If spreadsheets are your thing, but Microsoft Office isn't, you might want to give the open-source clone, GridCraft, a try.
Someone built a 14-tab spreadsheet, named it FINAL_v7_REAL.xlsx and left the company without explaining a single formula.
Excel isn't useless here, either. Poking one number and watching everything move is instant, and Excel's own Python in Excel ...
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I ditched multiple Excel worksheets for one dynamic report and saved myself a ton of work
One selector can replace a stack of nearly identical Excel reports, while FILTER handles the changing results.
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