improved Google Sheets now available

Google has announced a new version of Google Sheets, a browser based spreadsheet and one of the Google Drive Office applications, available to any Google user.

The YouTube video shows the key features

http://youtu.be/9AyoRkr4I3U

Some of the key new features:

  • support for larger spreadsheets, millions of rows and columns
  • faster scrolling, loading and calculations even for larger spreadsheets
  • Improved formula editing with formula help and examples displayed as you type
  • offline access with Google Chrome. With Google Chrome, you can edit spreadsheets offline and when you have internet connectivity, Google will synchronize the changes to the online version.
  • over 20 new formula functions 

Read the Google Docs Blog for more details http://googledrive.blogspot.com/2013/12/newsheets.html