This handout demonstrates use of S-Plus on PC.

1. Click on S-Plus icon to start

2. Click "file" => "Load Module"  to download finmetrics. 
  (You may close the pop-up window "Report1".)

3. Click "file" => "Import Data" => "From File" to load data.
   (a) A pop-up window allows you to "Browse" the directory to locate 
       the data file on the computer. 
   (b) The pop-up window also allows you to name the data in S-Plus. 
       You will see a data window contained the data you selected.
   (c) You should download the data file into the PC first.

4. You can perform necessary analysis.

5. The followings are basic operations in S-Plus:
   (a) addition: s=a+b
   (b) subtration: d=a-b
   (c) multipication: p = a*b
   (d) division: d = a/b
   (e) power: c = a^b
   (f) natural log: c = log(a)
   (g) square-root: c = a^0.5 (or c = sqrt(a))

6. Click "file" => "Exit" to quit S-Plus. 
  (You may also type q() to quit.)