Microsoft Excel uses the XLS and XLSX spreadsheet formats:

  • XLS format is used by all versions of Miscosoft Excel. Other spreadsheet editors, like OpenOffice.org Calc, can also read and save documents in this format.

  • XLSX format is used by Miscosoft Office Excel 2007 or later.

In addition to usual text counting, AnyCount can optionally count cell comments, as well as text boxes, shapes, headers and footers, and hidden text in XLS(X) files.

 

 

Cell Comments

A cell comment is a note that explains or gives remarks to a cell.

cell_comments

 

Text Boxes

A text box is a special shape designed to locate a text in a document without the use of regular margins of the page.

To insert a text box in MS Office Excel, on the Insert menu click the Text box command.

text_box

 

Shapes

Shapes are elements that belong to "auto shapes" like WordArt, ClipArt elements. Shapes can be inserted by using AutoShapes feature in Microsoft Office.

shape

word_art

 

Headers and Footers

A header or footer is a small text identifier which runs through the top and bottom of the document.

running_header

running_footer

 

Hidden Text

Hidden text is not visible to the user.

hidden_text