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• Get powerful perspectives on data by programmatically manipulating PivotTable and PivotChart dynamic views
• Create custom command bars, dialog boxes, and user forms
• Employ ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) to access external databases
• Exploit the new XML capabilities in Excel 2003

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