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 \label{Spreadsheet_About}
-The \textbf{Spreadsheet} is used to tell LON-CAPA how to determine how
-many points a student gets for the LON-CAPA portion of the course. 
 
-Spreadsheets are extremely flexible and powerful and can draw upon
-nearly all aspects of the data LON-CAPA stores about a
-student. Spreadsheets can be simple things that simply give one point
-per completed problem to a student, or powerful things that give bonus
-points for completing problems early or penalties for late
-completion,, completing problems on the first try, differing values to
-different problems or problem parts, or just about anything else you
-could desire.
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+The \textbf{Spreadsheet} is used to implement complex grading policies in
+your course.  It has the flexability to implement most grading schemes and
+it provides access to all the parameters associated with the homework and
+exams in your course.  
+
+For basic information about the structure and function of the spreadsheet,
+see \textbf{Spreadsheet Hierarchy} (\ref{Spreadsheet_Hierarchy}) 
+and \textbf{Spreadsheet Layout} (\ref{Spreadsheet_Layout}).
+
+For information about what a student will see when they view the spreadsheet,
+see \textbf{Spreadsheet Student View} (\ref{Spreadsheet_Student_View}).
+
+For help creating and editing spreadsheets, see 
+\textbf{Spreadsheet Files} (\ref{Spreadsheet_Files}) and 
+\textbf{Spreadsheet Editing} (\ref{Spreadsheet_Editing}).
+