Comments on: Spreadsheet program with images in cells?

Question: Spreadsheet program with images in cells?

Yiggs — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:38:15 -0800

I'm looking for a spreadsheet program for OS X that will allow me to essentially create a dictionary list, in alphabetical order... the crucial element is that it needs to be able to contain images in the cells (some definitions have diagrams)!

I've tried Excel and it seems that it does not allow you to put images into the cells - only on top of them. Anyone have any ideas?

By: fatllama

fatllama — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:54:38 -0800

Sounds like what you want is a database, not a spreadsheet. The last one I used for Mac OS was Filemaker.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:32:28 -0800

Seconding the use of a database. Filemaker is your best option.

By: MaxK

MaxK — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:44:51 -0800

You're probably better off with a database, but for what it's worth Excel can do what you're looking for.

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:15:12 -0800

Seconding FilemakerPro. Very easy to learn, and built to do exactly what you are wanting .

By: cmiller

cmiller — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:49:09 -0800

A dictionary list in a spreadsheet? Rather, what is the result you want in the end? There are probably more tools in your toolbox than that hammer.

By: hummercash

hummercash — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:15:38 -0800

Nthing Filemaker Pro... but if you don't want to invest a ton of money ($299), maybe Apple's new spreadsheet app, Numbers, will do the trick... It's more powerful than Excel as far as layout is concerned and its included with iWork which is only $79.

Free 30 day trial of FileMaker Pro here (link on right hand side of page).

Free 30 day trial of iWork here.

.//chris

By: Yiggs

Yiggs — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:35:30 -0800

iWork looks like it will work great, thanks!

By: Kioki-Silver

Kioki-Silver — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:56:09 -0800

OpenOffice for Macs is worth a look.

By: crustix

crustix — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:13:02 -0800

You could also keep your existing Excel solution and make the images references to the actual file on a server. Local or the web, but all text, of course.