This is the sister program to Psion's Vu-File and attains the same high standards of documentation and user friendliness.

The program starts with an empty table, or grid, composed of cells and arranged in rows and columns. Each box or cell is uniquely identified by the row letter followed by the column number. The cursor moves freely about the grid and directs the user's attention at a single cell.

The main command panel allows you to enter text, data and formulae. The result of any formula is printed in the cell and the formula added to a formula list. As is normal with such programs, other cells and their contents can be included in formulae. The command Calculate scans through the whole grid from top to bottom and calculates the result. Edit commands are available to amend the worksheet and there are the usual saving and printing facilities.

Transfer allows columns and rows to be transposed around the grid and Replicate causes the contents of a specific cell to be reproduced across a specified range.

Psion sensibly warn the purchaser of their Vu-Calc that it will take some time to fully and effectively master the powerful facilities which this program offers. The examples included in the documentation make things fairly clear and the rest will come with practice. If you need to work with figures in this manner than Vu-Calc could be the program for your BBC.