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The NExS User's Guide is addressed to users with
differing levels of experience. It includes chapters on
subjects of varying complexity, from basic spreadsheet
concepts to using C-callable programming routines to
establish real-time data links with other programs.
This guide is divided into thirteen chapters, several
appendices, and a glossary of terms you may encounter
while using NExS:
- Chapter 1. Introducing NExS
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provides an overview of system features
and benefits.
- Chapter 2. NExS Basics
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describes the basic skills you need in
order to use NExS, such as using the
mouse, using pull-down menus and pop-up
dialog boxes and starting and ending an
NExS session.
- Chapter 3. Accessing Spreadsheets
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explains how to create a spreadsheet or
load an existing one, then name and save
the spreadsheet. Also covered in this
chapter is how to load multiple sheets
simultaneously.
- Chapter 4. Entering Data
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explains how to enter data into cells,
what are the valid contents of cells, and
how to enable cell protection.
- Chapter 5. Manipulating the Spreadsheet
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explains how to move around the sheet,
select cells and ranges, and make changes
such as moving, copying, and deleting
cells. This chapter is centered around
the Edit and View menus.
- Chapter 6. Calculations
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describes how NExS performs calculations,
plus how to change calculation options
such as automatic recalculation, iteration
limits, and constraint-checking. Plus it
explains the anatomy of NExS formulas.
- Chapter 7. Built-in Functions
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introduces the mathematical, statistical,
logical and other functions you can use in
formulas. This chapter also describes the
powerful embedded tools.
- Chapter 8. Defining the Appearance of the Spreadsheet
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explains how to set column width, cell
format, and other appearance options
such as cell fonts and colors.
- Chapter 9. Shortcuts and Tools
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describes special features that streamline
your work. It also discusses tools such
as goal seek, sort, and extract.
- Chapter 10. Interacting with Other Applications
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explains how to transfer data to and from
other X Windows application plus how
NExS Connections work.
- Chapter 11. Printing the Spreadsheet
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explains how to customize page layout
options and direct your output to a
printer, file, or third-party product such
as a PostScript previewer.
- Chapter 12. Graphs
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describes the various types of graphs and
the options that affect them.
- Chapter 13. Graph Tutorial
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explains how to create line, bar,
histogram, pie, hi-lo, polar, contour,
and surface graphs, plus how to print
graphs.
- Appendix A. Function Reference
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provides detailed descriptions of the
individual functions and embedded tools.
- Appendix B. NExS Resources
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describes how to set defaults for various
aspects of the spreadsheet and its
appearance.
- Appendix C. Error Messages
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explains NExS error messages that appear
in the Message Line area and directly in
the cells themselves.
- Appendix D. Glossary
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defines terms used in describiong the
spreadsheet.
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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999