HOW TO USE EXTERNAL PROGRAMS

SPREADSHEET

Your machine must have a program that can read EXCEL^R version 4 or later for Windows^R spreadsheets. Your browser must be configured to call this program as an external program. If the system you are using does not immediately load the spreadsheet when you click on "do_plot" or a similar button, the following may help solve the problem.

• PUCC Computer Labs PCs. (I still do not know how to make the Macs work on this): Netscape browser and Microsoft Excel^R spreadsheet
  • "Unknown file type" alert box comes up after you have clicked on the "do_plot" button.
  • Click on [pick app] button
  • Type the following into the requester!
  • n:\dos\msoffice.43\excel\excel.exe
  • Click [OK] as needed to get back to the your program
  • You should now be able to use the spreadsheet for the rest of the current Netscape session. We are trying to get PUCC to make loading the Excel spreadsheet automatically, but for now you will have to bear this inconvenience. Sorry!
• Netscape browser and Microsoft Excel^R spreadsheet as part of TYPICAL Microsoft Office^R installation.
  • "Unknown file type" alert box comes up after you have clicked on the "do_plot" button.
  • Click on [pick app] button
  • Click on [browse] unless you know the path to your spreadsheet
  • Go to the root directory on drive C:
  • Enter MSOFFICE directory {You may also try EXCEL or "PROGRAMS", etc. directories}
  • Enter EXCEL directory
  • Click on EXCEL.EXE
  • Click [OK] on reqesters until you are back to browsing the page
  • You should now be able to use the spreadsheet