Chapter 4. Excel Services

After completing this chapter, you will be able to

  • Understand what Excel Services is, and what it is not.

  • Understand the history of Excel Services and what important scenarios the product addressed with each release.

  • Have a solid grasp of the high level areas of functionality Excel Services provides, from basic use all the way to extensibility.

  • Be familiar with the most common administration concerns, including basic configuration, security, and basic external data configuration.

  • Be able to apply advanced permission security to Excel files to allow tighter management and control.

  • Create a workbook connected to external data that utilizes Excel business intelligence (BI) features.

  • View and interact with a workbook in SharePoint ...

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