Editing Excel Worksheets Online

[JW]

I work with an informal coalition of small non-profits. The group would like
to be able to share a handful of Excel spreadsheets via the Internet, with a
few members having online edit capabilities and the remainder being able to
read and download them. We have access to a website, but the hosting
provider requires the files to be read-only, for security reasons. I
proposed using a simple ftp client to download, edit, then upload the
spreadsheets, but there's not a lot of enthusiasm over that approach. I've
read some info on Excel Services and Sharepoint, but I'm afraid I don't
understand what I'm reading. We do not have a private server available to
us.

Does anyone know another approach that I'm overlooking? Are there commercial
servers available somewhere that will allow us to do this for a reasonable
fee? Not all members have Excel2007, so the files are .xls, not .xlsx, if
that matters. I would need some type of password protection, accessible by
the "editors", but with the files still available to the "readers". Not
asking for much, am I? Any suggestions are very much appreciated.

Thanks,
JW

 

[Bernard Liengme]

Have a look at Microsoft SkyDrive which gives 25GB of free storage
You can specify who can see a file - link to you Windows Mail contact list
or enter an email address
Users must have Microsoft Live ID (formerly 'passport') but do not need a MS
mail account
I use this to get at files while away from my home office - files I do not
want on thumb drive or laptop.
best wishes

 

[JW]

Thanks, that looks promising. I appreciate your feedback.