Excel XP is chock full of interesting and helpful new features. Here's my next batch. The link to my related supplemental Web page appears at the end of this article.
15. Insert graphics in headers and footers -- New in Excel XP,
there's an option to insert a graphic into a header or footer.
UI: File, Page Setup, Header/Footer, Custom Header (or Custom
Footer), then click the Picture button (second button from the
right), and this displays the common Insert Picture dialog.
Grade: 8
16. Speech recognition -- I am fortunate to not have a repetitive motion injury, and I'm a fast, accurate typist. So I myself am not very motivated by this aspect of Office XP. Bottom line: I haven't tested it. Your mileage may vary. If you're going to use it, Microsoft recommends a high quality headset mike with gain adjustment, and Excel won't let you install it unless you've got a 400MHz or faster processor and at least 128MB of RAM.
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