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   XLSEXE :  Instructions


   Installation:
  
1. Place disk in disk drive. From Windows Program Manager 
   select File - Run and type A:\ Install.
   If using drive other than A: type appropriate letter.
   During installation select the desired directory and 
   Windows group. You may use the default C:\Xlsexe 
   directory or choose another directory.    

    
   Create a Program:

1. First decide which Excel worksheets (*.xls) you wish to use.
   Excel 4 files are used directly. 
   For Excel 5 files, first save the file as an Excel 4 file.
   See Excel 5 documentation for help.
   This program does not handle charts (*.xlc) or the macros
   contained in worksheets.

2. Select the Create a Program icon and select Set Up from 
   menu bar. Select Title to enter a name for the 
   program which will then appear on the initial screen.
   Select Picture to enter a bitmap to display below the title
   on the initial screen.

3. Select Sheet 1 - 8 to set up different worksheets. 
   First enter a name for the worksheet which will appear on 
   the command button on the initial screen.
   Select whether or not to enable the cell protection as it
   was set on the Excel worksheet. If cell protection is 
   enabled, the Data sort command does not function and
   the Data command will not appear on the worksheet menu. 
   Then enter the file to be used. Double click on the 
   directory and file until the full path and file appear. 
   Select Save to save the information and return.
   Select Cancel to return without saving.
   Select Clear to remove the worksheet from the program.

4. The Save command creates command buttons on the
   initial form with the name of the worksheet. Selecting the 
   command button will run the worksheet.
   The worksheet created will be exactly like the Excel 
   worksheet from which it came. Formats, Patterns, Formulas,
   Cell Protection, etc. will be maintained.
   The worksheet will run with the basic File commands
   ( Open, Save, Print, etc. ) and the basic Edit commands. 
   The Data sort command will appear if cell protection was 
   not enabled. If in the Excel worksheet, recalculation was
   set to manual, then the Edit - Recalculate menu item will
   recalculate the worksheet.    	

5. After saving all worksheets, select Remove Set Up.
   Select OK to save all information and remove the Set Up 
   Menu Item. The next time the program runs the command 
   buttons will appear and the Set Up menu item will not. 


   Design the Start Up Form

1. The location, size, fontsize, and colors of the initial 
   start up form may be changed by using the keyboard as follows.

   Command Buttons (Sheet 1-8 and Exit)
     Tab key until button is highlighted then 
      Location:  Hold down Shift key and use arrow keys
      Size:      Hold down Ctrl key and use arrow keys
      Font Size: Hold down Ctrl and Alt keys and type
                      s  (small)
                      m  (medium)
                      l  (large)     
   Form
     Click the mouse any open place on form then
      Size:   Ctrl + Alt and arrow keys
              The form will center on screen when program runs.   
      Color:  Hold down Ctrl and Alt keys and type
                      g (gray)
                      d (dark gray)
                      w (white)
                      b (black)

   Title
     Click the mouse any open place on form then
      Location:  Shift + Ctrl and arrow keys
      Font Size: Shift + Ctrl then s, m, l
      Color:     Shift + Ctrl then g, d, w, b

   Picture Bitmap Image
     Click the mouse on the Picture then
      Location:   Shift  and arrow keys       
      Size:       Ctrl   and arrow keys 


   Save the Program

1. After the program creation is completely finished,
   select the Save the Program icon.
  
2. Select a directory to save the program to. 
   Do not save to the same directory where Xlsexe is.
     If you are going to run the program on other computers,
     the directory chosen here will be the directory into 
     which the files must be copied to on other computers, 
     unless a Windows installation program is used. 
  
3. Enter a valid filename with an .exe extension for the program.
   Select OK and this will transfer the following files to the 
   chosen directory:
     (Filename) .exe
     xlsexe.ini
     xlsexe.bmp  (if bitmap image used)
     setup.lex
     sheet(1-8) .lex
   These are the files needed to run the program. To run the 
   program, execute (Filename) .exe.

4. After you have saved the program, you can then use 
   Create a Program to make a new program.


   Distribute the Program

   1. To run the program on other computers you must
      include the files saved during Save the Program:
        (Filename) .exe
        xlsexe.ini
        xlsexe.bmp  (if bitmap image used)
        setup.lex
        sheet(1-8) .lex

      You must also include the following 5 files from the
      Windows\System directory:
        Vbrun300.dll
        Vtss.vbx
        Vtssdll.dll
        Ss3d3.vbx
        Threed.vbx

      The files may be compressed onto a disk.

   2. To run on other computers the files:
        (Filename) .exe
        xlsexe.ini
        xlsexe.bmp  (if bitmap image used)
        setup.lex
        sheet(1-8) .lex
      must be copied into the same directory name that was used
      during Save the Program. The other files should go to the
      Windows\System directory.
      If a Windows installation program is used, then the files 
      can be installed to any directory. Several inexpensive 
      installation programs are available from online forums.

   3. The program created will run on other computers
      without Excel. And it is not necessary to include the 
      Excel *.xls files that were used to create the program.

  
   Printing Page Set Up:
  
1. The Page Setup Dialog Box allows selections to be made for 
   header and footer text, page margins, page print order, 
   page centering, and other worksheet related print options.

   For the Header and Footer selections the following codes 
   can be entered:

	&L	Left aligns text that follows
	&C	Centers text that follows
	&R	Right aligns text that follows
	&D	Prints the current date
	&T	Prints the current time
	&F	Prints the worksheet name
	&P	Prints the page number
	&N	Prints the total number of pages
	&C 	Default value

   The following font codes must appear before other codes 
   and text:

	&B	     Bold Font
	&I	     Italic Font
	&U	     Underline
	&S	     Strikeout
	&"fontname"  Use specified font
	&nn          Use specified fontsize
                     must be 2 digit number

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