MS Excel Toronto -Learning Excel with the Original Manuals since 1979! - Klinsmann Langhanz
Session recorded live on Feb 28
The MS Excel Toronto Meetup group was founded in May 2019 and has had monthly sessions since then. Sessions are currently offered for free online, with a different topic presented by an Excel Expert each month. Members are from all over the world, totalling more than 4,000.
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About this session:
This presentation is like a travel in time, from the early VisiCalc days (the first spreadsheet program ever published) until Excel 5.0.
One may ask, “Why from VisiCalc (1979) to Excel 5.0 (1993)?” Well, the answer is simple: those were the software and versions that came with physical manuals and handbooks within the package.
And what does that mean? It means that we got ACTUAL Microsoft + Publisher’s orientation on how to use the software. It comes waaay before TikTok, Youtube Shorts or Instagram Reels. There, we can find the finest explanations and the origins of what, nowadays, we as trainers constantly explain to people and wait to see their jaws drop. Hehehh
This presentation is like a tech + history journey, where we see the original manuals (I got ALL of them physically), as well as the pages printed and the first time our beloved tools were created!
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About the Speaker: Klinsmann Langhanz
Klinsmann is a left-handed guy born in Brazil. Before getting in touch with Excel, he grew up in the music and sports environments. He likes to play the guitar (as a lefty), and the piano and is almost turned into a professional volleyball player.
He graduated in Civil Engineering, and that’s when Microsoft Excel came into play. Being the “let me do the MS Word part instead” guy, he got bit by the Excel bug after his first IF() explanation.
Since then (more than 12 years ago), Klinsmann has worked at the largest construction company in his state in the Quality Management sector (where he learned about KPIs and data) and also in the New Business sector, where he modelled real estate investments.
After that, he moved to literally save the family’s business during the pandemic with “just some Excels” and had an experience while modelling investments for Solar Energy companies.
Nowadays (actually since 2020…), Klinsmann runs his Excel training and consulting business.
Klinsmann was the only Brazilian competitor and best Latin America performance at the Microsoft Excel World Championship 2023 and now leads the Local Chapter of the event in Brazil, managing the tournament's first edition.-
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Find more about Klinsmann Langhanz work and connect with him:
LinkedIn: / klinsmann-langhanz
Instagram: / klin.aprimora
YouTube: / @klinaprimora
Timestamps
00:00:00 - Celia Alves MS Excel Toronto news and upcoming events
00:05:20 - Celia Introduces Klinsmann Langhanz
00:11:00 - Klinsmann introduces himself and his presentation
00:13:30 - Klinsmann explores the precursors to the spreadsheet – first adding machine was in 1623! All the way to the founding of Microsoft and Apple
00:15:47 - 1979 – VisiCalc (Software Arts) – first spreadsheet program for personal computers
00:29:00 - 1980 - Supercalc – resolved circular references
00:33:20 - 1982 - Multiplan (Microsoft) – first Microsoft spreadsheet. Space intersection operator introduced (it is still in Excel today)
00:45:15 - 1983 - Lotus 1-2-3 (Lotus) – page navigation shortcuts & absolute references using $ introduced & native charts
00:55:15 - 1985 - Excel 1.0 for Mac – first Excel advertisement ever with tag line When you say “Jump,” Microsoft Excel asks, “How high?”. The mouse is introduced! So are dialog boxes
01:16:15 - 1987 - Excel 2.0 for Windows – First version for Windows, C+S+E, mouse shortcuts, wildcard characters, notes, record a macro introduced
01:45:45 - Wrap up