Microsoft KB Archive/108426

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XL5: Overview of Examples And Demos and Quick Preview

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel, there are two interactive lesson features designed to help you learn Microsoft Excel: Quick Preview, which contains introductory lessons, and Examples And Demos, which contains short lessons that focus on a single task.

Quick Preview
The Microsoft Excel Quick Preview feature consists of four online, interactive lessons that introduce Microsoft Excel version 5.0. When you first start Microsoft Excel, the Quick Preview opens automatically. You can view it at any time by choosing the Quick Preview command from the Help menu. When you close the Quick Preview, you can choose to prevent it from opening each time you start Microsoft Excel.

The following is a list of the available lessons in Quick Preview with the approximate time it will take you to complete each topic:

Getting Started (7 min.) - Teaches the basic skills you need to start using Microsoft Excel right away.

What's New (7 min.)     - Shows the new features of Microsoft Excel version 5.0.

Getting Information     - Shows you how to get the information you need While You Work (4 min.)   where and when you need it.

For Lotus 1-2-3         - Shows how you can use other spreadsheet skills Users (7 min.)            and files immediately in Microsoft Excel.

Examples and Demos
The Microsoft Excel Examples And Demos feature lists a menu of examples that show how features work, and contains short practice sessions that give you feedback on how to do a task. You can jump directly to specific examples and demos by clicking the Examples And Demos button included in many Help topics. You can browse a complete list and run a specific example or demo by choosing Examples And Demos from the Help menu.

The following is a list of the available examples and demos:

  Working in Workbooks                        Formatting a Chart Selecting Cells, Choosing Commands         Using Charts to Analyze Data Using Toolbars                             Organizing Data in a List Entering Data                              Using Pivot Tables Creating Formulas and Links                Performing What-If Analysis Editing a Worksheet                        Outlining a Worksheet Formatting a Worksheet                     Using Templates Creating Graphic Objects                   Troubleshooting and Annotating Printing                                   Sharing and Importing Data Creating a Chart                           Using Visual Basic