It's hard to believe that a year has passed already, and it's only a week until Spreadsheet Day -- Monday, October 17th.

很难相信已经过去了一年，距离电子表格日 (10月17 日星期一)只有一周的时间。

Don't panic though, there's still time to organize an office party, and order a spreadsheet cake.

不过请不要慌张，还有时间组织办公室聚会和订购电子表格蛋糕。

If you have thousands of dollars in your celebration budget, you could buy a special bottle of Scotch, that is the "Excel" of the whisky world. That's out of my league though – I'll have a glass of Canadian wine instead.

如果您的庆典预算中有数千美元，您可以购买一瓶特别的苏格兰威士忌，这是威士忌界的“佼佼者”。 但是，这超出了我的联盟–我要喝一杯加拿大葡萄酒。

And please keep reading, to see how you can contribute to the celebrations.

并且请继续阅读，以了解如何为庆祝活动做出贡献。

电子表格之前 (Before the Spreadsheet)

Back in the old days, when I went to university, there were no laptops, or spreadsheet programs. Sad, I know. Fortunately, paper had been invented by then, so I was able to take notes, without a rock and chisel.

过去，当我上大学时，没有笔记本电脑或电子表格程序。 难过，我知道。 幸运的是，当时已经发明了纸张，因此我能够在没有石头和凿子的情况下做笔记。

There was even a computer assignment in my Statistics class. No tapping on an iPad though – we ventured into the dark and dusty dungeons below the Science building, where we submitted punch cards, to run a program. Good times!

在我的“统计”课上甚至有一个计算机作业。 不过，请不要在iPad上轻敲–我们冒险进入科学大楼下方的黑暗尘土地下城，并在其中提交打Kong卡来运行程序。 美好的时光！

电子表格日挑战赛 (The Spreadsheet Day Challenge)

Even now, with fancy gadgets and Google searches, it's tough to manage things as a student. By mid-October, the new school year enthusiasm has worn off, and brutal reality has set in.

即使到了现在，凭借精美的小工具和Google搜索，作为学生还是很难管理事情。 到10月中旬，新学年的热情逐渐减弱，残酷的现实开始了。

Students are running out of money, are tired of eating macaroni and cheese, and can't find any clean socks. A spreadsheet can't solve all their problems, but might help them keep organized, and stay on a budget.

学生已经快没钱了，厌倦了吃通心粉和奶酪，也找不到干净的袜子。 电子表格无法解决所有问题，但可以帮助他们保持井井有条并保持预算。

Many students have Microsoft Excel, or Google Documents, or another spreadsheet, so let's help them make good use of those tools.

许多学生拥有Microsoft Excel，Google文档或其他电子表格，因此让我们帮助他们充分利用这些工具。

To celebrate Spreadsheet Day 2011, could you create a free template or add-in, to help a student? What spreadsheet tools could a struggling student use?

为了庆祝2011年电子表格日，您可以创建免费的模板或加载项来帮助学生吗？ 挣扎的学生可以使用哪些电子表格工具？

• Monthly student budget tracker每月学生预算追踪器
• Course assignment checklist课程分配清单
• Mark needed to pass this course calculator马克需要通过本课程计算器
• Low cost meal planner低成本膳食计划器
• ??????

If you don't have time to make a template, you can drop by this blog next Monday, and leave a spreadsheet tip in the comments.

如果您没有时间制作模板，则可以在下周一访问此博客，并在评论中保留电子表格提示。

• Share one of your favourite formulas分享您最喜欢的公式之一
• Post a time-saving shortcut发布节省时间的快捷方式
• ??????

发表您的贡献 (Post Your Contributions)

Next Monday, October 17th, post your Spreadsheet Day contribution on your blog, or Facebook, or Twitter (use hashtag #spreadsheetday), or create a public Google spreadsheet.

10月17日，下星期一，将您的Spreadsheet Day贡献发布到您的博客，Facebook或Twitter(使用#spreadsheetday标签)，或创建一个公共Google电子表格。

If you send me a link to your free and useful Spreadsheet Day tool, I'll post it on the Spreadsheet Day Blog, to help students find your work. Thanks! Looking forward to seeing your contributions. Will you join in? _____________

如果您向我发送了一个免费且有用的“电子表格日”工具的链接，我会将其发布在“ 电子表格日”博客上 ，以帮助学生找到您的作品。 谢谢！ 期待看到您的贡献。 你会参加吗？ ______________