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- ║ HOW TO START ║
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- √√√ Load The Lotus program.
- You will see the empty Spreadsheet on the screen.
- You will be in the "Ready Mode"
- You will start at this point.
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- √√√ BEGIN HERE
- Press the slash (/) key (it is left of the <Shift> key.
- The command mode appears across the top of the worksheet.
- Here is where you will make your selection of commands.
- Note that there are two rows of commands.
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- The top row has the Major commands. The lower row are sub-
- commands for the highlighted command in top row.
- For example: Your Worksheet on the top row is highlighted.
- All of the commands in the bottom row are related to
- the Worksheet. Press the <Enter> key and the second row
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- Each of the commands in the first row have sub-commands
- in the second row. If you press <Enter> key again you
- will see another row of commands. This process is one of
- narrowing down the choice you have to make in preparing
- your spreadsheet.
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- You might look at the command line as a map for you to
- find the commands and sub-commands you need.
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- √√√ <ESC> KEY
- One nice thing about this system is that you can use
- your <Esc> key to backtrack to the beginning of the worksheet.
- Each step is retraced for you.
- Your <Esc> key will backtrack and put you in the Ready Mode.
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- Use the <Esc> key until you reach the empty worksheet and in the
- Ready Mode. You are now ready to start.
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- You are now ready to check out the Lotus Spreadsheet.
- Follow the instructions in the sample spreadsheet.
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- 2E-LOTUS
- How many Cells in Lotus 1-2-3
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- 1║ How many cells in Lotus 1-2-3
- 2║ Spreadsheet?
- 3║ ▀ The screen shows 8 columns
- 4║ ▀ The screen shows 20 rows
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- 6║ ▀ Lotus has......256 columns
- 7║ ▀ Lotus has..... 8,192 rows
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- 9║ ▀ Press Home key. You
- 10║ will be at Home base
- 11║ at address A1
- 12║ ▀ Press End key
- 13║ Now press--Down arrow
- 14║ watch 8192 rows fly by
- 15║ ▀ Press Home--return
- 16║ to cell A1
- 17║ ▀ Press End key-- then
- 18║ right arrow for last
- column (IV)
- 19║ ▀ Press Home key. You
- 20║ are back to cell A1.
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- √√√ MORE ON CELL ADDRESSES
- The <End> key when used with the arrows
- will seek the first Occupied cell. If
- there are no occupied cells the cursor
- will go to the last row or columns.
- The upper left corner of the
- worksheet has a "Cell Indicator".
- It tells you at all times what cell you are in.
- You are never lost as to your location in the spreadsheet.
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- √√√ THE GOTO KEY <F5>
- The use of the <F5> key is the best way to get
- to a particular location:
- For example, if you want cell " K2050"
- press the <F5> key and enter the cell address.
- Instantly the K2050 cell appears in the upper left corner
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- Try This One!
- ▀ Press <F5> key and enter new address:
- ▀ IV8192
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- ▀Press <Enter> key.
- ▀ You will see the last cell in the Lotus spreadsheet.
- ▀ Now Press the <Home> key. You will be back home to A1.
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- Press <Esc> key to return to Menu.
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- Select "Worksheet", then press <Enter> key.
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