What's New in Excel 2007

Here's a quick and dirty overview of the new features in Excel 2007:

• A new tab/Ribbon user interface
• New XML file formats
• Worksheet tables
• Significantly larger worksheet grid (1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns)
• Ability to use more memory
• Unlimited conditional formats per cell
• 100 levels of undo
• Maximum formula length increased to 8,000 characters
• Support for 64 levels of nesting in a formula
• Formula autocomplete
• Better-looking charts
• Workbook themes
• Skins
• Page Layout view
• New conditional formatting options
• Less confusing Excel Options dialog box
• New collaboration features (requires SharePoint)
• SmartArt and Improved WordArt
• Compatibility checker
• Easier pivot tables
• Twelve new worksheet functions, plus integration of the Analysis ToolPak functions
• PDF output (via a downloadable add-in)
• Resizable formula bar
• Many new templates
• More control over the status bar