Short description
An introduction to the latest version of Microsoft's versatile spreadsheet program showcases the application's updated features and new user interface while explaining how to use Excel 2007 to build and format spreadsheets, sort and analyze data, and integrate spreadsheets with Web documents and other Office applications. Original. (Beginner).
Long description
With more than 2.5 million copies in print of previous editions, "Excel For Dummies" is the one indispensable guide to Excel, and this updated edition has been completely rewritten to reflect extensive changes in Excel 2007. Readers can discover the notable changes to Microsoft Office, such as the complete redesign of the interface to emphasize tasks, a more graphical interface, easier document searching, and more. It shows how to create and edit worksheets, enter formulas, create and edit charts, insert graphs, design database forms, and use seek-and-find options. It demonstrates how to add hyperlinks to worksheets, save worksheets as Web pages, add existing worksheet data to an existing Web page, and send worksheets via e-mail. It also places a special emphasis on the changes to collaboration and application servers.
Review
...the simple guidance in this book will have you excelling at home or in the office in no time. (PQ Magazine, November 2007)
Table of contents
- Introduction.Part I: Getting In on the Ground Floor.Chapter 1: The Excel 2007 User Experience.Chapter 2: Creating a Spreadsheet from Scratch.Part II: Editing Without Tears.Chapter 3: Making It All Look Pretty.Chapter 4: Going through Changes.Chapter 5: Printing the Masterpiece.Part III: Getting Organized and Staying That Way.Chapter 6: Maintaining the Worksheet.Chapter 7: Maintaining Multiple Worksheets.Part IV: Digging Data Analysis.Chapter 8: Doing What--If Analysis.Chapter 9: Playing with Pivot Tables.Part V: Life Beyond the Spreadsheet.Chapter 10: Charming Charts and Gorgeous Graphics.Chapter 11: Getting on the Data List.Chapter 12: Hyperlinks and Macros.Part VI: The Part of Tens.Chapter 13: Top Ten New Features in Excel 2007.Chapter 14: Top Ten Beginner Basics.Chapter 15: The Ten Commandments of Excel 2007.Index.