Directory question - need input

Ok, I may be opening a Pandora's box with this posting, but I need to know
your preferred format of the Directory for the pending revision
..
The form that you will fill out dumps the data into a spreadsheet format
similar to Excel. I do some tweaking of the information and save it as a
spreadsheet. This format allows sorting of the columns for any number of
purposes. LN takes this data and also creates a two column word processing
document. This format does not allow for any sorting, but it can allow you
to create mailing labels if necessary.

So, given the above explanations and with the understanding that this
version of the Directory will be mostly done by me this time, what format is
preferred? I don't mind doing both, but I would really like to streamline
this process given the size the Directory has become, but I also want to
provide a Directory that is user friendly to, well, the users.

I realize that many of you are very computer literate and twist and turn the
Directory into a variety of formats once it is received, but these
variations of the Directory are for personal use only and are not to be
shared. Sorry to have to do this, but we need to take measures to ensure
security of our data.

So, speak now, yadda, yadda,..........

Thanks! Only a few more weeks to the new Directory!
--
Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian
http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/
"Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a
grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack

I prefer the spreadsheet format.

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"AliceW" wrote in message
. ..
Ok, I may be opening a Pandora's box with this posting, but I need to know
your preferred format of the Directory for the pending revision
.
The form that you will fill out dumps the data into a spreadsheet format
similar to Excel. I do some tweaking of the information and save it as a
spreadsheet. This format allows sorting of the columns for any number of
purposes. LN takes this data and also creates a two column word
processing
document. This format does not allow for any sorting, but it can allow
you
to create mailing labels if necessary.

So, given the above explanations and with the understanding that this
version of the Directory will be mostly done by me this time, what format
is
preferred? I don't mind doing both, but I would really like to streamline
this process given the size the Directory has become, but I also want to
provide a Directory that is user friendly to, well, the users.

I realize that many of you are very computer literate and twist and turn
the
Directory into a variety of formats once it is received, but these
variations of the Directory are for personal use only and are not to be
shared. Sorry to have to do this, but we need to take measures to ensure
security of our data.

So, speak now, yadda, yadda,..........

Thanks! Only a few more weeks to the new Directory!
--
Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian
http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/
"Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a
grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack

On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 21:36:10 -0400, "AliceW"
wrote:

Ok, I may be opening a Pandora's box with this posting, but I need to know
your preferred format of the Directory for the pending revision
.
The form that you will fill out dumps the data into a spreadsheet format
I like the spreadsheet that will open in Excel, although whatever
you're willing to do is fine with me! I appreciate the time and
effort it takes!!




similar to Excel. I do some tweaking of the information and save it as a
spreadsheet. This format allows sorting of the columns for any number of
purposes. LN takes this data and also creates a two column word processing
document. This format does not allow for any sorting, but it can allow you
to create mailing labels if necessary.
Carole in Northwest GA - Retired and loving it!
Homepage - http://home.alltel.net/caroledoyle/

i dont have excel.
i'd love a spreadsheet for its capabilitys but someone has to splain how to
make it work and if i dont have excel then what do i use it in?
argh.
will there be a box for personal website urls?
seems a good one to add, optional obviously, as not all of us have a place
online to post our pix to.
confuddled as usual in the south pacific,
jeanne
--
san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz
nzlstar on yahoo msg'r
nzlstar on webshots
gen.gen.co.nz

"AliceW" wrote...
Ok, I may be opening a Pandora's box with this posting, but I need to know
your preferred format of the Directory for the pending revision
.
The form that you will fill out dumps the data into a spreadsheet format
similar to Excel. I do some tweaking of the information and save it as a
spreadsheet. This format allows sorting of the columns for any number of
purposes. LN takes this data and also creates a two column word
processing
document. This format does not allow for any sorting, but it can allow
you
to create mailing labels if necessary.

So, given the above explanations and with the understanding that this
version of the Directory will be mostly done by me this time, what format
is
preferred? I don't mind doing both, but I would really like to streamline
this process given the size the Directory has become, but I also want to
provide a Directory that is user friendly to, well, the users.

I realize that many of you are very computer literate and twist and turn
the
Directory into a variety of formats once it is received, but these
variations of the Directory are for personal use only and are not to be
shared. Sorry to have to do this, but we need to take measures to ensure
security of our data.

So, speak now, yadda, yadda,..........

