Comments on: Do not use WordArt in your financial model! http://www.fimodo.com/2009/07/do-not-use-wordart-in-your-financial-model/ Financial Modelling Experts sharing their knowledge Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:57:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Rickard Wärnelid http://www.fimodo.com/2009/07/do-not-use-wordart-in-your-financial-model/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Rickard Wärnelid Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:07:23 +0000 http://www.fimodo.com/?p=182#comment-150 @Chris: yep, you are right! I have added an additional section to the original post above to make readers aware of this. I am now actually considering testing WordArt out again... @Chris: yep, you are right! I have added an additional section to the original post above to make readers aware of this. I am now actually considering testing WordArt out again…

]]> By: Nick Crawley http://www.fimodo.com/2009/07/do-not-use-wordart-in-your-financial-model/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Nick Crawley Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:40:34 +0000 http://www.fimodo.com/?p=182#comment-149 @ Rickard : I think your original title might be a little strongly worded although I do agree with the sentiment. Excel (and Microsoft generally) have got terirble default theme settings although 07 is arguably a little better. To make matters worse, they have provided so many ways of customising objects and WordArt that the average user isn't going to come up with anything much better than the defaults. @ Chris McNeill : It is certainly possible, but I struggle to think of any good applications, maybe you could share some shots through an article? Out of interest I am in Nigeria this week among other things assisting a development bank understand how to model more sophisticated operational and financing structures allowable in '07 over '03. So my POV may well be blinkered to transaction modelling and I am always keen to see how others use parts of Exce l may have ruled out. @ Rickard : I think your original title might be a little strongly worded although I do agree with the sentiment. Excel (and Microsoft generally) have got terirble default theme settings although 07 is arguably a little better. To make matters worse, they have provided so many ways of customising objects and WordArt that the average user isn’t going to come up with anything much better than the defaults.

@ Chris McNeill : It is certainly possible, but I struggle to think of any good applications, maybe you could share some shots through an article? Out of interest I am in Nigeria this week among other things assisting a development bank understand how to model more sophisticated operational and financing structures allowable in ‘07 over ‘03. So my POV may well be blinkered to transaction modelling and I am always keen to see how others use parts of Exce l may have ruled out.

]]> By: Chris McNeill http://www.fimodo.com/2009/07/do-not-use-wordart-in-your-financial-model/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Chris McNeill Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:44:47 +0000 http://www.fimodo.com/?p=182#comment-142 Who says you can't link WordArt to a cell's contents? I've just done it in XL2007 successfully...and XL2003. First insert the WordArt with some dummy text...then once on the sheet select it and in the formula bar set up your range reference. Voila, linked contents. Chris Who says you can’t link WordArt to a cell’s contents? I’ve just done it in XL2007 successfully…and XL2003.

First insert the WordArt with some dummy text…then once on the sheet select it and in the formula bar set up your range reference. Voila, linked contents.

Chris

]]> By: Alda Williams http://www.fimodo.com/2009/07/do-not-use-wordart-in-your-financial-model/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Alda Williams Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:53:10 +0000 http://www.fimodo.com/?p=182#comment-131 As a financial analyst who does most of my work on a shared drive, I typically only use WordArt to indicate that a file is in progress or that I'm waiting on other input data to finalize a report. Other than that, I don't find it very useful. As a financial analyst who does most of my work on a shared drive, I typically only use WordArt to indicate that a file is in progress or that I’m waiting on other input data to finalize a report. Other than that, I don’t find it very useful.

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