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Charts and Graphs for Microsoft Office Excel 2007

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This is a good book from the standpoint of detailing the changes from previous versions of Excel. However, if you want to follow along with the book using Excel on your computer, be ready for lots of typing to input the data to create the charts and graphs shown in the book.
I consider the book more of a reference document to look up some element of Excel 2007 that I don't understand or that needs further explanation.

A CD with the data files would have been a big help to use to follow along with the book, or maybe be able to download the files online. Admittedly, the book description did not mention a CD, so I only have myself to blame.

I learn a whole lot just by leafing through the book. Highly recommended. Many weird problems (like who to plot hours which isn't natively supported in Excel) are shown how to workaround.

Mr. Jelen really teaches what he has promised. He follows a very intuitive approach to book writing that reminds me of the GUI interface lemma: "Don't make me think".
However I would appreciate a link to a place where I could download the examples in the book.

I find this product most informative and of value to an engineer who has been out of college for fifty years. It is well organized and very complete.
Charles Bradshaw

I bought this book as soon as it was available, since I know Bill Jelen personally and know his great talent for teaching. I learned quite a bit from this book, often wondering "How the heck did he ever find THIS trick?" I probably learned about Excel 2007 charts the same time Bill did, but he became the instant expert, and with so many interesting examples and figures, it's easy & fun to learn. Nice work, Bill!