What You Need to Have
Excel is available in several versions, including a web version and a version for tablets and phones. This book was written exclusively for the desktop version of Microsoft Excel 2019 for Windows. If you plan to develop applications that will be used in earlier versions of Excel, we strongly suggest you use the earliest version of Excel that your target audience will be using. Over the last few years, Microsoft has adopted an agile release cycle for the web version of Excel with Office 365, generating release updates practically on a monthly basis.
It is important to have a full installation of Excel, and if you want to try the more advanced chapters involving communication between Excel and other Office applications, you will need a full installation of Office.
The version of Windows you use is not important. Any computer system that can run Windows will suffice, but you'll be much better off with a fast machine with plenty of memory. Excel is a large program...
