Excel 2007 Workbook For Dummies [Paperback]

Greg Harvey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 4, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0470169370 | ISBN-13: 978-0470169377

From formulas to functions to the latest features - practice and plan Excel tasks with ease

Confused by Excel? Want to make the most of its capabilities? No worries - this hands-on workbook gets you up to speed in a step-by-step manner. From navigating the new user interface and creating your first spreadsheet to using formulas, working with charts and graphics, managing and securing data, and creating macros, you'll do it all with the help of practice files and more than 30 walk-throughs of Excel features on the CD-ROM. Plus, you get full coverage of all the new and enhanced features of Excel 2007!

See how to

* Set up, format, and edit basic spreadsheets
*

Manage and secure your Excel data
*

Create formulas and functions for finance, date and time, math, text, and more
*

Master data analysis with pivot tables
*

Save and share your spreadsheet data

Quick refresher explanations

Step-by-step procedures

Hands-on practice exercises

Tear-out Cheat Sheet

A dash of humor and fun

All this on the bonus CD-ROM

* Dynamic video walk-throughs demonstrate Excel features and tasks
*

Practice files let you work through the exercises in the book

For details and complete system requirements, see the CD-ROM appendix.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

From formulas to functions to the latest features — practice and plan Excel tasks with ease

Confused by Excel? Want to make the most of its capabilities? No worries — this hands-on workbook gets you up to speed in a step-by-step manner. From navigating the new user interface and creating your first spreadsheet to using formulas, working with charts and graphics, managing and securing data, and creating macros, you'll do it all with the help of practice files and more than 30 walk-throughs of Excel features on the CD-ROM. Plus, you get full coverage of all the new and enhanced features of Excel 2007!

See how to

• Set up, format, and edit basic spreadsheets

• Manage and secure your Excel data

• Create formulas and functions for finance, date and time, math, text, and more

• Master data analysis with pivot tables

• Save and share your spreadsheet data

Quick refresher explanations

Step-by-step procedures

Hands-on practice exercises

Tear-out Cheat Sheet

A dash of humor and fun

All this on the bonus CD-ROM

• Dynamic video walk-throughs demonstrate Excel features and tasks

• Practice files let you work through the exercises in the book

For details and complete system requirements, see the CD-ROM appendix.

About the Author

Greg Harvey, PhD, is president of Mind Over Media, Inc. and an experienced trainer and teacher who has written numerous books on Excel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (September 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470169370
• ISBN-13: 978-0470169377
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #467,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Greg Harvey has authored tons of computer books, the most recent being Excel Timesaving Techniques For Dummies and Roxio Easy Media Creator For Dummies, and the most popular being Excel 2003 For Dummies and Excel 2003 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies. He started out training business users on how to use IBM personal computers and their attendant computer software in the rough and tumble days of DOS, WordStar, and Lotus 1-2-3 in the mid-80s of the last century. After working for a number of independent training firms, he went on to teach semester-long courses in spreadsheet and database management software at Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
His love of teaching has translated into an equal love of writing. For Dummies books are, of course, his all-time favorites to write because they enable him to write to his favorite audience, the beginner. They also enable him to use humor (a key element to success in the training room) and, most delightful of all, to express an opinion or two about the subject matter at hand.
Greg received his doctorate degree in Humanities in Philosophy and Religion with a concentration in Asian Studies and Comparative Religion last May. Everyone is glad that Greg was finally able to get out of school before he retired.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars MS Help Compendium, August 25, 2009

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David Corner (Bahia Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Excel 2007 Workbook For Dummies (Paperback)

Dont let the title "workbook" fool you. The exercises really aren't exercises just step by step explanations of the various topics covered. Really frustrating since you are not asked to actually test your knowledge by solving any problems, just follow along as a dumb monkey. The online MS help files and other sources are superior to wasting your money.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, March 6, 2011

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I would recommend this book to anybody. It is really very, very helpful with instructions and short cuts that help you produce great worksheets.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excel Workbook For Dummies, January 30, 2010

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Robert G. Hendry - See all my reviews
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This book has taken me along a great distance toward understanding the operation of Excel. I have been working on a difficult spreadsheet for over a year and have been stumped but this
I feel will help to solve my problem. At the age of 78 I can't believe that I am this interested in doing something of this nature.
Bob