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With NExS, you can have many spreadsheets active at a
time, limited by the viewing space for windows and icons
on your screen and by system resources. Using the Paste
action with the mouse, you can easily transfer values and
formulas from one NExS spreadsheet to another. This
capability can be useful for:
- eliminating redundant typing while creating
spreadsheets that share common elements.
- creating spreadsheets that are similar to an existing
spreadsheet, perhaps to explore different scenarios.
- creating a modified spreadsheet for ad hoc reporting.
- creating standard templates that can be shared with
others, ensuring consistency of results.
- copying long, complex or frequently used models that
would require cumbersome data entry.
Note: You cannot move data from one spreadsheet to another using
the Move operation. You can accomplish the same effect, however,
by copying the formulas or values to the destination spreadsheet
and using the Clear operation to erase the originals.
To paste formulas from one NExS spreadsheet to another:
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Select the cell or range to be copied.
- Activate the destination spreadsheet by clicking the
left mouse button anywhere in the sheet.
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Move the mouse pointer to the destination cell or the
upper left corner of the destination range.
- Click the middle mouse button to perform the paste.
You can also paste data to and from other X Windows application.
For more information, see Chapter 10, Interacting
with Other Applications.
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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999