254 | How to Write a business Plan
location and name of the file (you will need to navigate through the directory tree to get to the folder on your hard disk where the CD’s files have been installed). If these directions are unclear you will need to look through the manual for your spreadsheet program—Nolo’s technical support department will not be able to help you with the use of your spreadsheet program.
Where Are the Files Installed? Windows Users • XLS files are installed by default to a folder named \Business Plan Forms in the \Program Files folder of your computer. Macintosh Users • XLS files are located in the “Business Plan Forms” folder.
Step 2: Entering Information Into the Spreadsheet Fill in the appropriate information according to the instructions and sample spreadsheets in the book. As you fill in these spreadsheets, numeric calculations are performed automatically. If you do not know how to use your spreadsheet program to enter information into an XLS file, you will need to look through the manual for
your spreadsheet program—Nolo’s technical support department will not be able to help you with the use of your spreadsheet program.
Step 3: Printing Out the Spreadsheet Use your spreadsheet program’s “Print” command to print out your document. If you do not know how to use your spreadsheet program to print a document, you will need to look through the manual for your spreadsheet program—Nolo’s technical support department will not be able to help you with the use of your spreadsheet program.
Step 4: Saving Your Spreadsheet After filling in the form, use the “Save As” command to save and rename the file. Because all the files are “read-only,” you will not be able to use the “Save” command. This is for your protection. If you save the file without renaming it, you will overwrite the original financial planning spreadsheet, and you will not be able to create a new document with this file without recopying the original file from the CD-ROM. If you do not know how to use your spreadsheet program to save a document, you will need to look through the manual for your spreadsheet program—Nolo’s technical support department will not be able to help you with the use of your spreadsheet program.