--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Attic/Authoring_Spreadsheet.tex 2006/02/14 19:02:29 1.1
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Attic/Authoring_Spreadsheet.tex 2016/12/28 22:35:09 1.4
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
\label{Authoring_Spreadsheet}
-You can create a spreadsheet XML file to import into your course. The file must be named with the extension .spreadsheet. Example:
-\begin{verbatim} 'Available Points:'
-&SUM('X*')
-'Awarded Points:'
-&SUM('Z*')
+To use a spreadsheet in multiple courses, authors can create spreadsheet XML files in their authoring space. Published spreadsheets can be imported into courses. See \textbf{Loading a Spreadsheet Definition from a Published File} (\ref{Spreadsheet_Loading}). The spreadsheet syntax is illustrated by the following example demonstrating both text and formulas:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+`Available Points:'
+&SUM(`X*')
+`Awarded Points:'
+&SUM(`Z*')
\end{verbatim}
+See \textbf{Modifying the Spreadsheet} (\ref{Spreadsheet_Editing}) for more information on programming cells. Very complex calculations can be performed in the cells. The file must be saved in authoring space with the extension .spreadsheet. Currently, a spreadsheet must be imported into authoring space as a .txt file and then renamed to a .spreadsheet. After it is published with the .spreadsheet extension, it can be imported into a course.