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From 1-2-3 to Symphony
A Functional Comparison
A. Commonly Used 1-2-3/Symphony Equivalents
(Function key names are shown in square brackets)
1-2-3 Symphony
Commands and Functions
/ [SERVICES] and [MENU]
(Also / in SHEET window)
@Today @Now (Automatically converted except in
macros)
Data Distribution Range Distribution
Data Fill Range Fill
Data Table Range What-If
Graph View Graph Preview
Graph Save Image-Save
Input Range Database Range
Period (.) as an anchor TAB (Period works in SHEET window)
Print Setup Strings Print Init-String
Range Justify DOC window's word wrap
Range Label-Prefix Range Label-Alignment
Worksheet Erase Yes [SERVICES] New Yes
Worksheet Global Default In SHEET: [MENU] Settings
Miscellaneous
Access System Disk- and [SERVICES] Application Attach DOS.APP
and File-Manager (DOS. APP is an Add-in that Lotus sends
with Symphony. It allows you to
move conveniently between DOS and
Symphony without actually exiting
Symphony.)
Autoexecute macro [SERVICES] Settings
Autoload worksheet [SERVICES] Configuration
.DRV .SET (For Driver Sets)
.WKS .WRK
Macros
/xc {branch} {location}
/xr {return}
/xg {branch location}
/xi {if condition} {true} {false}
/xl {getlabel prompt, location}
/xm {menucall macroname}
/xn {getnumber prompt, location}
/xq {quit}
/ {menu} or {m}
{services} or {s}
{BS} {backspace} or {bs}
{del} {delete}
{ESC} {escape} or {esc}
{PgDn} {pgdn} or {bigdown}
{PgUp} {pgup} or {bigup}
B. Settings Respecification
The following 1-2-3 settings are carried over into Symphony:
@ Functions
Data Distribution Ranges
Data Fill Ranges
Data Input Cells
Data Table (What-If) Ranges
Individually set row or column titles
Label-Prefix settings
Named Ranges
Numeric Format settings
Recalculation Iterations settings
Recalculation Method settings
Recalculation Order settings
The following need to be respecified in Symphony:
Spreadsheet
Global Column Width Settings In SHEET window: [MENU] Settings Width
(Symphony default is 9)
Formulas containing both Adjust so that both do not occur
numeric and string in the same formula. There are new
expressions string handling capabilities.
Split windows [SERVICES] Window Pane
Database
Data Fill Start, Step and In SHEET window: [MENU] Range Fill
Stop values
Database ranges entered with In SHEET window: [MENU] Query Settings
/Data Query Basic Ranges
In FORM window: [MENU] Settings Basic Ranges
Data Sort Keys and Order In SHEET window: [MENU] Query Settings
(Symphony does not sort Sort-Keys
the top row of field names.)
In FORM window: [MENU] Settings Sort-Keys
Graphs
All settings In SHEET window: [MENU] Graph 1st-Settings
... 2nd-Settings
In GRAPH window: [MENU] 1st-Settings ...
2nd-Settings
Macros
Most macros Learn mode or programming with Symphony
Command Language. Many functions done
with macros in 1-2-3 are done with
commands and settings in Symphony.
Printing
Print Destination [SERVICES] Print Settings
Print Margins
Print Source Range
Setup Strings (Init-Strings)
C. Compatible File Formats
Symphony's Translate utility is a program allowing you to move data
between Symphony and other programs as follows:
Source Destination
VisiCalc Symphony
DIF (Data Interchange Format) Symphony
Symphony DIF
Symphony dBASE-II
dBASE-II Symphony
See Introduction to Symphony, Chapter 4, for more information.