> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]On Behalf
> Of Olin Lathrop
>
> Tony Smith wrote:
> > For those who like to learn from example (probably most people on this
> > list)
>
> Probably not.  Examples are really bad ways to learn.  They show you a
> single instance and you can only guess at the general rules.  Examples are
> useful only to clarify the usage of the general rules after they have been
> explained.  Information without context isn't much information at all.
>

This example is actually useful.  The Manual.dot template shows most of the
word features, and rather than use dummy text, explains how to do it
instead.

Learning Excel is a magnitude greater than learning Word.  Excel deals with
lists, call them tables if you like.  Header & data.  One per sheet.  Gotta
learn PivotTables (like SQL crosstabs).  That said, Excel will drive you
nuts.

Tony

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