1-2-3 for Windows 5 for Dummies [Paperback]

John Walkenbach (Author), Richard Reily (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 11, 1994 | ISBN-10: 1568842163 | ISBN-13: 978-1568842165 | Edition: 2

"More than a publishing phenomenon, ‘Dummies’ is a sign of the times." The New York Times "This book kept me from getting an ulcer!" —Marsha Smith Priest on 1-2-3® For Windows® For Dummies^®

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IDG Books Worldwide's bestselling 1-2-3^® For Windows^® For Dummies^® is now completely updated and expanded to include coverage of 1-2-3 Version 5 for Windows. This book provides friendly guidance and helpful advice that will quickly get you up to speed and working with 1-2-3, without getting you bogged down in frustrating techie jargon. Find out about the fundamentals of 1-2-3 for Windows, the fun and easy way:

• Take advantage of 1-2-3's menus, dialog boxes, and SmartIcons
• Find lifesaving tips to save and back up your data
• Develop formulas and use 1-2-3's handy built-in functions like a pro
• Master 3-D worksheets in no time flat
• Create spreadsheets and graphs suitable for framing
• Display your data in attractive map format
• Figure out just enough about the tough stuff to get the job done: databases, macros, and importing data
• Plus, John's Lists of Top Ten Tips:
  • Ten concepts every 1-2-3 for Windows user should understand
  • Ten commandments of 1-2-3 for Windows

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From the Back Cover

IDG's bestselling 1-2-3 For Windows For Dummies is now completely updated and expanded to include coverage of 1-2-3 Version 5 for Windows. This book provides friendly guidance and helpful advice that will quickly get you up to speed and working with 1-2-3, without getting you bogged down in frustrating techie jargon.

Discover the fundamentals of 1-2-3 for Windows the fun and easy way with 1-2-3 For Windows 5 For Dummies, 2nd Edition:

• Take advantage of the 1-2-3 program's menus, dialog boxes, and SmartIcons

• Lifesaving tips to save and back up your data

• Develop formulas and use the 1-2-3 program's handy built-in functions like a pro

• Master 3-D worksheets in no time flat

• Create spreadsheets and graphs suitable for framing

• Display your data in attractive map format

• Absorb just enough about the tough stuff to get the job done: databases, macros, and importing data

• John's Top Ten Lists of 1-2-3 for Windows tips:

  • Ten concepts every 1-2-3 for Windows user should understand

  • Ten commandments of 1-2-3 for Windows

About the Author

About the Author John Walkenbach is a nationally recognized expert in the field of spreadsheet evaluation. He has published more than 250 articles and software reviews, and is a contributing editor to PC World and InfoWorld. He is the author of IDG Books Worldwide's bestselling Excel For Windows^® For Dummies^® Quick Reference, 2nd Edition, 1-2-3^® For Windows^® 5 For Dummies^® Quick Reference, and the PC World^® Excel 5 Handbook, 2nd Edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition (August 11, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568842163
• ISBN-13: 978-1568842165
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,749,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Walkenbach, a.k.a. Mr. Spreadsheet, is arguably the foremost authority on Excel. His fifty-plus books include Excel 2010 Power Programming with VBA, Excel 2010 Formulas, and the bestselling Excel 2010 Bible, all published by Wiley. He has also written hundreds of articles and created the award-winning Power Utility Pak.