Sorry, i am quite confuse....I do not know where I can efficiently post my
questions....if I need help for VBE or anything about UDF, which of the forum
can give me the most help I can receive..Is it under this forum or on the
Excel Programming Forum ? What is the main difference between the two forum ?
Pls. give advice regarding which forum gathers the frequently checked
inquiries vs. reply on the said topic......

Many people with no programming experience mistakenly consider the use of
Excel's Worksheet functions to be programming. The correct place those
questions is the Excel Worksheet Functions Group. However, if you have
questions about VBA programming, then the Excel Programming group is most
appropriate.

Does that help?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Sorry, i am quite confuse....I do not know where I can efficiently post my
questions....if I need help for VBE or anything about UDF, which of the forum
can give me the most help I can receive..Is it under this forum or on the
Excel Programming Forum ? What is the main difference between the two forum ?
Pls. give advice regarding which forum gathers the frequently checked
inquiries vs. reply on the said topic......

Thanks Ron....then what about the Excel Set-up and General Question...How can
it be distinguished with Worksheet functions and Programming....I hope we
have guidelines....

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Many people with no programming experience mistakenly consider the use of
Excel's Worksheet functions to be programming. The correct place those
questions is the Excel Worksheet Functions Group. However, if you have
questions about VBA programming, then the Excel Programming group is most
appropriate.

Does that help?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Sorry, i am quite confuse....I do not know where I can efficiently post my
questions....if I need help for VBE or anything about UDF, which of the forum
can give me the most help I can receive..Is it under this forum or on the
Excel Programming Forum ? What is the main difference between the two forum ?
Pls. give advice regarding which forum gathers the frequently checked
inquiries vs. reply on the said topic......

rml

The guidelines are fairly straight forward....post your question where you
believe it will get the best exposure and the appropriate response for what
you are trying to achieve.

Keep in mind that the group you choose will influence the kind of responses
you get. If you want to know how to sort a range and you post your question
in the
Excel Programming group don't be surprised if you receive the VBA code to
do that in your response. That same question in the Worksheet Functions group
may result in complex formulas that return list items in sorted order.
However, a range sorting question in the General Questions group should
result yield instructions on how to use the Excel menus to sort a range.

I hope that helps.
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Thanks Ron....then what about the Excel Set-up and General Question...How can
it be distinguished with Worksheet functions and Programming....I hope we
have guidelines....

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Many people with no programming experience mistakenly consider the use of
Excel's Worksheet functions to be programming. The correct place those
questions is the Excel Worksheet Functions Group. However, if you have
questions about VBA programming, then the Excel Programming group is most
appropriate.

Does that help?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Sorry, i am quite confuse....I do not know where I can efficiently post my
questions....if I need help for VBE or anything about UDF, which of the forum
can give me the most help I can receive..Is it under this forum or on the
Excel Programming Forum ? What is the main difference between the two forum ?
Pls. give advice regarding which forum gathers the frequently checked
inquiries vs. reply on the said topic......

thanks a lot...
Will it be nice or is it possible to post a thread question on all these 4
forums simultaneously under one window, to get more better results...?

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

rml

The guidelines are fairly straight forward....post your question where you
believe it will get the best exposure and the appropriate response for what
you are trying to achieve.

Keep in mind that the group you choose will influence the kind of responses
you get. If you want to know how to sort a range and you post your question
in the
Excel Programming group don't be surprised if you receive the VBA code to
do that in your response. That same question in the Worksheet Functions group
may result in complex formulas that return list items in sorted order.
However, a range sorting question in the General Questions group should
result yield instructions on how to use the Excel menus to sort a range.

I hope that helps.
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Thanks Ron....then what about the Excel Set-up and General Question...How can
it be distinguished with Worksheet functions and Programming....I hope we
have guidelines....

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Many people with no programming experience mistakenly consider the use of
Excel's Worksheet functions to be programming. The correct place those
questions is the Excel Worksheet Functions Group. However, if you have
questions about VBA programming, then the Excel Programming group is most
appropriate.

Does that help?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Sorry, i am quite confuse....I do not know where I can efficiently post my
questions....if I need help for VBE or anything about UDF, which of the forum
can give me the most help I can receive..Is it under this forum or on the
Excel Programming Forum ? What is the main difference between the two forum ?
Pls. give advice regarding which forum gathers the frequently checked
inquiries vs. reply on the said topic......

Yes...BUT...make sure you Cross-Post.
Absolutely DO NOT *multi-post*.

Here's the difference:

When you Cross-Post, you create ONE message that goes to more than one
group. That message is simultaneously tracked by those groups. Any response
in one of the groups automatically displays in each of the Cross-Posted
groups. If you use the web interface, click the "Advanced Options" hotspot
to create the list of groups to Cross-Post to. If you use a news
reader...enter each group in the TO: section.

