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Excel-lent Apps
by Dennis LaMantia s 20 November | December | 2012
Speed and portability make tablets a good laptop substitute for commercial real estate pro- fessionals, but they lack some essential business apps that would make them the ideal on- the-go tech tool. Among these is a native Microsoft Excel app that is capable of running macros and other advanced Excel func- tions. This shortfall is especially critical for CCIMs, who have been trained to use Excel-based fi nancial tools in the Institute's courses. Rumors about a Microsoſt Offi ce app have
fl oated around the Internet during the past year. In mid-2012, Microsoſt announced its new Surface tablet, which includes Excel and went on sale in October. For commercial real estate pros who have
already invested in a tablet and aren't ready to replace it with the Microsoſt Surface or
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