| The dominant spreadsheet program and one of the most widely
used software applications in the world, Microsoft Excel is
unbelievably powerful--and can be downright intimidating. If
you're new to Excel or among the many existing Excel users
who are dazed and confused by all that the program can do
(and by how little it has actually done for you), Excel for
Starter: The Missing Manual is your ideal resource.
For everyone who wants to quickly get up to speed on Excel
to create, organize, and present household and/or office
data and information, this smart new guide delivers just the
essentials: it concentrates on the must-have information and
the best, most practical Excel features that people like you
can use to maximize your productivity and minimize your
spreadsheet confusion and frustration.
Excel for Starters: The Missing Manual demystifies
spreadsheets and explains how to use them most effectively
and efficiently. Clear explanations (with lots of examples),
step-by-step instructions, helpful illustrations, and
timesaving advice guide you through all the most common and
useful features of Excel 2002 and 2003--including how to
build spreadsheets, add and format information, print
reports, create charts and graphics, and use basic formulas
and functions.
Sure, there are plenty more thorough, more massive Excel
books on the bookstore shelves. But why wade your way
through a swamp of details you'll never need--or want--to
use? Let author Matthew MacDonald, an educator and software
developer who also wrote the highly popular Excel: The
Missing Manual, be your trusted guide as you learn which
Excel features will serve you best and which are best
ignored.
Utterly practical and refreshingly funny, this down-to-earth
guide gives you nothing more (and nothing less) than what
you need to make Excel do exactly what you want it to do.
It's a quick read you'll want to keep on hand for reference
again and again.
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Published by: O'REILLY & ASSOCIATES