When you multi-post, you create a separate message for each group. Those
messages are NOT related and responses do not automatically populate to the
other groups. Consequently, you could have one expert in each group posting
the same response without knowing that the question has already been answered.

Does that help?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

thanks a lot...
Will it be nice or is it possible to post a thread question on all these 4
forums simultaneously under one window, to get more better results...?

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

rml

The guidelines are fairly straight forward....post your question where you
believe it will get the best exposure and the appropriate response for what
you are trying to achieve.

Keep in mind that the group you choose will influence the kind of responses
you get. If you want to know how to sort a range and you post your question
in the
Excel Programming group don't be surprised if you receive the VBA code to
do that in your response. That same question in the Worksheet Functions group
may result in complex formulas that return list items in sorted order.
However, a range sorting question in the General Questions group should
result yield instructions on how to use the Excel menus to sort a range.

I hope that helps.
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Thanks Ron....then what about the Excel Set-up and General Question...How can
it be distinguished with Worksheet functions and Programming....I hope we
have guidelines....

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Many people with no programming experience mistakenly consider the use of
Excel's Worksheet functions to be programming. The correct place those
questions is the Excel Worksheet Functions Group. However, if you have
questions about VBA programming, then the Excel Programming group is most
appropriate.

Does that help?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Sorry, i am quite confuse....I do not know where I can efficiently post my
questions....if I need help for VBE or anything about UDF, which of the forum
can give me the most help I can receive..Is it under this forum or on the
Excel Programming Forum ? What is the main difference between the two forum ?
Pls. give advice regarding which forum gathers the frequently checked
inquiries vs. reply on the said topic......

i see it good in the cross-post...please tell me what this mean...in the
advance options
<<<<<<(use full USENET designation)
is it like this ?
Excel Worksheet Functions,Excel Programming,Excel Setup,Excel General
Questions
.....please teach me...thanks..

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Yes...BUT...make sure you Cross-Post.
Absolutely DO NOT *multi-post*.

Here's the difference:

When you Cross-Post, you create ONE message that goes to more than one
group. That message is simultaneously tracked by those groups. Any response
in one of the groups automatically displays in each of the Cross-Posted
groups. If you use the web interface, click the "Advanced Options" hotspot
to create the list of groups to Cross-Post to. If you use a news
reader...enter each group in the TO: section.

When you multi-post, you create a separate message for each group. Those
messages are NOT related and responses do not automatically populate to the
other groups. Consequently, you could have one expert in each group posting
the same response without knowing that the question has already been answered.

Does that help?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

thanks a lot...
Will it be nice or is it possible to post a thread question on all these 4
forums simultaneously under one window, to get more better results...?

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

rml

The guidelines are fairly straight forward....post your question where you
believe it will get the best exposure and the appropriate response for what
you are trying to achieve.

Keep in mind that the group you choose will influence the kind of responses
you get. If you want to know how to sort a range and you post your question
in the
Excel Programming group don't be surprised if you receive the VBA code to
do that in your response. That same question in the Worksheet Functions group
may result in complex formulas that return list items in sorted order.
However, a range sorting question in the General Questions group should
result yield instructions on how to use the Excel menus to sort a range.

I hope that helps.
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Thanks Ron....then what about the Excel Set-up and General Question...How can
it be distinguished with Worksheet functions and Programming....I hope we
have guidelines....

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Many people with no programming experience mistakenly consider the use of
Excel's Worksheet functions to be programming. The correct place those
questions is the Excel Worksheet Functions Group. However, if you have
questions about VBA programming, then the Excel Programming group is most
appropriate.

Does that help?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Sorry, i am quite confuse....I do not know where I can efficiently post my
questions....if I need help for VBE or anything about UDF, which of the forum
can give me the most help I can receive..Is it under this forum or on the
Excel Programming Forum ? What is the main difference between the two forum ?
Pls. give advice regarding which forum gathers the frequently checked
inquiries vs. reply on the said topic......

ml

Cross-post is when you post one message with several news groups in the
"newsgroups" dialog.

microsoft.public.worksheet.functions,microsoft..pu blic.excel,microsoft.public.excel.misc

Note the comma between each group.

All the regulars monitor all the Excel news groups, so if the topic is Excel, no
need to post to more than one group.

Although I should amend that..........the programming group is strictly for VBA
so if you have a VBA question you would be best posting to that group.

Multi-posting is when you post similar messages singly to each group.

Those of us who use real newsreaders can pick up the cross-posts and flag them.

No way to flag multi-posts and Ron has addressed the problems with multi-posts.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:35:01 -0800, rml wrote:

i see it good in the cross-post...please tell me what this mean...in the
advance options
<<<<<<(use full USENET designation)
is it like this ?
Excel Worksheet Functions,Excel Programming,Excel Setup,Excel General
Questions
....please teach me...thanks..

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Yes...BUT...make sure you Cross-Post.
Absolutely DO NOT *multi-post*.

