How to Find the Hidden Game in Excel 2000

By eHow Computers Editor

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So-called "Easter eggs," or mini-programs hidden inside software applications, are a time-honored tradition among software developers. Often, they simply list the names of the people who wrote the application. Sometimes, though, they're more elaborate, as in the hidden game in Excel 2000. Finding this "Spy Hunter" clone is a simple matter of following a few easy steps, but if you've updated Excel 2000 to SR1 or SR2, you're out of luck.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1

Open an empty worksheet in Excel 2000. From the "Save As" dialog, click on "Selection: Sheet," then "Add Interactivity," then "Publish." Name and save the file as you wish.

Step2

Select "Publish" from the "Publish as Web Page" dialog.

Step3

Exit Excel 2000, and select "No" when asked to save the file.

Step4

Start Internet Explorer. Select "File," then "Open," then "Browse," and locate and open the spreadsheet you saved in Step One. Tell Internet Explorer to run ActiveX controls if asked.

Step5

Go to row 2000 in the spreadsheet by clicking in cell A1, and then holding down the "Page Down" key.

Step6

Left-click on the selection bar to highlight row 2000. Then left-click on cell A2000, then Tab over to cell WC2000.

Step7

Hold down "Ctrl-Alt-Shift," left-click the Microsoft Office logo located in the upper left corner of Excel.

Step8

Use the keyboard to play the game. The following keys are used as controls: move left and right with the arrow keys, release an oil slick with the "O" letter key, fire directly ahead with the spacebar, and turn your headlights on and off with the "H" letter key. Press "Esc" to end the game.