Saving and Retrieving Files on Remote Computers

Sharing Workbooks on a Network

Combining Changes Made to Multiple Workbooks

Distributing Workbooks and Worksheets by E-Mail

Controlling Document Access with Information Rights Management

IN the past, if you wanted to share your worksheets with other people, you copied everything onto floppy disks, carried them down the hall (or flipped them over the partition), and handed them to the person who wanted them. This system (still effective!) was known affectionately as sneakernet. The lucky few who worked for large companies might have been connected to a network. These days, small companies and even people who work at home have networks, and everyone can take advantage of the Internet. Microsoft Excel 2010 makes it easier than ever to get connected and provides easy-to-use tools that can help foster the synergy that is the hallmark of effective collaboration.