Software Reviews : The Spreadsheet Auditor Staff review Publisher: Consumers Software Inc.,603-73 Water St.,Vancouver,BC Canada (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1983 Materials: Locked program disk;60-page manual in three-ring binder;case Price: $149;backup disk available for $5 additional Machine Specificity: IBM PC/xT System Requirements: 128K RAM;printer recommended (especially one capable of compressed print,preferably up to 255 columns) Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Good Documentation: Good

Abstract

This is a utility for IBM users of VisiCalc, Lotus 1-2-3, or SuperCalc. It prints out the formulas behind a spreadsheet in the same row-and-columns grid as the spreadsheet itself. This can be an invaluable aid in verifying the correctness of one's formulas in a complex model. Operation of the program is a simple matter of specifying the spreadsheet file to be analyzed; specifying the output device (screen, printer, text file); specifying the output parameters It should be noted that Lotus and SuperCalc spreadsheet files must first be saved as print files (an extra step), whereas The Spreadsheet Auditor uses VisiCalc files directly. Overall, the program operates easily. This is a utility which those who regularly use spreadsheets will want to own.