XL5: Overview of Examples And Demos and Quick Preview

ID: Q108426

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel, there are two interactive lesson features designed to help you learn Microsoft Excel: Quick Preview, which contains introductory lessons, and Examples And Demos, which contains short lessons that focus on a single task.

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Quick Preview

The Microsoft Excel Quick Preview feature consists of four online, interactive lessons that introduce Microsoft Excel version 5.0. When you first start Microsoft Excel, the Quick Preview opens automatically. You can view it at any time by choosing the Quick Preview command from the Help menu. When you close the Quick Preview, you can choose to prevent it from opening each time you start Microsoft Excel.

The following is a list of the available lessons in Quick Preview with the approximate time it will take you to complete each topic:


Getting Started (7 min.) - Teaches the basic skills you need to start using
                           Microsoft Excel right away.

What's New (7 min.)      - Shows the new features of Microsoft Excel
                           version 5.0.

Getting Information      - Shows you how to get the information you need
While You Work (4 min.)    where and when you need it.

For Lotus 1-2-3          - Shows how you can use other spreadsheet skills
Users (7 min.)             and files immediately in Microsoft Excel.

Examples and Demos

The Microsoft Excel Examples And Demos feature lists a menu of examples that show how features work, and contains short practice sessions that give you feedback on how to do a task. You can jump directly to specific examples and demos by clicking the Examples And Demos button included in many Help topics. You can browse a complete list and run a specific example or demo by choosing Examples And Demos from the Help menu.

The following is a list of the available examples and demos:


   Working in Workbooks                        Formatting a Chart
   Selecting Cells, Choosing Commands          Using Charts to Analyze Data
   Using Toolbars                              Organizing Data in a List
   Entering Data                               Using Pivot Tables
   Creating Formulas and Links                 Performing What-If Analysis
   Editing a Worksheet                         Outlining a Worksheet
   Formatting a Worksheet                      Using Templates
   Creating Graphic Objects                    Troubleshooting and
                                               Annotating
   Printing                                    Sharing and Importing Data
   Creating a Chart                            Using Visual Basic

REFERENCES

In addition to the printed documentation, Microsoft Excel version 5.0 includes several online features that enable you to get information while you work. Use online Help for detailed step-by-step instructions for all tasks and features. You can work through short, interactive lessons that focus on a single task by choosing the Examples And Demos button included in related Help topics or by choosing the Examples And Demos command from the Help menu. You can also review sample files, available in the EXAMPLES directory, that provide examples of worksheet models and commonly used worksheet and macro functions. Finally, enable the TipWizard assistant for on-screen tips and instructions about quick and efficient ways to use Microsoft Excel. The TipWizard monitors your selections and commands and when there is an alternate way to perform a task, the TipWizard button turns yellow.

For more information about Examples And Demos and the Quick Preview command, choose the Search button in Help and type:

tutorials

For more information about using the Microsoft Excel documentation, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q112247 XL5: Overview of How to Use the Microsoft Excel Documentation

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Version : 5.00
Platform : WINDOWS
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