Why don't I have Excel?
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If you have the wordperfect "suite", than you should have a program called "Quattro Pro".  if this isn't the case and you only have the wordperfect word processing tool than ... you may want to check out a free alternative to your wordperfect and to buying microsft suite.  Its called Openoffice and I think you'll find it most to your liking. It looks just like the microsoft products and includes all parts of the suite. check it out.
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1) Open Office v2.x\nhttp://www.openoffice.org/\n\n2) http://www.e-press.com/home.asp \nLook for the free version; The software recently changed so it might not be free anymore...doesn't hurt to check it :)\n\n3) 602 Suite i still have in my URL links too.  See if there is still a free version for that :)\nhttp://www.software602.com/products/pcs/\n\nThere are some individual programs out there that mimic or can open Word, or Excel, but I would just go for the Suite(s).\n\nHave fun!
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it should be in the packaging where you got Microsoft Office.  Otherwise, contact Microsoft
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You may already have programs such as MS Word, Notepad, or other text software on your Computer that can produce good looking invoices if you don't need them to do the math also. If you want them to do the math also I would stick with MS Excel or it's simplified version that comes with MS Works. There is a similar spreadsheet program that comes on the MAC.
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false, the speadsheet would need to interface with something else to import data, alone it is mearly a spreadsheet.
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you would need a compiler.. I assume your writing a visual basic program..\nThe easiest to do it is to use EXCEL assuming you have excel... You have to look in the macro area in tools bar. There is a visual basic editor!\n\nBut if your planning to program a program*, you can use Microsoft Visual Studio to do so... It costs money thou! GEt an educational copy (free).\n\nThe excel way is free... if you have office excel..
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There is an application that integrates with Excel called Crystal Xcelsius.  Its really cool.  I'm not sure if this is quite what you are looking for, but the graphs that come out of it are excellent and they are adjustable.  They have a couple of examples on their website.\n\nhttp://www.xcelsius.com/Products/XL_products.html
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I imagine there are places to do it, however they are all illegal, as Excel is a licensed software product made by Microsoft.  If you are a college student, they offer a special version at around $20 on campuses...
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"gathering required info..." means that you're on the course to install some new feature, it could be invoked by clicking new file format, that excel could open, but you havent got the module installed yet.\nSolution is you need to pop in the ms office disk to let it complete the process, you need to do it one time only, then you wont see that again.
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Excel is a part of MS office package.. its a spred sheet package which has rows and colums.. its useful for mini size database.. also gives u lots of option and formulas..
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There are a lot of software libraries that do that:\n\nhttp://tinyurl.com/k9zah\n\nincluding some for Excel:\n\nhttp://tinyurl.com/hrda7
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not for free, but there is excel FREE alternatives:\n\nopen office (mentioned above)\n\ngoogle docs( free register, exports in .xls)\nthis is what i use for uni, as it is all saved on a google server, you can work and save it on any computer just with net access. and never have the problem of getting to uni only to find u left the files at home
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Make sure you have a color printer defined and set as default printer in excel. Wierd, I know!
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Do a search for .xls files unless you can remember the specific file name. All excel files will come up and you can go from there. Click on "Start" and then "search".
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Microsoft Excel should be sufficeint for a lab report.  Excel can also make graphs from the table data.
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You won't but you don't really need it.  There is free and open source office suite called OpenOffice, check it out at, http://www.openoffice.org/ it is also compatible with Microsoft Office formats and you get everything that Office would include such as a Word processor, spreadsheet application, presentation software and a database application.
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It depends on the volume of data in use - Excel struggles at handling large amounts of data. One possible alternative if budget is tight is to use Microsoft Reporting Services, which comes as part of SQL Server 2005. Great reporting tool, and included in the SQL price.