Select first, then choose a command   In Lotus 1-2-3, you choose a command and then specify a range that the command will affect. In Excel, you select the cell, range, or object you want to work with and then choose a command to perform an action. For example, if you want to format a range of cells, select the cells and then click Cells on the Format menu.

Keys for moving around a worksheet   The navigation keys you use to move around a worksheet differ between Excel and Lotus 1-2-3. For example, if you press the HOME key in Lotus 1-2-3, the cell in the upper-left corner of the worksheet is selected; in Excel, the first cell of the current row is selected. You can change the navigation keys in Excel to move around the worksheet in the same way as Lotus 1-2-3.

Parsing text from one column to several   In Lotus 1-2-3, you use the Parse command to separate text strings in one column across several columns. When you open a text file in Excel, the Text Import Wizard will assist you in parsing the data into columns. If you need to parse data in one column across several columns on the worksheet, use the Text to Columns command (Data menu).

Macros   Excel 2000 and later versions of Excel do not run Lotus 1-2-3 macros. If you want to rewrite Lotus 1-2-3 macros for Excel. you have to use VB.