Distributing Excel Spreadsheets
 

Hi. I'm just curious about what the rules are on distributing an Excel
spreadsheet?

This could probably come under the category for many things - such as an
access database or a power point presentation, but i'm currently curious
about Excel. Is it legal to sell a spreadsheet that has been created. I
wouldn't persoanally be able to create one people would want to buy but i
recently did an A-Level in ICT and one of our main projects was to create a
speadsheet application for a fake cinema. That just got me wondering about
the legalities of selling a spreadsheet to people. Would the same (what ever
the answer is) be for an Access database?

Thanks for any help you can give me on this - i didn't have much luck with
Google!

Matthew

It is perfectly legal to sell an Excel workbook; however, users
will have to have their own copy of Excel. You can't give away
Excel with your workbook.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


"MattVonFat" wrote in
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Hi. I'm just curious about what the rules are on distributing
an Excel
spreadsheet?

This could probably come under the category for many things -
such as an
access database or a power point presentation, but i'm
currently curious
about Excel. Is it legal to sell a spreadsheet that has been
created. I
wouldn't persoanally be able to create one people would want to
buy but i
recently did an A-Level in ICT and one of our main projects was
to create a
speadsheet application for a fake cinema. That just got me
wondering about
the legalities of selling a spreadsheet to people. Would the
same (what ever
the answer is) be for an Access database?

Thanks for any help you can give me on this - i didn't have
much luck with
Google!

Matthew

Yes you can sell a spreadsheet you have created


Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

"MattVonFat" wrote:

Hi. I'm just curious about what the rules are on distributing an Excel
spreadsheet?

This could probably come under the category for many things - such as an
access database or a power point presentation, but i'm currently curious
about Excel. Is it legal to sell a spreadsheet that has been created. I
wouldn't persoanally be able to create one people would want to buy but i
recently did an A-Level in ICT and one of our main projects was to create a
speadsheet application for a fake cinema. That just got me wondering about
the legalities of selling a spreadsheet to people. Would the same (what ever
the answer is) be for an Access database?

Thanks for any help you can give me on this - i didn't have much luck with
Google!

Matthew