How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (How to Do Everything) [Paperback]

Guy Hart-Davis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072230711 | ISBN-13: 978-0072230710 | Publication Date: September 25, 2003 | Edition: 1

Here is the ideal resource for anyone who wants to get the most out of all the new and enhanced features Excel has to offer. Learn the best methods for formatting, printing, and sharing worksheets, adding graphics, importing and exporting data to and from the Web--and much more.

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From the Back Cover

Looking for clear, concise instructions on creating powerful but easy-to-use spreadsheets? How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Excel 2003 will quickly get you using Excel's many features. Learn the basics of worksheets and workbooks, how to enter and format data and graphics, and how to create templates so you can reuse the workbooks you develop. Then build databases for storing and analyzing your data, solve problems by performing what-if analysis, and share your workbooks securely with others so that you can integrate their input. Along the way, you'll learn shortcuts to make it easier to use Excel.

• Configure and customize Excel to suit your working needs
• Create spreadsheets, enter data, and format for maximum effect
• Add impact to your worksheets with graphics, drawings, and photos
• Use functions and formulas to perform simple and complex calculations
• Integrate Excel with the other Office applications
• Build databases and create PivotTables and PivotCharts
• Use what-if analysis to solve complex business problems
• Publish your worksheets as interactive Web pages or save them as XML files

About the Author

Kate J. Chase (Marshfield, VT) is an author, journalist, and online technical support consultant who has written, contributed to, or edited more than a dozen PC reference books, including PC Disaster and Recovery (Sybex, Christmas 2002) and Instant E-Commerce! (Sybex, 2001), as well as Windows XP Power Tools (Sybex, 2002), Office XP Complete (Sybex, 2002), Microsoft Office 2000 Troubleshooting and Problem Solving (Course Technology, 2000), and The IRQ Book (McGraw-Hill, 1999). Kate has been an active participant in Microsoft’s Office beta program and has been using the Office 11 beta since November. Her work has appeared on Microsoft.com’s Office Web site as well on the Microsoft Network, America Online and ZDnet in addition to her books in print.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (September 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072230711
• ISBN-13: 978-0072230710
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,512,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm now writing a free e-mail newsletter called The Useful Geek (website above).

I'm updating my iPod book to cover the latest features, the latest iPods... and the iPhone when it arrives

I'm also writing a book called Do-It-Yourself PC Upgrade Projects, which shows you 24 ways to get more out of your computer -- without buying a new computer. (Or not yet...)

Happy reading -- and computing!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How to do everything with Microsoft Excel, November 9, 2006

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Pamela M. Rihel - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (How to Do Everything) (Paperback)

I purchased this book to give me extra insight into how to use mircosoft excel and it has helped me when I needed to check something out. I am glad I purchased this book and I know it will be of great use to me with my works.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Do everything with Micro Excel, February 25, 2006

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Craig E. Halfpop "rebild project" (Mesa, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (How to Do Everything) (Paperback)

I was hoping more would be addressed to doing financial calculations, especially micro-economic and statistical formulas.