Editing Multiplan (section)

==Cell addressing differences==
A fundamental difference between Multiplan and its competitors was Microsoft's decision to use R1C1 addressing instead of the A1 addressing introduced by VisiCalc. Although R1C1-style formulae are more straightforward than A1-style formulae<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ObxJAvGx7TgC&q=r1c1 VBA and Macros for Microsoft Excel]'' by Bill Jelen & Tracy Syrstad, Chapter 6</ref>{{snd}} for instance, "RC[-1]" (meaning "current row, previous column") is expressed as "A1" in cell B1, then "A2" in cell B2, etc.{{snd}} most spreadsheet users prefer the A1 addressing style introduced by VisiCalc.<ref>Fundamentals of Crime Mapping: Principles and Practice by Rebecca Paynich and Bryan Hill</ref><ref>Excel VBA 24-Hour Trainer by Tom Urtis</ref>

Microsoft carried Multiplan's R1C1 legacy forward into [[Microsoft Excel]], which offers both addressing modes, although A1 is Excel's default addressing mode.