BinaryNow » excel http://www.binarynow.com Value added distributor and marketer of downloadable software for the global marketplace. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:26:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Pivot table function in Kingsoft Spreadsheets is an alternative to Microsoft Excelhttp://www.binarynow.com/office-suite/pivot-table-functionality-in-kingsoft-spreadsheets-alternative-to-microsoft-excel/ http://www.binarynow.com/office-suite/pivot-table-functionality-in-kingsoft-spreadsheets-alternative-to-microsoft-excel/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:44:29 +0000 Brandon Sturgeon http://www.binarynow.com/?p=1990 Kingsoft Spreadsheets supports the pivot table functionality from Microsoft Excel, making it a viable alternative. A pivot table is a data summarization tool that can sort, count, and total the data stored in one table or spreadsheet and create a second table displaying the summarized data. Setup and changes to the summary structure are accomplished by dragging and dropping fields graphically.

Pivot table in Kingsoft Spreadsheets

Open an existing Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with a pivot table (you can find some using this Google Search). Below is how the results will look in Kingsoft Spreadsheets:

Pivot Table in Kingsoft Spreadsheets

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]]> http://www.binarynow.com/office-suite/pivot-table-functionality-in-kingsoft-spreadsheets-alternative-to-microsoft-excel/feed/ 0 Pivot Table in Kingsoft Spreadsheets Kingsoft Spreadsheets 2009 can secure an Excel workbook (.XLS) file with strong 128-bit RC4 encryption password protectionhttp://www.binarynow.com/office-suite/kingsoft-spreadsheets-2009-secure-excel-workbook-xls-file-strong-128-bit-rc4-encryption-password-protection/ http://www.binarynow.com/office-suite/kingsoft-spreadsheets-2009-secure-excel-workbook-xls-file-strong-128-bit-rc4-encryption-password-protection/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 17:06:48 +0000 Brandon Sturgeon http://www.binarynow.com/?p=831 Kingsoft Spreadsheets 2009 can secure an Excel (.XLS) workbook with strong 128-bit RC4 password encryption. This is standard functionality and no additional file encryption software is needed. This article describes how to use password encryption in a secure way. If the instructions are followed properly, the result is an encrypted spreadsheet that can only be opened by entering the correct password.

Encrypt the spreadsheet on save

You can easily encrypt a spreadsheet, all encryption settings are found directly on the Kingsoft Spreadsheets Save dialog. Do the following to start the encryption process:

  1. Open Kingsoft Spreadsheets.
  2. Click File – Save As….
  3. Click the Encrypt… button.

Kingsoft Spreadsheets 2009 Save and Encrypt

Set the document password

Document security is based on the document password. A strong password is hard to guess but easy to remember. To be safe, we recommend a minimum password length of 10 characters. Click the Advanced… button to select the Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP).

Encrypt Spreadsheet Password

Choose the encryption type

A Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP) is a set of algorithms used for encoding and decoding. The default CSP is Office Standard. This is a CSP with publicly known security issues. Spreadsheets that are secured with the weak Office XOR or Office Standard encryption type can be cracked easily. It is recommended to choose a provider with at least 128-bits in the key length. Starting with the Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0, the length is 128bits and should provide adequate security.

Select Encryption Type

You can read about all the encryption types from Microsoft.

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]]> http://www.binarynow.com/office-suite/kingsoft-spreadsheets-2009-secure-excel-workbook-xls-file-strong-128-bit-rc4-encryption-password-protection/feed/ 0 Kingsoft Spreadsheets 2009 Save and Encrypt Encrypt Spreadsheet Password Select Encryption Type Kingsoft Spreadsheets is an alternative to Microsoft Excel 2003 that can open, view and edit .XLS, .XLSX, .DBF, .XML and .CSV fileshttp://www.binarynow.com/office-suite/kingsoft-spreadsheets-alternative-to-microsoft-excel-2003-open-view-edit-xls-xlsx-dbf-xml-csv-files/ http://www.binarynow.com/office-suite/kingsoft-spreadsheets-alternative-to-microsoft-excel-2003-open-view-edit-xls-xlsx-dbf-xml-csv-files/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 19:21:52 +0000 Brandon Sturgeon http://www.binarynow.com/?p=765 Kingsoft Office 2009 includes an alternative to Microsoft® Excel® called Kingsoft Spreadsheets. Easily open, view and edit Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheets ( .XLS, .XLSX, .DBF, .XML, and .CSV) as well as spreadsheet template (.XLT) files. Spreadsheets can be enhanced with images, charts, PivotTables, mathematic equations, and more.

Kingsoft Spreadsheets 2009

Kingsoft Spreadsheets was designed with the familiar Microsoft Office 2003 user interface and functionality. Here is a screenshot of the interface with a PivotTable:

Kingsoft Spreadsheets with PivotTable

Microsoft Excel 2003

Here is a screenshot of the Microsoft Excel 2003 interface with a PivotTable for comparison:

Microsoft Excel 2003 with PivotTable

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