1. A method comprising: receiving a spreadsheet application designed to execute using a spreadsheet program; converting the spreadsheet application into a data file, the data file defining characteristics of a networked version of the spreadsheet application, the characteristics including information defining cells of the networked version of the spreadsheet application that are to be displayable to a user of the networked version of the spreadsheet application; and transmitting the data file to a server to make the data file available to network users as the networked version of the spreadsheet application.