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"But, I'll just mention two things that are critical in Multiplan. The first is the use of naming. You are not put into a mode where you have to use "A10," "B9
by btcoal 15y ago
"But, I'll just mention two things that are critical in Multiplan.
The first is the use of naming. You are not put into a mode where you have to use "A10," "B9," "C14," and things like that, which you have to do with VisiCalc. If you want to say that taxes are 6% of sales then you say "taxes are .06 times sales." If you want the sum of all the profits you say "SUM (Profit)" and so we deal with data on a name basis which is the way people are used to dealing with it."
Am I the only one that would love to see this impleneted in spreadsheet software today?
- supabill 15y agoIt is there in Excel and Google Docs already :)
- btcoal 15y agoGuh. Right you are: named ranges (http://www.contextures.com/xlnames01.html http://www.contextures.com/xlnames01.html). I learned about this feature years and years ago and never used it. Maybe it wouldn't actually be all that helpful afterall. If only I could downvote myself.