columns numbers in excel

[pal_georg]

Column numbers in Excel are limited to 256, I want to make a spreadsheet with
1000 columns and 2000 rows. Is it possible?

 

[David Biddulph]

Yes, with Excel 2007.
1,048,576 rows by 16,384 columns.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/excel/HP100738491033.aspx#WorksheetWorkbook