Spreadsheet that starts 'empty' and grows as you enter data - is there such a beast?

[Wes James]

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:

> I'm after a spreadsheet that starts in a sort of minimal mode and that
> you have to grow as you enter data.
>
> I just want five columns and one or more rows with the number of rows
> simply increasing as you enter more data.
>
> I don't want zillions of empty columns and rows (or hidden 'tables') and
> I don't really want big complex toolbars either.
>
> Can anyone suggest anything that might fulfil this need?
>


Google Docs spreadsheet?? Start with A-T columns and 1-100 rows, but you
can delete them and add as you need them.  I just deleted down to column A
and row 1.  Down at the bottom you can click and add what you need or
right-click add rows/columns as you need them.

Why do you think there are lots of empty rows/columns - in the saved file.
Just because you see a bunch doesn't mean they are all being saved in the
spreadsheet file.  I.e., MS Excel shows you bunch of rows and columns, but
if you save it with a few cells of data, it's not going to save a ton of
dead cells.

A blank xslx I just saved on a mac is 26k.
Numbers on a mac starts out with M columns and 45 rows, but when saved
(blank spreadsheet) it is 85k.
Gnumeric on xubuntu it appears to be IV columns by ~65000 rows (all the way
right then scrolled all the way down), but when it is saved, it's only 1.6k

Why do the rows columns bug you?  Does it really matter?

-wj
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