Chapter 18: Dynamic Data Exchange

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) Dynamic Data Exchange is method that allows Windows programs to share data. Using DDE, you can enter a formula into an Excel spreadsheet cell that refers to a field of data in Peachtree. Whenever you use that spreadsheet in the future, the cell would be updated with the current data from Peachtree.

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Downloading Files from the Internet to Peachtree, p In order to complete Chapter 18, you need to download the following files from the “Textbook Updates” link at Graph95.xlm 2. Graph97.xlm 3. Sample95.xlm 4. Sample97.xlm

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Software Objectives, p. 652 Work with two Windows programs at the same time: Peachtree Complete Accounting 2002 and Microsoft Excel for Windows. Go to the macros in Excel to create spreadsheets from Bellwether Garden Supply data. Display and save bar graphs. Save Excel files.

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Web Objectives, p. 652 Use your Internet browser to go to the book’s website at Download four files from the textbook website to Peachtree’s program path. Go to the Internet Activity link on the book’s website. Then, select WEB EXERCISES PART 4. Continue to explore the third exercise in Part 4, “Web Development.” Use a word processing program to write summaries of the websites that you visited.

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Dynamic Data Exchange flowchart, p. 653

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Peachtree Tips Before completing the work in Chapter 18, you must copy the four files from the textbook website. (See textbook pages ) You restore Bellwether data from Exercise 6-2 to complete Chapter 18. If you do not have Exercise 6-2 data, install Bellwether’s starting data. This is shown in Appendix A on pages Whenever you use DDE, you must start Peachtree first, then Excel.

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Backing up Chapter 18 DiskBackup NameKBPage Nos. 18 of 18A:\bgsbar2.xls14 KB658 A:\bgsbar1.xls14 KB658 A:\balsht.bgs.xls15 KB659 A:\Exercise KB663 A:\Exercise KB663 TOTAL KB75 KB

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Chapter 18 topics 1. Downloading Files from the Internet to Peachtree, pp Software objectives and web objectives, p Getting started, pp a. Microsoft Excel’s spreadsheet window, p. 656 b. Income vs. Expense Year-to-Date bar chart, p. 657 c. Actual vs. Budget (Income) Year-to-Date bar chart, p Internet Activity, p Summary and Review, p. 660 a.Going to the net, p. 661 b. True/make true questions, pp c. Exercise 18-1, p. 663 e. Exercise 18-2, p. 663 e. Chapter 18 index, p. 664

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Getting started, pp Read page 653. Complete steps 1 – 13 on pages 654, 654, and 655.

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Select Company, 655 Complete step 14 on page 655. The “Select Company” window appears. Click on. Read the paragraph at the bottom of page 655.

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Microsoft Excel – Datasht.xls, p. 656 Complete steps 16 a. and b. on page 655. Read the “Comment” box on p. 656.

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Microsoft Excel – Chart1, p. 657 Complete steps 17 a. – d. on pp

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Microsoft Excel – Chart2, p. 658 Complete steps 18 a. – e. on p. 657 Complete steps 19 – 22 on page 658.

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Payroll summary information, p Complete steps 1-6 on pp Complete steps 1 – 5 on page 659.

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Glossary of Terms Chapter 18

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Dynamic Data Exchange, p. 653 DDE is a method that allows Windows programs to share data. Using DDE, you could enter a formula into an Excel spreadsheet cell that would refer to a field of data in Peachtree.

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Macro, p. 653 A macro is a series of commands and keystrokes that automate frequently performed tasks.

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Internet Activity, p Go to the book’s web site at 2In the “Student Center” list, link to Internet Activities. 3Link to WEB EXERCISES PART 4. 4Continue to explore the “WEB DEVELOPMENT” exercise started in Chapter 17. 6Using a word processing program, write a brief summary of what you find. Include all appropriate web site addresses.

McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Going to the Net, p. 661 Access the MSDN Online Library website at us/ipc/dde_4oit.asp 1. Define the term Dynamic Data Exchange. Use the “MSDN Library” link to learn more about MSDN libraries. 2. What is the MSDN library?