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- ║ SETTING COLUMN WIDTH ║
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- √√√ COLUMN WIDTHS
- Column widths should be adjusted for the number of spaces
- you'll need to accommodate the length of the topic headings
- used in your program.
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- Lotus has set column width at 9 spaces.
- To reset column width do the following:
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- ▀ Move cursor to column to be changed.
- ▀ Press (/) to bring up Control panel with Worksheet.
- ▀ Press W (Worksheet), C (Column), S (Set-Width).
- ▀ Press <Right Arrow> to increase column spaces to 12.
- ▀ Press <Enter> key.
- Repeat this procedure for each column to be changed.
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- √√√ SORTING NAMES AND NUMBERS
- With the sorting command you will sort names in ascending
- or descending order (from A to Z, or Z to A).
- Numbers will also be sorted in ascending order (from small
- to large) or in descending order (from large to small).
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- SORTING NAMES
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- ║║ A B C D E F
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- 1║║Jones 125
- 2║║Adams 345
- 3║║Frans 78
- 4║║Gensen 675
- 5║║Peters 5
- 6║║Zak 976
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- 8║║ SORTING NAMES FROM A TO Z
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- 10║║ ▀ Press (/) D S
- 11║║ ▀ Press <Enter> key for Data Range.
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- ║║ ▀ For Data Range Type A1..C6.
- 12║║ Press <Enter>.
- 13║║ ▀ Press P for Primary key.
- 14║║ Type Range as A1..A6 Press <Enter> key.
- 15║║ ▀ For Sort Order, Press A, for (ascending).
- 16║║ ▀ Press <Enter> key.
- 17║║ ▀ Press G for GO. Column is sorted with
- 18║║ Adam as first name on list.
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- √√√ Sorting Numbers
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- ║║ A B C D E F ║
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- 1║║ Adams 125
- 2║║ FRANS 345
- 3║║ GENSEN 78
- 4║║ JONES 675
- 5║║ PETERS 5
- 6║║ ZAK 559
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- 8║║ TO SORT NUMBERS
- 9║║ ▀ Press (/) D S
- 10║║ ▀ Press <Enter> for Data Range.
- 11║║ ▀ For Data Range Type A1..C6, press <Enter> key.
- 12║║ ▀ Press P for Primary Range,
- Type C1..C6,
- ║║ Press <Enter> key.
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- 13║║ ▀ For Sort Order, Press A (for
- ║║ ascending, small to large).
- Press <Enter> key.
- 14║║ ▀ Press G for Go.
- 15║║ ▀ Numbers are sorted from 5 to 675.
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- 17║║ TO SAVE
- ▀ Press (/) F S
- 18║║ ▀ Type your first name and Sort like this:
- Mary.Sort
- Press <Enter> key.
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- √√√ STARTING A DATABASE PROGRAM
- Lotus can easily be configured to accommodate a database program.
- It is necessary to type in the heading first and then adjust
- the column widths for each Field name.
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- FIELDS, WHAT THEY ARE!
- Each column is called a Field:
- for example, Row 3 on the worksheet shows six Fields:
- Name, Street, City, St, Zip, and Phone.
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- A Field (column) usually contains the same kind of
- information.
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- √√√ RECORDS, WHAT THEY ARE!
- A Record is a Row across the page.
- It contains information that is related;
- for example, Name, Street Address, Phone number.
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- Continued in next Chapter.
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- *** END OF CHAPTER ***
- Press <Esc> key to return to Menu.
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- Select "STARTING A DATABASE", then press <Enter> key.
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