Overview of 2.x Macros
PSS ID Number: Q20762
Article last modified on 03-16-1988
PSS database name: D_MPlan



MS-DOS


Question:
   Can you give me an overview of how macros work in the 2.x versions
of Multiplan? 

Response:
   Multiplan 2.x sees macros as alpha cell entries. They are composed
by entering a string of characters and macro key codes in a cell as
Alpha> (See Appendix A in the Multiplan 2.0 manual for key codes). The
"sparse matrix" algorithm is most efficient when macros (and data) are
placed as far left in the spreadsheet as possible. 
   Multiplan identifies a macro by the setting made in the command
menu NAME option. The field labeled "Macro: ", when set to "yes",
identifies the named cell as a macro. The "command key(s): " field
identifies a 1 or 2 letter command key that activates the macro when
pressed in combination with the <Alt> key or <Control>A.  
   These command keys are optional as far as defining a macro, but
must be entered if the macro is to be accessed directly from the
keyboard. 
   Note: If a single letter is used in the command key, then no other
command keys can be defined using that letter as the first letter in a
command key. 

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