We know all know it can be hard to work with a large spreadsheet on a phone. Columns often span beyond the limits of a screen and as you scroll to view the data in the farther columns it can be diffi...
Updated Feb 14, 2023
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Hi Bill (or anyone),
I hope you are reading this. I recently found the card view functionality - by accident last month - on my Excel for mobile on iPhone. It really answers all my (and my organisation's) needs when it comes to making a data view/browse/new entry form. I have looked around, but to the best of my abilities I have not found anything describing any future rollout of this brilliant functionality. It is not supported on iPad or desktop versions of Excel, and neither on the Microsoft365 version.
The business case of having a good alternative to the very basic data entry form that is out of the box on these platforms/versions (both on a PC and a tablet) is evident, and it is really underselling it saying "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/overview-of-excel-tables-7ab0bb7d-3a9e-4b56-a3c9-6c94334e492c are very useful but they can be challenging to use on a smartphone. Cards View lets you work with tables using a mobile-optimized interface that keeps the focus on your data.", ref https://support.office.com/article/use-cards-view-to-work-with-table-data-on-your-phone-fda6099e-2de8-4a52-a926-90a7ee61a32b.
Currently, the 3 decade old VBA forms is the only alternative for desktop forms... Is there a plan to roll out this for any other platforms? I've tried to check the Microsoft roadmap page for Excel, but alas. Looking forward to any updates.
Cheers, Ole