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Top 10 Microsoft Excel Alternatives {2024}

Top 10 Microsoft Excel Alternatives

 

 

With the Microsoft Office suite becoming increasingly pricey with each update, it’s no wonder many are looking for more pocket-friendly versions of its components. For techies and professionals dealing with large blocks of data, Microsoft Excel is a key software in data organization and management. However, if you’re an occasional user, you would most likely shy away from investing a chunk of cash on this suite. Luckily, there are a few great paid and free alternatives to Excel on the Internet. Let’s check them out and see how they fare against the mighty spreadsheet software from Microsoft.

 

#1 Google Sheets

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10 Ways To Market Your Virtual Event Effectively

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With the COVID-19 virus on the rise, it’s no wonder the boom in demand for virtual space and video conferencing. And with the presence of numerous virtual events on the internet, most event planners and even marketers are stumped at a single point, how to get the most pairs of eyes on their respective virtual events. Many would say that the key is to be as creative and attention-grabbing as possible. But isn’t that a bit too vague? So, here’s are a list of more substantial ideas to help you market your virtual event like a professional.

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Best Social Network for Promoting Academic Conferences: Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest or LinkedIn?

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Academic social networking sites, or ASNS as they are referred to, are digital platforms that have been gaining immense traction over the last few years as means of publishing and sharing academic content. From research papers and academic events to professional networking, ASNS are bringing about a paradigm shift in academic information disbursement.

Having said that, social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest & LinkedIn are communities that haven’t been given their due for their immense capabilities in event promotion & communiqué. Let’s look at how we ought to leverage these seemingly informal platforms to promote academic conferences.

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10 Fresh Ideas to Keep Attendees Glued to your Virtual Event

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With everything going on right now, it seems like the whole event industry has turned to virtual events as the primary means of event delivery. And with the rise of virtual events and meetups, it is getting a little bit tricky to keep your online participants’ attention. But don’t fret. We have just the ideas for you to keep your online guests as engaged as ever. Read on to see what they are.

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#1 Online polls and opinion sharing

Organizing live online polls during a virtual session lets your guests feel more a part of your virtual event. Asking for their opinion shows that you’re genuinely designing an event for them. It also gives you some great insights into how your audience is thinking on a specific topic.
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Introducing Rooms: One place for group chat and video calls

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As part of its virtual event platform offering, Dryfta provides live interaction tools including live chats, polls and Q&A for attendees to communicate with each other at a virtual or an in-person event. For building a more engaging and thriving community, Dryfta also provides an online community platform so as to keep the participants engaged year-round and not just for the duration of the event.

To further improve the communication among event participants, we are introducing Rooms.

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10 Best Folding Bikes to Ride within City

 

Given the city’s daily hustle and bustle, it is no wonder that most people are opting to cycle to places within reach these days. And what with the presence of folding bikes in the market. But even among such handy and compact modes of transport, there are a variety of types. Each of these suits a single terrain type, which is why you should be doing your research before going out and buying one.
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