Spreadsheet Day 2018 Wrap Up

by Debra · Published October 18, 2018 · Updated October 18, 2018

Thanks for joining in the celebrations for Spreadsheet Day 2018. Here is a roundup of articles and tweets that I saw yesterday. Please let me know if I missed any!

Spreadsheet Day Articles

There were a few articles posted in celebration of Spreadsheet Day.

Jon Peltier wrote a tongue-in-cheek article about Excel error messages. How many of those gems have you seen?
Tiller loves spreadsheets so much that they pulled an April Fools’ prank about VisiCalc
At Excel off the Grid, Mark Proctor shared a few SUM tricks
There was a Reddit thread too, with lots of formulas in the comments

Spreadsheet Day Tweets

Here are some of the great tweets from Spreadsheet Day 2018

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Lots and lots of confetti is #HowWeExcel-ebrate on #SpreadsheetDay! Why do you love Excel? Share below! pic.twitter.com/bdS3X1VJ0a

— Microsoft Excel (@msexcel) October 17, 2018

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Happy #SpreadsheetDay! Today marks the release of the first-ever electronic spreadsheet. To celebrate, we’re taking it to the ☁️, sharing some of our favorite #GoogleSheets tips. pic.twitter.com/gMIuZmaaMH

— G Suite (@gsuite) October 17, 2018

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Today is #SpreadsheetDay? Just as well I am in death-by-geochemistry-spreadsheet mode to celebrate! pic.twitter.com/K5t9sLRK77

— Dr Janine Krippner (@janinekrippner) October 17, 2018

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Do you remember your first-time using Excel? @IngeborgNZ #HowWeExcel #SpreadsheetDay pic.twitter.com/AFRxANiGT3

— Microsoft Excel (@msexcel) October 17, 2018

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The First #Spreadsheets Paved Way for the Internet World We Love Today: https://t.co/9ULgLIhr6E #spreadsheetday ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/aRYkidGsj6

— Tiller (@tillermoney) October 17, 2018

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@ddalgleish @msexcel #spreadsheetday In honour of World Spreadsheet Day 2018, I baked this tribute. Praise Debra Dalgleish for inaugurating such a momentous event! pic.twitter.com/QP7QtolxPq

— Duncan Williamson (@todlad52) October 17, 2018

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As someone who enjoys working with numbers and financial reports, it would be remiss of me to not acknowledge #SpreadsheetDay. pic.twitter.com/txy1DYvygw

— Scott Rowland (@ScottHiThrive) October 17, 2018

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Seems fitting to use this mug today on #spreadsheetday!

Who loves a good spreadsheet? pic.twitter.com/bZBo2NTaAw

— Joanna (@SmileBeingYou) October 17, 2018

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Good Morning Everyone, and Happy #SpreadsheetDay, Yes I am too geeky for my own liking. .. Spreadsheet Day has been observed annually on October 17th since 2010. pic.twitter.com/qcW2BEtbQV

— Stephen Edwards (@SJE1981) October 17, 2018

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Apparently today is #spreadsheetday, to celebrate we’ve compiled some of the most EXCELlent (sorry couldn’t help ourselves) #spreadsheet memes, feel free to troll the excel lovers in your life with these. #Excel #Geek #nerd #flagshiptrucks pic.twitter.com/xRiN5AF1Gv

— Flagship Trucks (@flagship_trucks) October 17, 2018

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It’s #SpreadsheetDay today, by all accounts. So here’s a love poem in an Excel spreadsheet to celebrate. https://t.co/SSyqjP6yGM

— Brian Bilston (@brian_bilston) October 17, 2018

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Starting #spreadsheetday 2018 with a favourite tweet from last year – marking 36 years since VisiCalc the Apple II program that started it all! Celebrating the importance of spreadsheets in day to day business operations #lovefinance @compacsort https://t.co/7UvbpqEpox

— Ant Self (@antself) October 16, 2018

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Me on #SpreadsheetDay pic.twitter.com/dnEvTc31xG

— Curtis Bosma (@milkin4money) October 17, 2018

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