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Five free tools that add functionality to Excel 2013

By Brien Posey May 6, 2014, 10:02 AM PDT

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Five free tools that add functionality to Excel 2013

Five free tools that add functionality to Excel 2013

Five free tools that add functionality to Excel 2013

One of the really great thingsrnabout Microsoft Office 2013 is that you can extend the functionality of thernvarious Office applications by running apps within the applications. These appsrnare available through the Microsoft Office Apps store. This article lists five handy apps for Excel.

Note: This gallery is also available as a TechRepublic article.

Bing Maps
Bing Maps
Five free tools that add functionality to Excel 2013

Bing Maps

Bing Maps

Bing Maps allows business data to be mapped within a spreadsheet.rnAfter selecting a data range, you can plot the data on a map.

PayPal Invoicing
PayPal Invoicing
Five free tools that add functionality to Excel 2013

PayPal Invoicing

PayPal Invoicing

PayPal Invoicing is a free invoicing app for Excel. It requires you torndownload PayPal’s invoicing workbook, which is also free. After doing so, yourncan populate the workbook with all the information you would normally includernon an invoice.

PayPal Invoicing
PayPal Invoicing
Five free tools that add functionality to Excel 2013

PayPal Invoicing

PayPal Invoicing

Although there are countless invoicing applications inrnexistence, the PayPal Invoicing App has one feature that sets it apart fromrnmany of the others. When you create an invoice, it contains a pay button. Yourrncustomers can click the button to pay the invoice, even if they don’t have arnPayPal account.

People Graph
People Graph
Five free tools that add functionality to Excel 2013

People Graph

People Graph

Although People Graph’s primary focus is people, it offers arnnumber of other icons, including moneybags, clocks, hearts, stars, diamonds,rnand even a cat.

Gauge
Gauge
Five free tools that add functionality to Excel 2013

Gauge

Gauge

Gaugernlets you create gauge charts within an Excel spreadsheet. What’s arngauge chart? It’s a chart that displays business data in a format similar to arncar speedometer.

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