General Computer Tech Answers

The section contains answers to general computer problems and questions for MacNail construction management software-- including general questions about Microsoft Excel, Macintosh and Windows computers.

This information comes from our answers database, which we have used for tech support for many years. It covers general answer for MacNail construction estimating software, accounting software and scheduling software modules.

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Demo VersioNS
Is Excel Necessary for the MacNail Demo?
Printing from Hyper Estimator Demo
Setting Screen Tour speed

Excel Error Messages
Cannot Change Part of a Table
Category Code Master missing columns
Couldn't Save File (or crashes when saving)
Incorrect Password
Macro Error at Cell XXX
Not a Saved Worksheet
Not a Valid Number
Not Enough Memory
Revert to Saved? message
System Error 90 (no math coprocessor)
Type 1 System Error (crash)
Typing into a cell, it just beeps!
Unexpected Error when posting
Worksheet contains Macros Warning
Worksheet Too Large

Excel Questions
Arrow Keys don't work!
Cell shows #### (pound signs)
Cell shows #Value or #N/A
Converting from XL 1.5 to XL 5+
Dates show wrong Year
Disabled menu commands (menus are gray)
Excel Version Compatibility
Finding category A not AA
How to get rid of copy 'marquee' (marching ants)
Numeric Keypad not working
Opens blank worksheet
Printing Headers at top of Worksheets
Read Only Worksheet
Reference book for Excel?
Screen is Frozen
Scroll Lock Problems
Todays Date-- handy date stamp
Typing 133 gives you 1.33 (strange decimals)
Window title not visible

Macintosh
512K Macs
CAD program suggestions
Digitizer suggestions
File has "disappeared"
File is really lost, erased, gone
Frequent bombs and freezes (more)
Hard Disk suggestions
Lotus 1-2-3 and other spreadsheets
Manager backups
Missing Menu Item
Monitor suggestions
Not Enough Disk Space (more)
Out of Memory Errors (heap problems)
Printing Problems
RAM application size, setting
RAM suggestions
Sad Mac

Windows
Can't Install MacNail
Click menu and it runs a command!
Windows or Windows version number.
Extra window
File Extensions
Files Corrupted in Windows 6.0
General Protection errors
Installs with loose files (no folders)
Manager backups
Menu command won't work
Not in File Manager list
Open Manager, nothing happens
Quattro Pro and other spreadsheets
Windows 95 Hints (more)