This was featurede in APC magazine and my Excel columns only go to IV, and I have had no response to my email to this guy.
Is the exercise possible?
Wednesday, 15 January 2003
Fun with Excel 2000
Author: Matt Overington
Posted: Thursday, 19 December, 2002
Retro gaming buffs will probably remember the arcade classic Spy Hunter. It appears the developers charged with working on Microsoft Excel 2000 do too. If you have Excel 2000 you can follow the following instructions to access a game that's not dissimilar to the original arcade version. Before you try this 'easter egg', you should note that it only works with the original version of Office 2000 and will fail if you have any service packs installed.
Load up Excel 2000 and create a blank sheet. Go to "Save As Web Page" under the File menu. In the dialogue box, click on the radio button labelled "Republish: Sheet", and select the "Add interactivity" check box. Click on the "Publish" button and then through any subsequent screens to save an html file. Open up the same file using Internet Explorer (you need version 4.01 or above and Microsoft Office Web Components installed), and move the cursor down to Row 2000. Move your cursor across the screen until it is in column WC and then hit CTRL+SPACE to select the entire row. Hold down CTRL+ALT+SHIFT and left click with the mouse on the Office icon in the upper left corner of the screen.
If all goes according to plan, you should now be presented with a game resembling Spy Hunter. Use the arrow keys to manoeuvre your car, Space to fire, O to drop oil slicks, and H to toggle your headlights.Use the arrow keys to drive, space to fire, O to drop oil slicks, and when it gets dark, use H for your headlights. Use the arrow keys to drive, space to fire, O to drop oil slicks, and when it gets dark, use H for your headlights. Use the arrow keys to drive, space to fire, O to drop oil slicks, and when it gets dark, use H for your headlights. Just don't get caught playing at work!
Is the exercise possible?
Wednesday, 15 January 2003
Fun with Excel 2000
Author: Matt Overington
Posted: Thursday, 19 December, 2002
Retro gaming buffs will probably remember the arcade classic Spy Hunter. It appears the developers charged with working on Microsoft Excel 2000 do too. If you have Excel 2000 you can follow the following instructions to access a game that's not dissimilar to the original arcade version. Before you try this 'easter egg', you should note that it only works with the original version of Office 2000 and will fail if you have any service packs installed.
Load up Excel 2000 and create a blank sheet. Go to "Save As Web Page" under the File menu. In the dialogue box, click on the radio button labelled "Republish: Sheet", and select the "Add interactivity" check box. Click on the "Publish" button and then through any subsequent screens to save an html file. Open up the same file using Internet Explorer (you need version 4.01 or above and Microsoft Office Web Components installed), and move the cursor down to Row 2000. Move your cursor across the screen until it is in column WC and then hit CTRL+SPACE to select the entire row. Hold down CTRL+ALT+SHIFT and left click with the mouse on the Office icon in the upper left corner of the screen.
If all goes according to plan, you should now be presented with a game resembling Spy Hunter. Use the arrow keys to manoeuvre your car, Space to fire, O to drop oil slicks, and H to toggle your headlights.Use the arrow keys to drive, space to fire, O to drop oil slicks, and when it gets dark, use H for your headlights. Use the arrow keys to drive, space to fire, O to drop oil slicks, and when it gets dark, use H for your headlights. Use the arrow keys to drive, space to fire, O to drop oil slicks, and when it gets dark, use H for your headlights. Just don't get caught playing at work!
