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Escape From Excel Hell: Fixing Problems in Excel 2003, 2002 and 2000 (Mr. Spreadsheet's Bookshelf)

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I consider myself to be an average-skill-level Excel user, and hesitated ordering this book because I was afraid it would be too technical and difficult to understand. But I purchased it anyway, and am so glad I did. I've been getting involved with more and more complicated spreadsheets, and thus needed some help. And Escape from Excel Hell provided just the help I needed.

Loren Abdulezer writes in a clear, easy to understand style, and includes many examples. Excel files containing his examples come on a CD with the book, so you can try out his suggestions and get a good understanding of why his techniques work.

I have learned so much from this book and now have a much better understanding of how to do things the "right" way from the beginning to avoid problems later when I need to modify my files.

This book is a keeper!

I often don't have time to investigate solutions to certain problems I encounter in Excel. I, like most Excel users, end up building elaborate work-arounds that solve my problem ASAP. Well, I picked up this book yesterday and I have already found fixes that would have helped me save hours of work had I known about them.

The author has done all of the leg work for you, giving you the quickest way to solve specific issues. He does a great job providing real world examples of when and why you would use each fix. This is something you don't find in most "tips and tricks" style books. This book skips all of the theory and pomp and helps you get to the meat of your problem. Great Book!

What a great book! I use Excel in my work, but I'm no expert, and I'm in constant 'Excel Hell'. Last week I had to get out a spreadsheet and the data wouldn't sort correctly (I bet this is familiar territory). When I saw the 'Escape from Exel Hell' book I grabbed it in desperation. Well I found out about the 'trigger happy' tendencies of the program when sorting, and how I can select data to avoid confusion and get results. Everything was laid out so simply, clearly, and with such a practical approach I was able to solve my sort problems in time to submit the darn spreadsheet.

This book got me to the answers quickly, clearly, and eliminated a ton of wasted time. I may even get to eat lunch again!

I really appreciate how clearly this is written and how easy it was to find the answer. It's definitely an 'on the desk' book for quick access. Finally, some real help.

Initially I gave the book 3 stars, but now I give it 4. Referencing the book in real-life (as well as a 2nd read thru) showed me how the book has more benefits than I thought. One good thing about the book is that it really is about Excel -- not differential equations, RLC circuits, etcetera. So many books, especially with "...For the Scientist" or "...For the Engineer" or "...For the Chemist" are really on, guess what? Science, engineering, chemistry and not on the software. An Excel for the Chemist book essentially goes over chemistry and statistics. Excel is incidental. The books are on the subject matter of chemistry or statistics or laboratory experiments workup. When you buy a book on Excel you should be getting to know E X C E L better -- not reviewing what they taught in your college chemistry/statistics/electrical engineering course. Well, for this book, Excel is NOT incidental, EXCEL is the topic -- the sole topic. I doubt that other books will advance your Excel knowledge as much as this book. It is very much a tips & tricks book -- but these are actually mostly substantive things.

Excellent transaction. Received timely and in advertised condition. I would do business with this seller again.