The Economic Approach
with Microsoft Excel
Copyright 1994 - present All versions All Rights Reserved
This page contains sample pdf handouts and Microsoft Excel labs. You will need
Adobe Acrobat Reader (3.0 or greater) and Microsoft Excel (97 or greater) to view
the sample files.
Chapter Readings via Adobe Acrobat pdf format
Step 1: Getting Adobe Acrobat® Reader with Search
You will need the free Adobe Acrobat® Reader application to view or print
the handouts. Adobe Acrobat Reader without Search is the one most people
have and it will work. But Adobe Acrobat Reader with Search enables you
to take advantage of the full text searching power of Adobe Acrobat. If you do
not have Adobe Acrobat® Reader with Search currently installed, you can download
it from:
http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html
Step 2: Getting the handouts in pdf format
Once you have Adobe Acrobat installed, click on the files below to get an idea
of the content and style of the Economic Approach with Microsoft Excel. While
the links within the pdf files are not operational in these sample files and the
index is not searchable (because you are downloading the pdf file and therefore
separating it from the entire collection of pdf files), you can see how the readings
are used in conjunction with the Excel files.
Two Sample Excel Labs
By clicking on the Microsoft Excel files below, you will download the file to
your browser's download directory. You may need to launch Microsoft Excel, then
navigate to your browser's download folder to open the file.
Different browsers handle downloads differently, but the idea is to save the file somewhere so that you can open it with Excel. For example, your browser may warn you that you are about to download a file onto your hard drive or it may ask you if you want to save the file to disk in order to protect your computer from a virus. Do pay close attention to where the file is saved so that you can easily find it from Excel. If your browser is configured with Excel as a "helper application" or "plug in," it will automatically launch Excel to view the file. This saves you the work of having to launch Excel and open the file manually.
Make sure you choose to Enable Macros when you open the Excel file. All of
the workbooks in The Economic Approach with Microsoft Excel contain macros that
enable optimum viewing and provide hints for the student. If you disable the
macros, the sheets will look ugly and none of the buttons or additional menu
items will work.
Please send questions and comments to: Bert,
Frank and Kay