Microsoft Excel 2003: Cure for the problem – if you have too many spreadsheet pages

Simply click-on cell A1 and highlight your spreadsheet down through cell G25. This time however, after you’ve highlighted A1 through G25, click-on File in the Menu Bar and then click-on Print. In the lower left corner of the Print menu screen you will see an area that looks like the image on the right. Click-in the small circle to the left of Selection. This indicates to Excel that you only want to print the area you’ve highlighted. Click OK. Only the section that you’ve highlighted will print. You can still modify your spreadsheet if you desire. Once you’ve clicked by Selection, you may click-on the Preview button in the Print menu screen and you will see a preview of your highlighted area. Follow the instructions above to modify as you desire.

Now we'll call it a day and close Excel 2003 for Windows. First, let's save our work one more time. If you forget, Excel will remind you to do it. What a nice program!!

Point to the Edit menu and click the left button. Point to Exit. Click the left button. That's it for now.

Forex:ECB: Rates to Remain Steady by Angelo Airaghi

ECB: Rates to Remain Steady by Angelo Airaghi
[Guest Analyst] 10/5/2009(www.forexnews.com)

The unemployment rate remains high in the U.S and in Europe and could rise further over the short term. However, new orders are improving and a turnaround might be near. The European Central Bank (ECB) meets this week in Venice (Italy). Rates should remain steady, although an exit strategy for next year could be ready.

U.S.: Home prices to increase.
The U.S. economy is slowly moving out of the deep recession of the past two years, albeit the data remains volatile and unstable. Ups and downs are normal during turning points. Some sectors perform better than others, but an equilibrium should emerge as time passes by. The manufacturing industry, as an example, is performing again, since exports to major economies are increasing. In reality, the U.S. manufacturing ISM index declined to 52.6 in September, but it remains above the benchmark of 50 for the second straight month. In fact, 13 out of 18 industries registered some gains and improvements are broad-based among various economic sectors. The housing market remains nevertheless the leading force. Home inventories are declining and prices are beginning to rise. Current affordability and tax incentives are driving the market and the trend should continue in the coming months as well. However, the move could be subdued by the new saving mentality which focuses on reducing debt and improve personal finances.

In fact, the job market stays uncertain. In September, it shed another 263,000 jobs (-170,000 expected). The unemployment rate is now at 9.8% (the highest level of the past 26 years) from 9.7% in August. Nevertheless, the average monthly decline of the third quarter remains mild compared to the previous two quarters and part-time jobs are stabilizing. Consumers are still skeptical about current conditions and labor market prospective. Consumer confidence fell to 53.1 in September from 54.5 in August, but the index is way above the low of 25.3 registered in February. In effect, personal consumer spending rose 1.3% in August (+1.0% expected) on the top of July’s gain of 0.3%, marking the largest gain since October 2001. Both, durable and non-durable sales rose. However the cash-for-clunkers incentive program had an important role in August data (durable goods rose 5.3%) and numbers should again be checked in future to confirm the validity.

EUROPE: New orders rising.

Business and consumer confidence continue to improve in Europe, even though spending should remain mild for now, since the unemployment rate is at the highest level. In September, the Euro zone economic sentiment index moved up to 82.8 from 80.8 in August. However, the consumer confidence index stays negative at -19 from -22, as household finances remain tight. The Euro zone unemployment rate rose to 9.6% in August from 9.5% in July and 7.6% in August of 2008. There are now more than 15 million people without work in the 16 nations using the Euro and the trend might continue for the short term. Nevertheless, new orders are improving and a turnaround might be near, despite the domestic demand remaining weak. In fact, while export receipts hit a seven month high, imports fell to a four year low. With inflation low and growth still sluggish, the European Central Bank (ECB) should keep rates steady until the first part of next year. However, an exist strategy might be ready.

In September, the final Purchasing Manager’s Index for the manufacturing sector moved to 49.3 from 48.2 in August. It has been the second consecutive month of increase and the largest move since May. The output rose in France, Germany and the Italy. In Germany, the PMI reached 13 month high, although it still remains below the key benchmark of 50. The largest economy in Europe is moving out of the recession, but the recovery is bumpy and more work needs to be done. The German unemployment rate fell in September to 8.0% from 8.3%. Nonetheless, the decline might only have been inspired by seasonal factors. The job market is one of the greatest challenges for the Christian Democrat that won the general elections last week. Before cutting taxes, Chancellor Angela Merkel would possibly focus on reducing the huge federal deficit, which might be around 4.0% of the GDP next year.