Volume2, No. 2, August 2003

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New Guidelines for Spreadsheets
John F. Raffensperger
Department of Management, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Abstract

This article examines rules of style for text, graphics, and mathematics and applies these rules to spreadsheets. The article describes the new style in detail with an example and contrasts the new style with the existing programming style.

Key words: spreadsheets; readability; visual display
JEL classification: C60;M10

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