Thanks! Only a few more weeks to the new Directory!
--
Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian
http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/
"Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a
grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack

I too vote for the spreadsheet/xls format.
IMHO, it is not so hard to go from the xls to a text file but it sure is
cumbersome to go the other way.

and the sorting function is very useful. even with a find function in a
txt file, i think it is easier to use the sort function. and it is also
easy to set the format, i.e., dates, and sort there also; and in xls,
one can set a txt(date) and pull out and sort on the month to find all
the events of a given month!

but, i have learned, sorting and reverse searching to figure out the
source of a squishie is yet another matter. I have a technical PhD not
one in geography and i think a couple of you take please in mailing from
another town, although I am not sure how many there are in Idaho. maybe
there could be a directory field for pseudo-postoffice?

And I must say that I am impressed by the rctq directory; it certainly
is a labor of love by the preparers and i have come to realize that
there is certainly a sharing and outpouring of love by those listed in it.

klh in VA

Carole-Retired and Loving It wrote:

On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 21:36:10 -0400, "AliceW"
wrote:


Ok, I may be opening a Pandora's box with this posting, but I need to know
your preferred format of the Directory for the pending revision
.
The form that you will fill out dumps the data into a spreadsheet format


I like the spreadsheet that will open in Excel, although whatever
you're willing to do is fine with me! I appreciate the time and
effort it takes!!


similar to Excel. I do some tweaking of the information and save it as a
spreadsheet. This format allows sorting of the columns for any number of
purposes. LN takes this data and also creates a two column word processing
document. This format does not allow for any sorting, but it can allow you
to create mailing labels if necessary.


Carole in Northwest GA - Retired and loving it!
Homepage - http://home.alltel.net/caroledoyle/

I prefer the Excel spreadsheet version. Also -- for those that want the Word Table version -- I
would be happy to create that -- which can then be sorted based upon any of the columns. You can't
filter it like you can in Access or Excel... but you can sort. So sort by State or by Month
(birthday squishies?? LOL) Please let me know if I can be of help.

Kate in MI

(who in my "past life" was a Microsoft Office User Specialist" and actually taught all the Microsoft
applications - Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, Project, Windows, FrontPage....)


"AliceW" wrote in message
. ..
Ok, I may be opening a Pandora's box with this posting, but I need to know
your preferred format of the Directory for the pending revision
.
The form that you will fill out dumps the data into a spreadsheet format
similar to Excel. I do some tweaking of the information and save it as a
spreadsheet. This format allows sorting of the columns for any number of
purposes. LN takes this data and also creates a two column word processing
document. This format does not allow for any sorting, but it can allow you
to create mailing labels if necessary.

So, given the above explanations and with the understanding that this
version of the Directory will be mostly done by me this time, what format is
preferred? I don't mind doing both, but I would really like to streamline
this process given the size the Directory has become, but I also want to
provide a Directory that is user friendly to, well, the users.

I realize that many of you are very computer literate and twist and turn the
Directory into a variety of formats once it is received, but these
variations of the Directory are for personal use only and are not to be
shared. Sorry to have to do this, but we need to take measures to ensure
security of our data.

So, speak now, yadda, yadda,..........

Thanks! Only a few more weeks to the new Directory!
--
Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian
http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/
"Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a
grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack

I do love having the directory and thank you, Alice and LN for getting it
together for us. Any format that suits you is fine with me. Sometimes I
use it for shipping a gator to do an emergency house call. I look at the
address and think "you've got to be kidding" but apparently you're doing
fine because they always seem to arrive asking "what's for dinner?" . Polly

You could help me by explaining how to do all that!! g filter, sort
arrrggghhh!
I wish I could have taken some of your classes. I'd love to understand some
of those programs better. Actually ALL of them!
Where are those types of classes taught?
It doesn't matter to me how the directory is formatted. I'm equally inept
at any of them. :-)
KJ

"Kate G." wrote in message
. ..
I prefer the Excel spreadsheet version. Also -- for those that want the
Word Table version -- I would be happy to create that -- which can then be
sorted based upon any of the columns. You can't filter it like you can in
Access or Excel... but you can sort. So sort by State or by Month
(birthday squishies?? LOL) Please let me know if I can be of help.

Kate in MI

(who in my "past life" was a Microsoft Office User Specialist" and
actually taught all the Microsoft applications - Word, PowerPoint, Access,
Excel, Project, Windows, FrontPage....)


"AliceW" wrote in message
. ..
Ok, I may be opening a Pandora's box with this posting, but I need to
know
your preferred format of the Directory for the pending revision
.
The form that you will fill out dumps the data into a spreadsheet format
similar to Excel. I do some tweaking of the information and save it as a
spreadsheet. This format allows sorting of the columns for any number of
purposes. LN takes this data and also creates a two column word
processing
document. This format does not allow for any sorting, but it can allow
you
to create mailing labels if necessary.

