Disk No: 1989                                                           
Disk Title: Menu-Range For Lotus 1-2-3                                  
PC-SIG Version: S1                                                      
                                                                        
Program Title: Menu-Range for Lotus 1-2-3                               
Author Version: 1.0                                                     
Author Registration: $20.00                                             
Special Requirements: Lotus  1-2-3 or  Quattro.                         
                                                                        
MENU-RANGE is a spreadsheet template which works with Lotus 1-2-3 and   
Quattro and allows the user to designate any range in the spreadsheet   
as an active menu.  This allows the construction of custom applications 
in which the user selects from menu options, without the usual          
limitations in the number of options available at one time.  Thus, it is
possible to avoid complex nested menus which increase the possibilities 
for error.  A helpful feature is the inclusion of different versions of 
the template for users of Lotus 1-2-3, and Quattro.  In fact there are  
three different versions; one for 1-2-3 users, one for Quattro users,   
and one for users who run Quattro in 1-2-3 menu emulation mode.         
                                                                        
MENU-RANGE will appeal particularly to sophisticated users of Lotus     
1-2-3 and Quattro who must build spreadsheets containing a large number 
of complex calculations that are repeated frequently.  They will find   
MENU-RANGE a very useful tool.  Normally these people rely heavily on   
the programs' macro abilities.  MENU-RANGE will allow those macros to be
listed on a menu and selected by moving the cursor/light bar to the     
appropriate entry and pressing <ENTER>.  MENU-RANGE may also be useful  
for users responsible for building spreadsheets that will be updated    
and, perhaps, analyzed by people who are not expert in the spreadsheet  
program itself.  The process of updating may be automated through the   
creation of macros that may then be selected from the menu.  Like any   
template, MENU-RANGE will add to the memory overhead of a spreadsheet,  
so users with scarce memory may find that they cannot manipulate        
spreadsheets as large as those to which they are accustomed.            
                                                                        
The weakest part of MENU-RANGE is the documentation.  A user already    
well versed in Lotus 1-2-3 or Quattro needs to set up the template      
for a particular application.  If the documentation provided some       
examples, some model macros, etc., it would make the templates easier   
to use. Less experienced users could then use it to take advantage of   
the powerful features of 1-2-3 and Quattro which normally might be      
beyond their reach.                                                     
                                                                        
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