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CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Welcome! 1-1
Summary of Disks 1-1
Running FREE & EASY from a Hard Disk 1-2
Running FREE & EASY from Two Floppy Drives 1-3
Running FREE & EASY from One Floppy Drive 1-3
FREE & EASY Helps and Prompts 1-3
A View of FREE & EASY 1-3
Learning FREE & EASY 1-4
Bypassing Opening Screen 1-4
Chapter 2: Introduction
What is FREE & EASY ? 2-1
The FREE & EASY Screen 2-1
Moving Around the Sheet 2-2
Menus 2-2
Entering Data 2-3
Cells 2-4
Variables 2-4
Evaluation of Cells 2-5
Helps 2-6
Using Files 2-7
Exiting FREE & EASY 2-7
Chapter 3: Cells, Variables and Functions
How Calculations are Done 3-1
Adding and Removing Cell(s) to the Sheet 3-2
Cell Contents 3-2
Variables 3-4
Cell Name 3-5
Format 3-5
Default Cell 3-6
Table of Cells 3-6
Table of Data 3-7
Sheet Locations in Cell Contents 3-7
Removing All Cells 3-8
Formatting a Highlighted Area 3-8
Chapter 4: Editing
Edit Defaults 4-1
Highlighting 4-1
The Clipboard 4-1
Delete 4-2
Copying to the Clipboard 4-2
Cutting to the Clipboard 4-2
Copying from the Clipboard 4-3
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Clearing the Clipboard 4-3
Clearing All Text 4-4
Clearing All Text, Cells and Ranges 4-4
Inserting or Deleting Rows or Columns 4-4
Cursor Control Keys 4-5
Find 4-6
Find Next 4-7
Replace 4-7
Chapter 5: Files
FREE & EASY Files 5-1
Memory Management 5-1
Adding (Starting) New Sheets 5-1
Moving Around a Sheet and From Sheet to Sheet 5-2
Disk Errors 5-3
Saving Sheets (Files) 5-3
Save As 5-3
Save as Text File 5-4
Save as Make File 5-4
Saving All Sheets Loaded 5-5
Managing Files 5-6
Loading a File (Sheet) from Disk 5-6
Loading a File (Sheet) as a Text File 5-7
Loading a Make File 5-7
Unloading Sheets 5-8
Deleting Files from the Disk 5-8
Directory 5-8
Default File 5-9
Unloading a Make File 5-9
Unloading All Files Loaded 5-9
Renaming and Resizing Sheets (Files) 5-9
Printing a Sheet 5-10
Printer Defaults 5-11
DOS Shell 5-11
Chapter 6: Evaluation of Cells
When is a Cell Evaluated ? 6-1
Elementary Cell Evaluation 6-1
Evaluation Order of Cells 6-2
Referencing Other Cells by Location 6-3
Referencing Values in the Sheet by Location 6-3
Refer a Cell Value by Name or a Variable by Name 6-3
Redefining Variables 6-4
Referring to Variable Name or Sheet Location ? 6-4
Referring to a Cell Value by Cell Name or Location 6-5
Functions 6-5
Mathematical Functions 6-5
Range Functions 6-6
Financial Functions 6-7
Methods to Evaluate Cells 6-7
Evaluation Errors 6-8
Calculation Order of Sheets 6-9
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Evaluation Defaults 6-9
Ranges 6-10
Adding Ranges 6-11
Range Address in Cell Contents 6-11
Contents of a Range (What Can be in a Range ?) 6-11
The Range Menu 6-12
Deleting Ranges 6-12
Resizing and Moving Ranges 6-12
Renaming Ranges 6-12
Showing Ranges on the Sheet 6-13
Chapter 7: Using Multiple Windows
Why Use Multiple Windows 7-1
Changing a Window Size 7-1
Moving a Window 7-2
Opening a New Window 7-2
Closing a Window 7-2
Maximizing or Minimizing a Window's Size 7-2
Short Cuts to Opening 1, 2, 3 or 4 Windows 7-3
Chapter 8: Tips on Using FREE & EASY
Tips on Sheet Setup 8-1
Tips on Editing 8-2
Tips on Cell Evaluation 8-2
Tips on Ranges 8-3
Tips on File Management 8-4
Tips on Using Multiple Windows 8-4
Appendix A: Functions
Math Functions A-1
ABS (absolute value) A-1
ACS (arc cosine) A-2
ASN (arc sine) A-2
ATN (arc tangent) A-2
COS (cosine) A-2
CSH (hyperbolic cosine) A-3
EXP (natural exponential) A-3
LNN (natural logarithm) A-3
LOG (common logarithm) A-3
SIN (sine) A-4
