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Part VII: Appendixes<br />

Table C-1: Popular Excel-Related Newsgroups<br />

Newsgroup Topic<br />

microsoft.public.excel General Excel topics<br />

microsoft.public.excel.charting Building charts with Excel<br />

microsoft.public.excel.interopoledde OLE, DDE, and other cross-application issues<br />

microsoft.public.excel.macintosh Excel issues on the Macintosh operating<br />

system<br />

microsoft.public.excel.misc General topics that don’t fit one of the other<br />

categories<br />

microsoft.public.excel.newusers Help for newcomers to Excel<br />

microsoft.public.excel.printing Printing with Excel<br />

microsoft.public.excel.programming Programming Excel with VBA macros<br />

microsoft.public.excel.templates Spreadsheet Solutions templates and other<br />

Xlt files<br />

microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions Worksheet functions<br />

A dozen tips for posting to a newsgroup<br />

If you’re new to online newsgroups, here are some pointers:<br />

1. Conduct a search upfront to make sure that your question has not already been answered.<br />

2. Make the subject line descriptive. Postings with a subject line such as Help me! and<br />

Another Question are less likely to be answered than postings with a more specific subject,<br />

such as Sizing a Chart’s Plot Area.<br />

3. Specify the Excel version that you use. In many cases, the answer to your question<br />

depends on your version of Excel.<br />

4. For best results, ask only one question per message.<br />

5. Make your question as specific as possible.<br />

6. Keep your question brief and to the point but provide enough information so that someone<br />

can answer it adequately.<br />

7. Indicate what you’ve done to try to answer your own question.<br />

8. Post in the appropriate newsgroup, and don’t cross-post to other groups unless the question<br />

applies to multiple groups.<br />

9. Don’t type in all uppercase or all lowercase; check your grammar and spelling.<br />

10. Don’t include a file attachment.<br />

11. Avoid posting in HTML format. Plain text is the preferred format.<br />

12. If you request an e-mail reply in addition to a newsgroup reply, don’t use an anti-spam<br />

e-mail address that requires the responder to modify your address. Why cause extra work<br />

for someone doing you a favor?

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