One of the big updates was in the electronic document, or spreadsheet, program Excel.

此次最大的更新之一是在电子文档或电子表格程序Excel中。

Many departments use spreadsheet programs to keep track of all transactions, costs, and profits.

许多部门利用电子表格软件记录所有的业务，成本，和利润。

My first day at work I was listing various ideas in a spreadsheet program when my manager walked by.

上班的第一天，我用电子表格程序列出一大堆的想法，这时，经理刚从我身边走过。

And it was a calculating app—VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program—that kick-started personal computing.

正是一款计算应用程序——VisiCalc，第一个电子表格程序——启动了个人计算。

You have to know how to write a simple but professional-looking letter, and you have to know how to put together a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint with basic effects and organize data in a spreadsheet program.

你需要知道如何写一封简明扼要职业化的信，你也需要知道如何用幻灯片的基本功能制作展示报告，以及如何用数字表格程序总结数据。

The killer app of the era was 1979’s VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program – which was infinitely better than paper – and the forbearer of programs like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.

那个时代的杀手级应用是 1979 年的 VisiCalc，这是第一个电子表格程序——它比纸张好得多——并且是 Microsoft Excel 和 Google Sheets 等程序的先驱。