This article discusses the impact of specification formats on acceptance testing and maintenance, suggesting better alternatives.
Should the specification and design documents delivered in contracted development stay in Excel 'graph paper' format? This article works through the problems with Excel-based specs from an acceptance-testing and maintenance standpoint, and explains how to choose a format that actually works as a deliverable — including Word and generating documents from a Markdown source. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/deliverable-spec-documents-format-excel-word/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-07-17.
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