Excel 2010 For Dummies [Paperback]

Greg Harvey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 26, 2010

The bestselling Excel book on the market, updated for Excel 2010

As the world's leading spreadsheet application, Excel has a huge user base. The release of Office 2010 brings major changes to Excel, so Excel For Dummies comes to the rescue once more!

In the friendly and non-threatening For Dummies style, this popular guide shows beginners how to get up and running with Excel and helps more experienced users get comfortable with new features.

• Excel is the number one spreadsheet application worldwide, and Excel For Dummies is the number one guide to using it
• With the major changes in Microsoft Office 2010, Excel has new features and a new interface design; users need help to get up to speed
• The book includes everything you need to know to perform basic Excel 2010 tasks
• Covers creating and editing worksheets and charts, formatting cells, entering formulas, inserting graphs, designing database forms, and adding database records
• Also covers printing, adding hyperlinks to worksheets, saving worksheets as Web pages, adding existing worksheet data to an existing Web page, and much more

Whether you're new to Excel or just need to understand the 2010 version, Excel 2010 For Dummies provides what you need to know.

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Title Excel 2010 For Dummies Excel 2010 All-in-One For Dummies Excel 2010 eLearning Kit For Dummies Excel 2010 Basics and Advanced For Dummies eLearning Course Access Code Card   Guide Type Tutorial Comprehensive Tutorial Training Guide and Interactive Course Web-Based Training Software   Audience Level Beginner Intermediate to Advanced Beginner to Intermediate Beginner to Intermediate   Pages 408 792 368 N/A   List Price $24.99 $34.99 $39.99 $39.99   Author(s) Greg Harvey Greg Harvey Faithe Wempen Faithe Wempen   Publication Date April 2010 May 2010 January 2012 October 2012   Imprint For Dummies For Dummies For Dummies For Dummies   ISBN 0470489537 0470489596 111811079X 1118446321   Kindle book B005ZIPQNI B005ZIPQ60 B006ISI334 N/A   Brief Description Top Excel 2010 title on the market. Goes over the basics of Excel and helps with the need-to-know Excel skills. Comprehensive, up-to-date, user-friendly guide to Excel 2010. Includes full-color tutorial book along with fully interactive, eLearning course on CD-ROM. Code for 6-month access to online eLearning course with interactive lessons including audio and video.

From the Back Cover

Get up to speed on Excel 2010 and discover a whole new way to crunch numbers!

Have you just discovered you need to use Excel for the first time? Or are you an Excel veteran who wants to understand the 2010 version in a hurry? Either way, this friendly book has everything you need to know about creating and editing worksheets, formatting cells, using formulas, adding hyperlinks, saving worksheets as Web pages, and more.

• Navigate effectively — see how the Ribbon interface andthe Backstage View give you access to all the tools you need for every task

• It's your Excel — customize the Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar to include the tools you use

• To err is human — but you can easily fix mistakes and make updates with Excel's editing functions

• Easy maintenance — make maintaining your worksheets easier with zoom, comments, cell names, and more

• Pivotal moments — create and format pivot tables to summarize your data effectively

• Making it pretty — include graphics, charts, and clip art to clarify the story your worksheets tell

• Macro magic — automate Excel commands by creating macros you can add to the Ribbon or Quick Access toolbar

• Collaborate online — share your worksheets via Windows Live SkyDrive and edit them from anywhere with Office Web Apps

Open the book and find:

• What's new in Excel 2010, including the Backstage View

• How to launch Excel fromWindows 7, Windows Vista,and Windows XP

• Tips for drag-and-drop editing

• Hints for perfect printouts

• How to use the Insert Function button

• Secrets for securing your data

• How to use Conditional Formatting and Sparklines minigraphs to highlight your data

• How to do "what-if" data analysis

Learn to:

• Create and edit worksheets, format cells, and enter formulas

• Add data tables and sort and filter records

• Create powerful charts with graphics

• Share worksheets via e-mailand SharePoint

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Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (April 26, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470489537
• ISBN-13: 978-0470489536
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.9 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #24 in Books > Computers & Technology > Software

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.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 26 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Excel 2010 for Dummies March 19, 2011

By Dummie 1

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The book is way over rated. I wouldn't purchase it again. The author assumes far too much base-line knowledge, i.e one needs to acquire a Excel "primer for dummies" before taking on the book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Plain Simple Instruction October 21, 2011

By avi8tor

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Easy to understand basic instruction plus screen shots and tips, plus a little added humor. This is an excellent resource worth every penny!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excel 2010 for Dummies December 5, 2012

By Elizabeth Ann

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Excel 2010 for Dummies was a big help...written with an easy to understand and use format. I would recommend this to anyone who needs (expert) easy to use instructions.