How to Find the Easter Egg in Microsoft Excel
In the technology world, the term "Easter egg" refers to a hidden feature that requires some special code or combination of actions to access; in software products, it refers to hidden credits listing the developers of that software. Excel 95, 97 and 2000 all have Easter eggs; later versions of Excel do not have Easter eggs. The Easter eggs for Excel are impressive, and many include mini games you can play before you see the credits.
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Instructions
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Excel 95 Easter Egg
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Open a new workbook and select row 95, and then press the Tab key to get to cell B95.
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Go to Help > About Microsoft Excel. Press Ctrl+Shift while clicking "Tech Support." This will open the Hall of Tortured Souls.
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Go through the hall and up the stairs using the arrow keys until you reach the credits screen.
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Go back downstairs, and type the password "excelkfa" when you reach a dead end. Navigate across the catwalk using the arrow keys to see a picture of all the developers.
Excel 97 Easter Egg
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Open a new workbook and press the F5 key. Type "X97:L97" to select this range of cells, and then press the Tab key to get to cell M97.
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Press Ctrl+Shift while clicking the "Chart Wizard" button on the toolbar to open a flight simulator game.
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Move around with the mouse (to steer) and use the left and right arrow keys (to go forward and backward) until you reach a pyramid where the credits are scrolling.
Excel 2000 Easter Egg
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Open a new workbook. Go to File > Save As and select "Web page" from the "Save as type" drop-down menu.
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Click "Selection sheet," check "Add interactivity," click "Save" and then click "Publish."
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Open the web page in Internet Explorer and go to cell WC2000. When that cell is in the upper left corner, select the entire row, press Ctrl+Alt+Shift and click the Office logo in the upper right corner to open a racing game.
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Navigate using the arrow keys (to control your direction and speed), the space bar (to attack other cars), O (to drop oil slicks) and H (to turn your headlights on). The credits are written on the roadway.
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