EditGrid, the web-based spreadsheet as a service system, has introduced an Excel Add-in that links online files to Excel applications running on your PC desktop. John Stokdyk reports.

Once the add-in is installed, worksheets created EditGrid can be opened in Excel and saved back to the online data store. Within Microsoft's desktop application you can subscribe to online EditGrid sheets and get instant updates when the workbook changes.

According to the developer, the Excel add-in allows you to by-pass the cumbersome traditional uploading process and allows you to distribute your spreadsheets electronically using EditGrid's online publishing features.

EditGrid Excel Plus is available in a 30-day free beta test version [1], and will cost $5 a user per month thereafter. A corporate version is also available. EditGrid Excel Plus currently supports Microsoft Excel 2003 only. We intend to support Microsoft Excel 2007 once further testing is completed.