Welcome to the powerfuI and innovative educationaI spreadsheet…the

Microsoft Excel Promotional Edition．We offer this book／software package

Witrl a site Iicense． I his means that you can teach the fundamentaI

conce}pts of Microsoft Excel at a fraction of the full．version cost．We want

you to know that although this promotionaI version iS Iimited．it can be used

with either the student or the fulI version of Microsoft Excel．

We’ve developed this book and software package to help you deliver

quality Instruction|n introducing Microsoft ExceI as an automated business

t001．You w川be able to use this tooI for making worksheets(or，if you

prefer，spreadsheets)，applying built in mathematicaI functions．designing

charts，creating databases，and building macros(programmed routines to

simplify the use of the software)．You and your students wilI discover that

this promotional edition iS very powerful．For example．it can be used to

create 64 row by 1 6 column worksheets．Second，it contains a run—time

version of Microsoft Windows．This allows you to introduce your students

tO such things as pull?down windows and pop-up dialogue boxes．Third，it

contains a full—range of built jn functions．These mathematicaI instructions

can be used directly on a worksheet．Fourth，jt permits your students to

build a complete set of charts，a substantiaI database，and personalized

macros．1 his should convince you that the promotionaI edition iS a powerfuI

educational software product． ’

I here are some IlmⅡations associated with this edition．however．These

include：

★There is no online tutorial．(-rhe standard version of Microsoft Exce

contains an 18 lesson tutorial．)

★There is no online help available

★There are no descriptions of each built．in function and the book does

n．ot contain a separate reference guide．If these two items are

important，we suggest you use the larger Microsoft Excel text，the

Microsoft Excel Student Edition．

★There are only three print fonts to choose frOm

+T．h、e software only supports two types of computer printers：

1)the HP LaserJet printer series and

2)the Epson FX series．

The software also assumes that the printer is connected to LPTl

★There are no descriptions of the built—in macros．These too are

supplied by Microsoft with"the full edition of the software．