Maxwell Owuor

12 August 2026

Spreadsheet Hygiene for Technical Work

Simple conventions that make spreadsheets easier to check, share and trust.

Simple conventions that make spreadsheets easier to check, share and trust.

12 August 2026 · 1 min read

Spreadsheets remain the most widely used analysis tool in technical work. A few conventions prevent most errors.

  • Separate inputs, calculations and outputs.
  • Never hard-code numbers inside formulas.
  • Document units next to every value.
  • Keep a change log tab.

Illustrative sample article.

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