Third-Party Vendors of Microsoft Excel-Related Products

 Last reviewed: February 20, 1998
Article ID: Q90508

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.x, 4.x, 5.0, 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.0a
  • Microsoft Excel 98 for the Macintosh

SUMMARY

The following is a list of third-party vendors who provide additional tools, macros, templates, books, and training products for use with Microsoft Excel. Some of these vendors may offer add-in macros and templates for earlier versions of Microsoft Excel and for both Microsoft Excel for Windows and Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh.

For more information, please call the vendor listed.

The products mentioned here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

MORE INFORMATION

These third-party vendors provide additional tools, macros, and templates for Microsoft Excel:

Tools, Templates, and Macros

   Real estate templates and macros
   A la Mode, Inc.
   (801) 268-6911
   4547 S. 700 E.
   Suite 200
   Salt Lake City, UT 84107.

   Financial and investment planning
   Apropos Software, Inc.
   64 Hillview Avenue
   Los Altos, CA 94022

   DIF to SYLK conversions
   Template Systems, Inc.
   (617) 533-2203
   7 Industrial Park Rd.
   Medway, MA 02053.

   Personal income tax templates and schedules
   James Associates
   (303) 484-5296
   1525 East County Road 58
   Fort Collins, CO 80524.

   Real estate and personal finance templates
   Real Data, Inc.
   (203) 255-2732
   P.O. Box 691
   Southport, CT 06490.

   Individual Software Inc.
   5870 Stoneridge Drive, #1
   Pleasanton, CA  94588
   (415) 734-6767
   Customer Support: (800) 822-3522

   Software for building and solving optimization models
   Frontline Systems Inc.
   P.O. Box 4288
   Incline Village, NV 89450
   Web site: http://www.frontsys.com/
   (702) 831-0300 Phone
   (702) 831-0314 Fax
   (702) 831-0315 BBS
   info@frontsys.com E-mail
The following vendors also provide custom macros for Microsoft Excel: 

   NOTE: Heizer Software has sold their Microsoft Excel business division
   to Baarns Consulting Group.

   The Baarns Utilities for MS Excel, Custom add-ins
   and Expert Corporate Development Using Microsoft Excel
   Baarns Consulting Group, Inc.
   Web site: http://www.baarns.com
   (800) 377-XCEL (9235)
   12807 Borden Avenue
   Sylmar, CA 91342.

   DecisionTools Suite: @RISK, TopRank, RISKview, and BestFit
   As well as: BenchTop Mass-Spec. software and @RISK for Project
   Palisade Corporation
   Web site: http://www.palisade.com
   31 Decker Rd.
   Newfield, NY 14867
   (800) 432-7475 Sales & Tech. Support
   (607) 277-8001 Fax
   palisade@palisade.com E-mail

   Evolver: An all-purpose problem solver.
   Axcellis
   4668 Eastern Ave. N.
   Seattle, WA 98103-6932 USA
   (425) 632-0885 Customer line
   (425) 632-3681 Fax

   Statistics: A set of complex statistical analysis tools.
   Spreadware
   P.O. Box 4552
   Palm Desert, CA 92261-4552
   (619) 360-7881

   Crystal Ball: What-if analysis tools.
   Decisioneering Inc.
   1380 Lawrence Street, Suite 610
   Denver, CO 80204 USA
   (303) 449-5177

   Braincel: Tools for forecasting using neural network
   technology.
   Promised Land Tech. Inc.
   900 Chapel St. Suite 300
   New Haven, CT 06510
   (203) 562-7335

   Genetica for Excel: Advanced solver utility for Microsoft Excel.
   Symbolic Systems, Inc.
   On CompuServe Information Service: GO AIEXPERT
   Download file GEN21.ZIP

Training Products and Books

These vendors provide additional training products and books for Microsoft Excel: 

   Personal Training Systems
   Training products covering Excel fundamentals, business
   graphing, databases, linking spreadsheets and macros
   (408) 559-8635
   P.O. Box 54240
   San Jose, CA 95154.

   The Cobb Group
   Monthly journal and books for Microsoft Excel users
   (800) 223-8720 or (502) 425-7756
   P.O. Box 24480
   Louisville, KY 40224.

   "Microsoft Excel Visual Basic for Applications Reference"
   Microsoft Corporation
   $24.95 ($33.95 Canada)
   ISBN 1-55615-624-3

   "Microsoft Excel Visual Basic for Applications Step by Step"
   Reed Jacobson,
   $29.95 ($39.95 Canada)
   ISBN is 1-55615-589-1
Microsoft Press books can be found in bookstores everywhere, or you can order direct by calling (800) MSPRESS. In Canada, call (416) 293-8464, extension 340.

If you are outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area. To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at: 

   http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm

   Excel 5 Courseware Developer's Kit (CDK)
   Microsoft Corporation
   $895 US ($1195 Canada)
   (Win) ISBN 1-55615-719-3
Includes license agreement (grants permission to customize the student book, the student practice files, and the instructor outline files for reproduction), eight disks (student practice files and student book on disk), Instructor's guide, certificate of completion master copy, hardcopy overhead and handout masters, and a template for creating your own lessons 

   Microsoft Excel 5 Software Development Kit
   $49.95 ($69.95 Canada)
   ISBN 1-55615-632-4
The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

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Last reviewed: February 20, 1998
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