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EconExpert-WIND Users Manual – Copyright 2001-2008
VI) The EconExpert-WIND Command Menu
EconExpert-WIND includes a Custom Command Menu that in Excel 2002 and alter appears on the Excel
Menu Bar to the right of or below the Excel’s menu Help Option. In Excel 2007 the Custom Command
Menu appears under the “Add-Ins” option on the Excel 2007 ribbon. The EconExpert-WIND Command
Menu provides you with control of the EconExpert-WIND model's special functions and On-Line Help
Features. The menu will be added to the Excel Menu bar each time that you open the EconExpert-WIND
model and will be deleted each time you close it. If you become locked up in Windows when EconExpertWIND is opened, it is possible that the menu will appear when you reopen Excel even if EconExpert is not
opened. To delete the extraneous menu simply reopen and then close the model.
If you are using Excel 2007, the EconExpert Menu will appear in the “Add-Ins” Ribbon on the Vista
Ribbon bar.
The Command Menu appears at the top of the EconExpert-WIND screen as shown below: The various
options in the Command Menu are described following the Figure.
Figure 5 - The EconExpert-WIND Command Menu
The six options provided on the EconExpert-WIND Command Menu are listed below. To select any of
them click on the desired option, or hold down the Alt key and select the underlined character:
9 ENABLE WIND MODEL
9 NAVIGATE
9 PRINT
9 SENSITIVITIES
9 UTILITIES
9 EconExpert HELP
A) NAVIGATE
As an alternative to selecting from the worksheet tabs (located on the bottom of the Excel Screen), the
NAVIGATE Menu provides you with another means for locating and viewing the specific inputs, and
various tables and charts, in the EconExpert-WIND model. Options provided on this menu include:
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Top Quick Analysis Sheet – The Quick Analysis Sheet is an input sheet for simple deal screening
and project economic analysis.
Wind Global Inputs - Table 1 - To locate specific input categories, select from the sub-menu a list
of the Input Categories that are located on Table 1 Wind Global Inputs. Inputs on this sheet
typically apply over the life of the project or are entered as a single value and then escalated at a
constant rate.
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