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To: HeyRainier who wrote (1682)	9/12/1999 11:59:00 PM
From: ftth	Read Replies (5) of 1720

[OT]From an email I received: Lots of programs have little hidden features that programmers put in for fun. They are called "easter eggs". But never before have I seen one like this! It appears that an entire flight simulator is embedded in MS Excel97. Check it out. If you ever wonder why we keep having to buy new, bigger computers every few years... if you ever wonder why Microsoft applications seem to become slower and fatter with each new release? Well, apparently Bill's engineers have taken to flights of fancy!!! Below you'll find how to access a little flight simulator that was inexplicably hidden by programmers deep inside Excel 97. 1) In Excel 97, open a new blank work sheet. 2) Press F5 and type X97:L97 in the "Reference" box, then click OK. 3) Now hit your tab key once (you should end up in cell M97). 4) Press "Ctrl" and "Shift" while clicking once on the "chart wizard" icon (the one at the top with the blue-yellow-red bar chart). AND... Welcome aboard! After a few moments you should be flying. Steer with the mouse, accel and decel with the left and right mouse buttons respectively, and look for the monoliths with the programmer credits. You can exit the screen by pressing Esc. Enjoy the flight...