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[growler_south]

I'm thinking of doing a night school or home tutoring course in Excel. It seems most everyone I know understands what its for and uses it for all sorts of things, I'd like to know what all the fuss is about. Its that thing with all the boxes eh?

I know, its something I'm supposed to have learned as a baby, like my multiplication tables. Then again, I bet you dont know how an SU carburettor works.

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[growler-south.livejournal.com]

Actually thats probably a clever idea- Excel for Dummies. Cheaper and easier than going to class.

Everyone keeps sending me Excel Spreadsheets of things like calendars and shopping lists. I finally gave in and installed Excel, and, since I cant see how it differs from using a .txt file with tabs, I figure there must be some hidden functionality I'm missing out on.

I do work with numbers, but only between -1 and 1 generally. 3D animation and effects uses powerful software that keeps me mostly separated from the nasty math that drives it (though I understand the concepts behind the math. Or, I used to.)