Macabacus Lite
A productivity add-in for Excel® loaded with tools and shortcuts that minimize the time you spend working with financial and other models
Macabacus Lite is a "must-have" solution popular among finance and consulting professionals and students working with spreadsheets around the world. Here are just a few user testimonials:
EASY TO INSTALL There are no executable files to install. You'll find it easy to download and get started with Macabacus Lite on your own, without your firm's IT support.
Work more efficiently
With over 90 keyboard shortcuts, Macabacus Lite reduces the time required to perform routine actions, such as cell formatting and formula auditing, by as much as 80%. The time savings add up quickly.
Endless formatting possibilities
Macabacus Lite delivers unparalleled flexibility to quickly modify number formats, fill colors, border styles, alignment, indentation, font size, cell dimensions, and more.
Cycles & toggles
Keyboard shortcuts are available for most Macabacus Lite tools and configured as cycles/toggles where appropriate to maximize speed. Repeat a single keystroke to cycle through several font colors, for example.
Navigate in new ways
Macabacus Lite includes a number of shortcuts to make navigation of your spreadsheets and finding what you're looking for easier.
Extensive customization
Set up Macabacus Lite to cycle through your firm's branded colors or your favorite number formats. Set shortcuts to your preferred keystrokes. There is almost no limit to personalization.
Advanced formula auditing
Macabacus Lite offers the most advanced formula auditing tools available, including the popular Smart Precedents/Dependents. After using them, you'll wonder how you ever lived without.
AutoColor
Color numbers according to your preferred convention, either automatically upon entry† or upon command. Select specific colors for inputs, formulas, worksheet links, and workbook links.
Workbook optimization
Macabacus Lite includes several tools to improve workbook performance, remove clutter, and reduce file size. Older workbooks, especially, benefit from these tools.
Classic Excel interface
Macabacus Lite includes a familiar Excel® 2003 menu interface that can be toggled on/off for those still getting used to the Excel® 2010/07 ribbon interface.
Enterprise deployment†
Macabacus Pro includes enterprise tools that support corporate branding (e.g. colors, fonts), centralized settings management, and server deployment.† Macabacus Pro only
Who is using Macabacus?
Macabacus Lite is used in global and boutique investment banks, insurance companies, private equity shops, hedge funds, corporate finance departments, colleges and universities, and other organizations in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Here are just a few places where Macabacus Lite has been used:
Macabacus Macros for PowerPoint® COMING SOON!
Macabacus Macros for PowerPoint® is a productivity and document processing tool that provides a host of options for linking to Excel® data and facilitates the standardization of presentations across a firm. Like our Excel® add-in, our PowerPoint® edition is tailored for use by the financial community and is especially useful in the production of pitch books. However, non-finance users will find these tools extremely useful as well.
Selected Features
- Import Excel® data as a linked picture, table, embedded worksheet, or chart
- Work with multiple linked shapes at once
- Link to slides in other presentations, just as you would link to Excel® data
- Import preformatted slides and shapes into your presentations to maintain a uniform appearance
- Take control of slide numbering in your presentations
- Automatically generate a Table of Contents from slides in your presentation
- Quickly insert stamps (e.g. "DRAFT") onto all slides in your presentation at once
Please send questions, suggestions, and other feedback regarding Macabacus Macros to help@macabacus.com.
