Getting started with OAK
Welcome to OAK
What's new in OAK 4
General caution
OAK help
Three ways to get help
Updating OAK help
Example spreadsheets
International spelling
Applications for OAK
Simple spreadsheets
Developing spreadsheet models
Understanding other people's models
Formally auditing spreadsheets
Parallel reconstruction
Code inspection
Reconciling to a template model
Installing OAK
Getting the OAK software
Simple installation
In case of problems
The Add-Ins Manager
If you are running Excel 2003
Buying OAK
Checking for updates
Files available from operisanalysiskit.com
Using OAK
OAK menus
Main menus
Context menu
Accelerator Key and Keytips
OAK commands
Map
Compare | Workbooks
Compare | Worksheets
Compare | Ranges
Compare | Remove Compare Modifications
Names | Redefine names
Names | Recreate names
Names | Apply names
Names | Deapply names
Names | Remove #REF! names
Names | Delete names in cells
Names | Localize names in cells
Names | Build name database
Formula | Reconstruct
Formula | Optimize
Formula | Prune inactive path
Formula | Analyze Discrepancies
Search Overview
Search | Arrays
Search | Merged cells
Search | Primary error cells
Search | Hardwired constants
Search | Constant formula cells
Search | Unreferenced cells
Search | Conditional search
Search | References to blank cell
Summarize
Columns and Rows | Insert
Columns and Rows | Delete
Transpose
Copy Address
Copy Literal
Remove Color Formatting
Unhide rows and columns
Operis Financial Modelling Book
Options
Scripting OAK
Getting started in scripting
Making scripting faster
OAK methods in the object browser
Script example: Finding redundant spreadsheets
Reference material
Basic concepts in Excel
Multi-area ranges
Cell precedents
Used range
One-Cell Rule
Merged cells
Arrays
Excel Names
If you use Excel names
If you avoid Excel names
Names tutorial A: Getting started
Names tutorial B: Defining names
Names tutorial C: Using names in formulas
Names tutorial D: Names adjustment
Names tutorial E: Apply names
Names tutorial F: Names that identify several cells
Names tutorial G: Create names
Names tutorial H: Useful conventions
Names tutorial I: Row and column matching
Names tutorial J: Aggregation
Names tutorial K: Controlling aggregation
Names tutorial L: Naming constants
Names tutorial M: Advanced tricks
Names tutorial N: Fine print
Names tutorial O: Summary
Basic concepts in OAK
Expression Simplification
What's safe in simplification
Simplification rules
Expression Pruning
Pruning rules
Difference between simplifying and pruning formulas
Discrepancy Analysis
Fan out
Constraining discrepancy analysis
Expression pruning in discrepancy analysis
Large ranges
Associating references or values
Supressing unmatched subtrees
Formula reconstruction
Reconstructing multi-sheet formulas
The context of a reconstruction
Reconstructing whole calculations
Timelines in reconstructions
Frozen rows and columns
Reconstructing formulas that use names
Levels of Reconstruction
Lots of levels
Mixed levels
Left-right consistency
Simplifying reconstructions
Pruning reconstructions
Reconstructing SUMs
Selections suitable for reconstruction
Long formulas
Uses for reconstructions
Difference between reconstruction and discrepancy analysis
Formula denaming
OAK object reference
AnalyzeDiscrepancies
ApplyNames
BuildNameDatabase
Compare
CompareRanges
CompareRangesWithColors
CompareWithColors
CompareWorkbooks
CompareWorksheets
CopyAddress
CopyLiteral
DeapplyNames
DeleteNamesInCells
DeleteRowsOrColumns
FormatAddress
FormatAddressDelimiter
GetVersion
ICompareResult
IDeapplyNamesResult
InsertRowsOrColumns
IOAKAddIn
IOAKAPI
IRenameFailure
IRenameResult
LocalizeNamesInCells
Map
MapComponents
MapOutput
OAKResult
Operis_OAK
Optimize
Prune
PruningMode
Reconstruction
Reformulate
RecreateNames
RedefineName
RemoveColorFormatting
RemoveHashRefNames
SearchFor
SearchForArrays
SearchForConstantFormula
SearchForHardwiredConstant
SearchForMerged
SearchForPrimaryError
SearchForReferencesToBlankCells
SearchForUnreferencedCells
SearchForValue
Summarize
Transpose
UndoCompareModifications
UnhideCells
Known limitations
3-D references
Structured references
Doubly prefixed references
Format limits
Deleting corrupt names
Problem solving
Forcing preinstallation testing
Common problems
Reporting bugs
Finding where OAK is installed
Resources
Eusprig
Ray Panko's spreadsheet research website
Microsoft Excel blog
Version histories
OAK version history
Version history for this help

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