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Embarassing question - program to create simple alphabetical

Feb 4, 2008 2:38AM PST

lists that can be easy to add on to.

Yes, I am truly embarassed tohave to ask this

I have a G4 aluminum Powerbook running 10.5.1 & have MS Office for Mac 2004.

Can some kind soul respond???

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Ok, so what about using
Feb 4, 2008 8:28AM PST

Excel?

Just keep adding into the list and sorting, alphabetically, and you are set to go.
I doubt you know more things than Excel can handle in one spreadsheet.

Just a thought


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OK, great. I know it was a lame question, I do have excel
Feb 4, 2008 9:12AM PST

but had never used it personally. If it will insert alphabetically as I add on, I guess I should start there. I just didn't know enough about excel to know if it was just about variables in a big spreadsheet. Actually I had done multi page spreadsheets to examine what happens with variables, MANUALLY, years back.

Thanks, I will start there.

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Excel will not,
Feb 4, 2008 8:53PM PST

insert alphabetically as you type.
You would have to add your new data and then sort that data on whatever criteria you wanted the list to be in.

Unless, of course, you build yourself a Macro to do that job for you.

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(NT) Thanks, but I wouldn't know a macro from a mackerel
Feb 4, 2008 10:38PM PST
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That's the easy question
Feb 5, 2008 2:27AM PST

A mackeral is a piece of code...no wait,
a macro is an oily fish that....just a minute...

A piece of Cod is like a mackeral......

Hmm, I see what you mean


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I applaud your coherence & pronounce you ready for stand up
Feb 5, 2008 2:50AM PST

comedy.

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computer wont shut down
Feb 5, 2008 2:38AM PST

a friend of mine installed avast pro in my laptop dell d600 latitude. I had a problem with it and uninstalled it using the windows add/remove. Now the comp. is doing strange things, it wont shut down or let me install anything. I have no virus program now and cant install one, the system freezes up, cannot do a system restore or acess any programs. when I try to hit the f8 key it will let me enter safe mode or last known good config. and then tells me to restart I try to restart but it wont it just frezzes on the blue screen. when it did woprk for a while i managed to download the uninstall utility from the avast site to clean it up but it doesnt work. please help if you can.

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you got lost too,
Feb 5, 2008 4:54AM PST

This is a Mac forum and you have a Windows problem.

Your best bet would be to repost your question Here
You should find all the help you need in that forum.

Good Luck

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