Solving by using Excel Sudoku ?

Question

Have any onr idea how to solve sudoku by excel ?

Answer 1

I don't think that's even close to possible since excel is only a spreadsheet program used to organize data and perform simple calculations.

If you were to write your own program, you would need a complex list of algorithms to solve a sudoku puzzle; something I just don't think excel would be able to do.

Someone please correct me if i'm wrong.

Answer 2

I dont use excel, I use Word.

Make a table of 9 rows and 9 columns. in each of the boxes copy 1, 2, 3.. thru 9. I shade the 3x3 areas different colors so I can differentiate them. format the rows and columns so they are rather square and easy to view.

First, fill in the given numbers, then eliminate the numbers in the other boxes. My method is 1st, the 3x3's, then the rows, then the columns. when I come to a box that has all 8 numbers eliminated, I make sure that number is also eliminated in that 3x3, row and column.

I dont even do easy, med or hard puzzles with this method and easily solve extra hard puzzles unless I s***w something up.

Answer 3

yes it is possible... a simple web search for "sudoku excel solver" turned up this as the first result:

http://www.mrexcel.com/tip109.shtml