So, given the above explanations and with the understanding that this
version of the Directory will be mostly done by me this time, what format
is
preferred? I don't mind doing both, but I would really like to
streamline
this process given the size the Directory has become, but I also want to
provide a Directory that is user friendly to, well, the users.

I realize that many of you are very computer literate and twist and turn
the
Directory into a variety of formats once it is received, but these
variations of the Directory are for personal use only and are not to be
shared. Sorry to have to do this, but we need to take measures to ensure
security of our data.

So, speak now, yadda, yadda,..........

Thanks! Only a few more weeks to the new Directory!
--
Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian
http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/
"Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a
grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack

I don't have Excel on this computer, but DH does. I do have Excel at
work but cannot/will not get to the group from there.

That said, I like it in the table format you have been sending it to me
in.

Ginger in CA
thinking I should install MS Word and Excel here......
AliceW wrote:
Ok, I may be opening a Pandora's box with this posting, but I need to know
your preferred format of the Directory for the pending revision
.
The form that you will fill out dumps the data into a spreadsheet format
similar to Excel. I do some tweaking of the information and save it as a
spreadsheet. This format allows sorting of the columns for any number of
purposes. LN takes this data and also creates a two column word processing
document. This format does not allow for any sorting, but it can allow you
to create mailing labels if necessary.

So, given the above explanations and with the understanding that this
version of the Directory will be mostly done by me this time, what format is
preferred? I don't mind doing both, but I would really like to streamline
this process given the size the Directory has become, but I also want to
provide a Directory that is user friendly to, well, the users.

I realize that many of you are very computer literate and twist and turn the
Directory into a variety of formats once it is received, but these
variations of the Directory are for personal use only and are not to be
shared. Sorry to have to do this, but we need to take measures to ensure
security of our data.

So, speak now, yadda, yadda,..........

Thanks! Only a few more weeks to the new Directory!
--
Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian
http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/
"Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a
grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack

I'd be happy to! I taught through a number of places... but where I would recommend you start is
with your local school district -- they should have some community education curriculum. I taught
for several districts that were near my home in Minnesota. They are usually reasonable and designed
for mom's returning to work or senior citizens, etc. I rarely had super techies in the class... so
those who wanted to take it slow could do just that.

I'm sure you could find some that would let you slowly gain mastery over your machine. In the
meantime... tell me what applications you are using... and a few of your questions... and I will
be happy to help you out via cyber space!

Kate in MI




"KJ" wrote in message news:bVlqg.62796$1i1.46681@attbi_s72...
You could help me by explaining how to do all that!! g filter, sort arrrggghhh!
I wish I could have taken some of your classes. I'd love to understand some of those programs
better. Actually ALL of them!
Where are those types of classes taught?
It doesn't matter to me how the directory is formatted. I'm equally inept at any of them. :-)
KJ

"Kate G." wrote in message
. ..
I prefer the Excel spreadsheet version. Also -- for those that want the Word Table version -- I
would be happy to create that -- which can then be sorted based upon any of the columns. You
can't filter it like you can in Access or Excel... but you can sort. So sort by State or by Month
(birthday squishies?? LOL) Please let me know if I can be of help.

Kate in MI

(who in my "past life" was a Microsoft Office User Specialist" and actually taught all the
Microsoft applications - Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, Project, Windows, FrontPage....)


"AliceW" wrote in message
. ..
Ok, I may be opening a Pandora's box with this posting, but I need to know
your preferred format of the Directory for the pending revision
.
The form that you will fill out dumps the data into a spreadsheet format
similar to Excel. I do some tweaking of the information and save it as a
spreadsheet. This format allows sorting of the columns for any number of
purposes. LN takes this data and also creates a two column word processing
document. This format does not allow for any sorting, but it can allow you
to create mailing labels if necessary.

So, given the above explanations and with the understanding that this
version of the Directory will be mostly done by me this time, what format is
preferred? I don't mind doing both, but I would really like to streamline
this process given the size the Directory has become, but I also want to
provide a Directory that is user friendly to, well, the users.

I realize that many of you are very computer literate and twist and turn the
Directory into a variety of formats once it is received, but these
variations of the Directory are for personal use only and are not to be
shared. Sorry to have to do this, but we need to take measures to ensure
security of our data.

So, speak now, yadda, yadda,..........

Thanks! Only a few more weeks to the new Directory!
--
Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian
http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/
"Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a
grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack