Windows and Macintosh Users
The hacks in this book were
written for Windows versions of Excel and were tested on a Macintosh
using Excel.X. Most of the differences between the two platform
versions are cosmetic, and most involve changes to key combinations
and the occasional menu. Where the key combinations differ, they are
written with the Windows modifier first, as in
Alt/Command(


in the Visual Basic Editor (VBE), where the interfaces look different
and have different menu choices, and these are explained on first
encounter. There also are a few Windows-only hacks, using the Windows
registry and other features that are supported only on Windows
versions of Excel. These are noted in the text. Macintosh users with one-button mice
should also note that holding down the Control key while clicking is
the equivalent of right-clicking. (Macintosh users with two or more
buttons can just right-click.)Most of the hacks should work with any version of Excel from Excel 97
onward; the text will indicate when this isn't the
case. Screenshots were taken using a variety of different versions of
Excel and are not an indicator of which hacks work with which
versions.