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SYBEX
Language
English
Pages
340

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Subjects
Quattro pro, Electronic spreadsheets, Business, Computer programs, Quattro pro (computer program)

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1992, SYBEX
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Table of Contents

Introduction Page xix
1. Getting to Know Your Spreadsheet Page 1 What Is a Spreadsheet? Page 2 Starting Quattro Pro Page 5 The Quattro Pro Screen Page 6 The Important Keys Page 11 Getting Help from Quattro Pro Page 15 Navigating the Spreadsheet Page 17 Summary of Quattro Pro's Special Keys Page 21 Leaving Quattro Pro Page 22 2. Building a Spreadsheet Page 25 Types of Cell Entries Page 26 Entering Your Text in a Cell Page 27 Underlining Text Page 30 Correcting Mistakes Page 30 Entering Numbers Page 31 Entering Dates Page 33 Using Simple Formulas Page 34 Functions vs. Formulas Page 36 Saving Your Work Page 39 Aligning Labels Page 41 Entering Labels That Start with a Number Page 43 Rules for Entering Numbers Page 44 3. Learning Basic Editing Techniques Page 47 Retrieving Your Spreadsheet Page 48 Retrieving vs. Opening Page 49 Editing a Cell Entry Page 50 Changing a Column Width Page 49 Inserting a Row Page 55 Inserting a Row Block Page 56 Inserting a Column Page 57 Inserting a Column Block Page 58 Deleting a Row Block Page 59 Deleting a Row Page 59 Deleting a Column Page 60 Deleting a Column Block Page 61 Using the Ready SpeedBar to Insert or Delete Rows or Columns Page 61 Erasing a Block of Data Page 62 Erasing the Entire Spreadsheet Page 65 The Importance of Saving Your Work Page 66 4. Copying and Moving Blocks of Data Page 69 Simplifying Your Work with the Pointing Method Page 70 Creating a Function with the Pointing Method Page 70 Entering the Point Mode Page 72 Copying Information from One Cell to Several Page 74 Copying Blocks of Information Page 77 A Shortcut for Copying Page 79 Using the Ready SpeedBar to Copy Page 80 A Slight Diversion Page 80 Copying a Formula Page 81 Understanding Relative and Absolute Cell References Page 83 Creating Absolute References Page 84 Copying Only the Cell Format or Contents Page 87 Changing Existing References Page 87 Moving Data Page 88 A Shortcut for Moving Page 91 Using the Ready SpeedBar to Move Blocks Page 91 Some Finishing Touches Page 91 Saving the Modified Spreadsheet Page 92 5. Formulas and Functions Page 95 Why a Function? Page 96 Types of Function Arguments Page 97 Summary of Quattro Pro Functions Page 100 Getting Help with Functions Page 108 A Shortcut for Entering Functions Page 108 Nesting Functions Page 110 Advanced Use of Operators Page 111 Sample Applications of Formulas Page 113 Solving for X Page 118 6. Enhancing Your Spreadsheet's Appearance Page 121 Formatting Numbers Page 122 Formatting Dates and Times Page 124 Formatting Labels Page 126 Reformatting Entries on a Sample Spreadsheet Page 127 7. Effective Management of Blocks Page 131 Filling a Block Page 132 Simplifying Your Work with Named Blocks Page 135 Naming a Block Page 137 Cell Labels as Block Names Page 138 Placing Block Names in a Function Page 140 How to Go to a Named Block Quickly Page 142 Giving Blocks Absolute and Relative Names Page 143 Moving a Named Block Page 144 Reassigning a Block Name Page 146 Deleting a Block Name Page 147 Listing Block Names Page 148 Adding Notes Page 149 8. Making More Productive Use of Your Spreadsheet Page 151 Protecting a Spreadsheet Page 152 Reformatting Long Labels Page 155 Searching a Spreadsheet for a Specific Entry Page 157 Transposing Blocks Page 162 Freezing Titles Page 164 Viewing Two Spreadsheet Areas Simultaneously Page 167 Emphasizing Special Cells Page 169 Auditing the Spreadsheet Page 176 9. Working with Multiple Spreadsheets Page 179 Opening a Second File Window Page 180 The Window Menu Page 181 The File Manager Page 188 The File Manager Menus Page 190 10. Printing Your Spreadsheet Page 197 Overview of Printing Options Page 198 The General Printing Technique Page 199 Printing with Headings Page 201 Setting the Page Layout Page 205 Setting the Page Length and Margins Page 208 Adding Page Breaks Page 209 Choosing the Printer Orientation Page 211 Adjusting the Printer Page 212 How to Start and Stop Printing Page 213 Using the Quattro Pro Print Manager Page 214 Printing a Spreadsheet to a Disk File Page 215 Previewing a Spreadsheet Page 218 Handling Printer-Setup Strings Page 219 11. Creating Quality Graphs Page 225 Types of Graphs Page 226 Creating and Viewing a Graph Page 234 Adding Titles to a Graph Page 238 Saving a Graph Page 240 Erasing a Graph Page 242 Plotting Multiple Data Groups Page 242 Adding Legends to a Graph Page 245 From Bar Graph to Pie Chart Page 247 Customizing Titles Page 249 Changing Markers and Fill Patterns Page 250 Choosing Graph Colors Page 251 Annotating a Graph Page 251 Creating a Slide Show Page 261 Inserting a Graph in a Spreadsheet Page 262 Creating a Fast Graph Page 264 Combining Graph Types Page 264 12. Printing Graphs Page 267 Selecting a Graphics Printer Page 268 Printing a Graph Page 271 13. Exploring the Quattro Pro Database Page 277 What Is a Database? Page 278 Structuring a Database Page 278 Creating a Sample Database Page 282 Sorting the Database Page 284 Searching a Database for Specific Data Page 289 Locating and Changing Records Page 293 Extracting Database Records Page 294 Deleting Database Records Page 296 Database Statistical Functions Page 298 14. Customizing Quattro Pro Page 301 Changing the Screen Colors Page 302 How to Internationalize Quattro Pro Page 308 Changing the Default Formats Page 311 How to Change the Working Directory Page 312 Creating Customized Shortcuts Page 313 Saving and Applying a Named Style Page 313 15. Special Features Page 315 Linking Spreadsheets Page 316 Installing Quattro Pro Page 325 Index Page 330

Edition Notes

Spine title: Quattro pro 4 for DOS.
Rev. ed. of: The ABC's of Quattro pro 3. 2nd ed. c1991.
Includes index.

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Other Titles
Quattro pro 4 for DOS.

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Dewey Decimal Class
650/.0285/5369
Library of Congress
HF5548.4.Q39 S563 1992

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Pagination
xxii, 340 p. :
Number of pages
340

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Open Library
OL1572926M
Internet Archive
abcsofquattropro0000simp_w4u4
ISBN 10
0782110770
LCCN
91068582
OCLC/WorldCat
25857987

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