Happy Spreadsheet Day 2018

Happy Spreadsheet Day 2018! Did you wake up early, to celebrate our favourite day of the year?

Spreadsheet Day Origins

How did Spreadsheet Day get started? Way back in 2010, I noticed that there were all kinds of “National Day of” events, but there was no Spreadsheet Day.

So, to fix that problem, I started Spreadsheet Day. You can read the details on the About page.

Spreadsheet Day didn’t get much attention at first, but it’s growing every year. It was exciting to see that Dan Bricklin and Mitch Kapor tweeted about it last year!

Why October 17th?

October 17th is the date for the annual Spreadsheet Day, because October 17, 1979, is when VisiCalc was first released – that was the first spreadsheet for personal computers. Read more about VisiCalc in the Spreadsheet History section.

Celebrating Spreadsheet Day 2018

What will you do to celebrate Spreadsheet Day this year?

  1. Build a fancy workbook, with charts pivot tables, and moving parts?
  2. Bake a multi-layered cake and invite all your co-workers to share it?
  3. Post a picture of your Spreadsheet day party on Instagram?
  4. All of the above?

If you see any Spreadsheet Day stories or tweets, please let me know!

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Happy Spreadsheet Day 2018

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3 Responses

  1. Jon Peltier says:

    I wrote a blog post, celebrating my favorite interactions with my favorite spreadsheet program: Excel Error Messages (https://peltiertech.com/excel-error-messages/)

  2. Debra says:

    Thanks, Jon! I hope people read all the way to the end of your post.

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