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3.4 Naming the Spreadsheet

     

NExS stores spreadsheets by names with extensions. The name identifies the spreadsheet for your purposes; the file extension lets NExS identify the file type for different operations. File names for NExS spreadsheet files end in .xs3.

You should use names that are descriptive or mnemonic, so you can easily identify the spreadsheet from a directory listing, possibly weeks or months after you have last used the file. If you have several files that are similar, you can differentiate between them by adding dates or code numbers, for example, MFG_391 or TEST91. Follow these conventions in assigning spreadsheet names:


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999