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Subject: Re: Open Office Org & Excel Question
From: Julian Thomas <jt@jt-mj.net>
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Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 16:23:05 -0400
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On 6 Apr 2014, at 00:38, Martin Groenescheij <martin@groenescheij.com> =
wrote:

>> In Open Office Org you have a program that looks like and indeed does =
exactly the same thing as Excel.
>> So would I be able to do the tasks in the Excel Intermediate and =
Advanced books on the Open Office Org program?

Looks like - only in a very general sense.  Does 'exactly' the same =
thing - not always - almost 100% equivalent function - yes (all bets are =
off if macros are involved).

> Without seeing the book contents I can't judge it.
> If the focus is on the interface I would say No.
> But if the focus is on formulas and calculations you probably could =
benefit from such a course.

I concur.

jt

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