway i'm not trying to push it on you, i'm just informing people of the other options as there was a "wow, didn't know this existed" post.. if your agents are "in the field" tbh SharePoint would be a very good tool.. but hey nm..

good luck!! :D

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