ABSTRACT
This chapter explains the usage of some of the facilities to practising surveyors and valuers, many of whom were at work before modern computers were thought of. Today there are two main types of desktop computer. The most common one is the PC using the system developed by IBM and now incorporated into Microsoft Windows. The less common one is the Apple Macintosh. Microsoft Excel will run on either system with no significant difference. Files are also interchangeable between the Macintosh just copy files to a PC-formatted floppy disk and put it in the drive of the PC. Finally, one should remember that using Excel efficiently, like using many other complicated tools, requires practice and regular use. The chapter suggests to be prepared to revise the knowledge from time to time. It is impossible to discuss every possibility in considering software as complicated and versatile as Excel.