SNH (hyperbolic sine) A-4
SQR (square root) A-4
TAN (tangent) A-4
TNH (hyperbolic tangent) A-5
Range Functions A-5
AVR (average) A-5
CNT (count) A-5
MAX (maximum value) A-6
MIN (minimum value) A-6
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STD (standard deviation) A-6
SUM (sum) A-6
VAR (variance) A-6
Financial Functions A-6
DDB (Double Declining Balance Depreciation) A-7
FVA (future value) A-7
MTG (mortgage) A-7
PVA (present value) A-7
SLN (Straight Line Depreciation) A-8
SYD (Sum of the Years Digits Depreciation) A-8
TDP (Term Deposit) A-8
Appendix B: Error Messages
Syntax Errors B-1
. By Itself B-1
Brackets do not Balance B-1
Cell Contents too Big B-2
Cell Location Corruption B-2
Function End B-2
Function Start B-3
Invalid Number B-3
Invalid Range Address B-3
No Room for Cell Address B-3
Not a valid function B-4
Nothing Inputed B-4
Number Too Long B-4
Number Too Large or Too Small B-4
Range Name Too Long B-4
Two Operators in a Row B-5
Variable Name Too Long B-5
Wrong Number of Commas B-5
Wrong Range Character B-5
Wrong Starting Character B-5
Evaluation Errors B-5
Cannot Find Variable B-6
Division by Zero B-6
Domain Error B-6
Evaluation Cancelled B-6
File Not Loaded B-6
File Out of Order B-6
Invalid Number in Range B-7
Loss of Accuracy B-7
No Cell at Address B-7
No Numbers in Range B-7
No Range B-8
Out of Evaluation Order B-8
Overflow at Function B-8
Overflow at Operator B-8
Overflow at Range B-8
Range Address off Sheet B-9
Range Has One Value B-9
Reference to Location off Sheet B-9
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Too Complicated B-9
Variable Defined with Invalid Number B-9
File, Windows and Printer Errors B-10
Cannot Find COMMAND.COM B-10
Cannot Find EXE File B-10
Cannot Find FREE0.HLP or FREE1.HLP B-10
Cannot Open File B-10
Cannot Save File B-10
Drive is not Ready B-11
File by this Name is Already Loaded B-11
File Name Does Not Conform to DOS Rules B-11
Maximum Number of Files is Already Open B-11
Maximum Number of Windows is Already Open B-11
Not Enough Room on Screen to Open Window B-11
Not FRE File B-11
Printer is not Responding B-12
The Help File(s) Have Become Corrupted B-12
The UNTITLED file will not be Saved B-12
Editing Errors B-12
Clipboard is Empty B-12
No Search Expression Found B-12
No Search Expression Inputed B-13
No Text Highlighted. B-13
Text Cannot Fit B-13
Cell Errors B-13
No Cell Present at this Location B-13
The Cell Overlaps Another Cell B-13
The Cells will be Off the Sheet B-13
The Cell Contents are too Big, Cannot Add More B-13
The Maximum Number of Cells will be Exceeded B-14
There are No More Cells B-14
There is not Enough Room Left to add Cell Address B-14
Miscellaneous Errors B-14
No More Helps B-14
Out of RAM Memory B-14
Overflow When Making a Table of Values B-14
The Range Name Entered is Already Used B-15
There Must Be a Range Name Entered B-15
Appendix C: Warnings
Are You Sure You Want to Quit C-1
Cell on this Sheet Out of Evaluation Order C-1
Cell Referred to is Out of Evaluation Order C-1
Data Will Be Lost C-2
Data Will Be Lost at the Bottom of the Sheet C-2
Data Will Be Lost at the Right of the Sheet C-2
Data Will Be Lost on Replacing Expression C-2
Delete all Cells in this File C-2
Delete all Text in this File C-3
Delete all Text, Cells and Ranges in this File C-3
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Delete all Ranges in this File C-3
Disk Drive Not Ready C-3
Disk Not Formatted for DOS C-3
Error With Disk C-3
No Cell or Valid Number at this Location C-3
Overwrite Existing File C-4
Write Protected Disk C-4
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