Simon-- Thanks for the answer to my question. I was hoping that Excel had that capability. I'll give it a try.
On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 12:08 PM, illustratingshad...@gmail.com < illustratingshad...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, please download..... > > illustratingshadows.xls > > from Illustrating Shadows <http://www.illustratingshadows.com> > > and look at some of the subsheets. Use the insert chart feature in excel. > Look at my h-dial-analemma worksheet which uses Cartesian coordinates > creating the familiar figure of 8. > > Warning... aspect ratio is not preserved, that is why I also add two > orthogonal lines as in "h dial" worksheet, so you can stretch or squeeze > the chart until the lines intersect at 90 degrees. > > My web also has notes on messing with excel. > > Also consider Kingsoft. > > Caution with open office however because I once got malware from the > official site, not detected by the virus checker I used back then, which > was a top of the line. > > Simon > > www illustratingshadows . com > > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> > > On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 9:46, Michael Ossipoff > <email9648...@gmail.com> wrote: > I mean, just using Excel, without using VBA. > > Michael Ossipoff > > On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 11:45 AM, Michael Ossipoff <email9648...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> 1. I don't understand how a spreadsheet's rectangularly-arranged table of >> values is a problem for designing circular things. The values calculated >> and saved in that table can represent polar co-ordinates as well as >> anything else. >> >> 2. But here is *my* question that motivates this reply: >> >> Is it possible (without purchasing or downloading additional software) to >> print out graphics from Excel? ...to calculate, in Excel, co-ordinates of >> points along some curve, and then print-out the curve? >> >> ...useful for drawing a map, or a sundial, or any of lots of other things. >> >> Michael Ossipoff >> >> 2017-01-20 12:26 GMT-05:00 graham stapleton via sundial < >> sundial@uni-koeln.de>: >> >>> Diese Nachricht wurde eingewickelt um DMARC-kompatibel zu sein. Die >>> eigentliche Nachricht steht dadurch in einem Anhang. >>> >>> This message was wrapped to be DMARC compliant. The actual message >>> text is therefore in an attachment. >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: graham stapleton <manaeus2...@yahoo.co.uk> >>> To: "sundial@uni-koeln.de" <sundial@uni-koeln.de> >>> Cc: >>> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 17:26:06 +0000 (UTC) >>> Subject: Circular Spreadsheet Software >>> Is there any freeware (or at least inexpensive software) that can do in >>> a circle that which Excel does in a quadilateral? Apart from variable >>> numbers of radii and concentric circles, numbers and text need to appear in >>> the circles. I've found something that does the first part, (albeit PDF) >>> but not the latter. Thank you. >>> >>> ------------------------------ --------------------- >>> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mai lman/listinfo/sundial >>> <https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial> >>> >>> >>> >> > Links in the message > Illustrating Shadows <http://www.illustratingshadows.com> >
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