Excel for Windows (Desktop Application)
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Add a lock symbol on the protected sheet tab
A small lock symbol on the protected sheet tab would be a little addition but visually important!
102 votesHi – due to concerns expressed by people who did not like the way the lock symbol was added to protected sheets, we will stop showing it on sheet tabs in Excel for Windows for the time-being. We may bring it back in the future in some other fashion.
If you’d like to see a lock symbol or some other visual indicator when a sheet is protected, please add your vote and comment here.
Here’s the related discussion – https://excel.uservoice.com/forums/304921/suggestions/40858108
Many Thanks – Steve [Microsoft Excel]
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Better compatiity with the Surface Pen
With the surface pen, users should be able to write in any cell on a spreadsheet and excel will automatically convert the handwriting to digital numbers or letters when the user starts writing in a different cell (or maybe after users draw a special characters like a check mark or something like that to signal to excel that the user is done writing in that cell.)
25 votesCool idea. We have been exploring a number of pen ideas like this for Excel. We’ll definitely consider this one in our next round of planning. Please continue to vote on this feature idea.
Thanks,
Scott [MSFT] -
allow to make the background of a sheet transparent (except the tab)
this would be a simple way to create multilayer drawings with shapes
reasons for this idea:
-an employee or executive has usually no time to learn Illustrator.
- in the beginning, spreadsheet programs were a kind of Lego allowing a user to build a simple or very complex model easily.4 votesThanks for the feedback. We’ll consider this in our next planning cycle. Please continue to vote on this idea.
Thanks,
Scott [MSFT] -
Insert an image directly from a scanner
In order to insert an image from hardcopy material it is necessary to scan the material to a graphic file and then insert the graphic. It would save time and effort to insert an image directly from a scanner. For example, I scan invoices and cash register receipts from individuals to insert into a voucher for authorization to cut a check for reimbursement to the individual.
6 votesThis is an interesting idea. We will definitely consider it while planning our next round of features. Please continue to vote on this feature idea.
Thanks,
Scott [MSFT] -
Spellcheck should include text in linked pictures from other sheets
My clients produce master spreadsheets containing sections of text as linked pictures from other sheets in the same files. After processing the master spreadsheet, I do a spellcheck, which tells me "Spellcheck complete. You're good to go." But I'm not really, because spellcheck doesn't look at those linked pictures. I only just discovered this. Now I have to spellcheck each sheet separately. Either make spellcheck work properly, or at least provide a warning of what hasn't been checked.
5 votesThanks for the feedback. We’ll consider this in our planning for a future release. Please continue to vote on this feature idea.
Thanks,
Scott [MSFT]
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