Here's the difference:

When you Cross-Post, you create ONE message that goes to more than one
group. That message is simultaneously tracked by those groups. Any response
in one of the groups automatically displays in each of the Cross-Posted
groups. If you use the web interface, click the "Advanced Options" hotspot
to create the list of groups to Cross-Post to. If you use a news
reader...enter each group in the TO: section.

When you multi-post, you create a separate message for each group. Those
messages are NOT related and responses do not automatically populate to the
other groups. Consequently, you could have one expert in each group posting
the same response without knowing that the question has already been answered.

Does that help?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

thanks a lot...
Will it be nice or is it possible to post a thread question on all these 4
forums simultaneously under one window, to get more better results...?

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

rml

The guidelines are fairly straight forward....post your question where you
believe it will get the best exposure and the appropriate response for what
you are trying to achieve.

Keep in mind that the group you choose will influence the kind of responses
you get. If you want to know how to sort a range and you post your question
in the
Excel Programming group don't be surprised if you receive the VBA code to
do that in your response. That same question in the Worksheet Functions group
may result in complex formulas that return list items in sorted order.
However, a range sorting question in the General Questions group should
result yield instructions on how to use the Excel menus to sort a range.

I hope that helps.
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Thanks Ron....then what about the Excel Set-up and General Question...How can
it be distinguished with Worksheet functions and Programming....I hope we
have guidelines....

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Many people with no programming experience mistakenly consider the use of
Excel's Worksheet functions to be programming. The correct place those
questions is the Excel Worksheet Functions Group. However, if you have
questions about VBA programming, then the Excel Programming group is most
appropriate.

Does that help?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Sorry, i am quite confuse....I do not know where I can efficiently post my
questions....if I need help for VBE or anything about UDF, which of the forum
can give me the most help I can receive..Is it under this forum or on the
Excel Programming Forum ? What is the main difference between the two forum ?
Pls. give advice regarding which forum gathers the frequently checked
inquiries vs. reply on the said topic......

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

Thanks Gord...

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

ml

Cross-post is when you post one message with several news groups in the
"newsgroups" dialog.

microsoft.public.worksheet.functions,microsoft..pu blic.excel,microsoft.public.excel.misc

Note the comma between each group.

All the regulars monitor all the Excel news groups, so if the topic is Excel, no
need to post to more than one group.

Although I should amend that..........the programming group is strictly for VBA
so if you have a VBA question you would be best posting to that group.

Multi-posting is when you post similar messages singly to each group.

Those of us who use real newsreaders can pick up the cross-posts and flag them.

No way to flag multi-posts and Ron has addressed the problems with multi-posts.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:35:01 -0800, rml wrote:

i see it good in the cross-post...please tell me what this mean...in the
advance options
<<<<<<(use full USENET designation)
is it like this ?
Excel Worksheet Functions,Excel Programming,Excel Setup,Excel General
Questions
....please teach me...thanks..

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Yes...BUT...make sure you Cross-Post.
Absolutely DO NOT *multi-post*.

Here's the difference:

When you Cross-Post, you create ONE message that goes to more than one
group. That message is simultaneously tracked by those groups. Any response
in one of the groups automatically displays in each of the Cross-Posted
groups. If you use the web interface, click the "Advanced Options" hotspot
to create the list of groups to Cross-Post to. If you use a news
reader...enter each group in the TO: section.

When you multi-post, you create a separate message for each group. Those
messages are NOT related and responses do not automatically populate to the
other groups. Consequently, you could have one expert in each group posting
the same response without knowing that the question has already been answered.

Does that help?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

thanks a lot...
Will it be nice or is it possible to post a thread question on all these 4
forums simultaneously under one window, to get more better results...?

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

rml

The guidelines are fairly straight forward....post your question where you
believe it will get the best exposure and the appropriate response for what
you are trying to achieve.

Keep in mind that the group you choose will influence the kind of responses
you get. If you want to know how to sort a range and you post your question
in the
Excel Programming group don't be surprised if you receive the VBA code to
do that in your response. That same question in the Worksheet Functions group
may result in complex formulas that return list items in sorted order.
However, a range sorting question in the General Questions group should
result yield instructions on how to use the Excel menus to sort a range.

I hope that helps.
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Thanks Ron....then what about the Excel Set-up and General Question...How can
it be distinguished with Worksheet functions and Programming....I hope we
have guidelines....

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Many people with no programming experience mistakenly consider the use of
Excel's Worksheet functions to be programming. The correct place those
questions is the Excel Worksheet Functions Group. However, if you have
questions about VBA programming, then the Excel Programming group is most
appropriate.

Does that help?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"rml" wrote:

Sorry, i am quite confuse....I do not know where I can efficiently post my
questions....if I need help for VBE or anything about UDF, which of the forum
can give me the most help I can receive..Is it under this forum or on the
Excel Programming Forum ? What is the main difference between the two forum ?
Pls. give advice regarding which forum gathers the frequently checked
inquiries vs. reply on the said topic......

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP