Visual StrongType
THE spreadsheet auditing tool
for Microsoft Excel^©

Beta 3.0 now available - May 10/04
Download Beta now - free trial (6.8Mb)

• for Excel spreadsheet users who must produce error-free spreadsheets,
• evaluates formulas with units not numbers,
• very short learning curve,
• see deep into the heart of even the most complicated spreadsheets.

You've never experienced confidence like this in your spreadsheets.

No matter how big, how old, how many authors, or how complicated, Visual StrongType will quickly give you a thorough understanding of a spreadsheet.

How it works

Visual StrongType is a stand-alone program that evaluates spreadsheets from within Excel.

When Visual StrongType evaluates a spreadsheet, formula cells are colour-coded right on the spreadsheet, using standard traffic light colours:

• green for go - pass,
• red for stop - fail, and
• yellow for caution - unknown.

To see into a cell's formula, double click its coloured cell. A dialogue box will pop up showing the formula and its components:

Formula dialogue box

From here, you can open a visual representation of the components displayed in a graphical tree. The tree diagram makes it easy to spot errors, even in intermediate calculations.

Formula tree diagram

If you need to correct a "unit" in a component of the formula, a wizard will walk you through the steps, then reapply the evaluation tool. A glance at the new tree diagram will tell you if you've fixed the problems. Other cells whose formulas depend on the changed cell's "units" are also re-evaluated.

Visual StrongType includes options to save your frequently used functions and units for reuse in the current spreadsheet or other workbooks. You will find this particularly handy for domain-specific functions and units, as you can pick them from a drop-down list box.

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