Microsoft Excel may be the best-known spreadsheet software, but it's not the only one. Here are seven alternatives to Excel that are worth using.

Excel can also be used to create macros to automate tasks, run reports, or create charts. The application supports programming languages such as Visual Basic for Applications and Excel Macro Language.

These days, you can still use macros in Excel, but you need to enable the macro feature to do so. Here's how to enable (and disable) macros.