
Spreadsheets play a crucial role in most businesses. They are used to prepare information for reporting, as well as important business decisions. But without the right expertise, setting up a spreadsheet and managing the data becomes a challenge.
Did you know: Excel is NOT a database. It can connect to one and display values for you to work with. But large amounts of data should be stored in a dedicated database, not Excel.
Here is how Visual Smart Docs can help with your spreadsheet needs. If your specific requirement is not listed, please feel free to contact us. We may still be able to help:

Design and Maintenance
Spreadsheets are a powerful tool for any business by ensuring that business has access to data needed for accurate reporting. But spreadsheets can be tricky to design and maintain.
That’s where Virtual Smart Docs comes in. Whether you need a new spreadsheet or help keeping your data clean and organized, we’ve got you covered.

Automation
What is automation? It’s the smart code behind your spreadsheet, also known as macros, that simplifies repetitive tasks. For example, if you have a task taking up too much of your valuable time, we can automate the process with the click of a button. What used to take hours is now done in seconds. Now that is smart documentation!
Here are a few examples of the more popular automation tasks we can help you with:
- Run macros with the click of a button
- Automatically calculate sales
- Restrict the type of data that users can enter
- Power query – import data from an external database, remove duplicates, and load it into Excel for analysis

Charts
You’ve gathered the data, but presenting it in a way that impresses your customers can be challenging. Virtual Smart Docs can transform your data into eye-catching graphs and charts that make an impact.
Benefits of charts:
- Simplifying complex data to make it easier to understand
- Charts can help you identify patterns
- Charts provide clear insight, helping you make better business decisions
- Easy tracking of progress