Excel 97 for Windows (Dummies 101 Series) [Paperback]

Greg Harvey (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764500961 | ISBN-13: 978-0764500961 | Publication Date: January 28, 1997

Let Spreadsheet Guru Greg Harvey Show You How to Use Excel 97 to Create Spreadsheets, Databases, and Charts! Does the thought of sitting through a lecture to learn Excel 97 for Windows make you cringe? Do you learn better by doing rather than by observing? Let Dummies 101^™: Excel 97 For Windows^® teach you what you need to know! This book offers a self-paced course that really works — you get hands-on practice using all the fundamental Excel features as you create many kinds of documents! Also, learn Excel techniques step-by-step to help you become more efficient in your work and accomplish specific tasks, such as how to generate charts and maintain simple databases. Then test your knowledge by taking a fun quiz at the end of each chapter! Inside, Get the Information You Need Now:

• Uncover the essentials of Excel 97 for Windows!
• Discover how easy it is to work with Excel after completing the hands-on exercises in Part I of this book
• Figure out how to maneuver and modify spreadsheet data like a pro upon completion of Part II
• Create professional-looking charts and build simple databases with hands-on training — covered in Part II
• Gain a thorough, fundamental knowledge and the essential skills necessary to use Excel on a daily basis
• Produce, edit, and print basic spreadsheets, charts, and databases
• Pick up shortcuts to help you become more efficient using Excel
• Learn how to add Excel data to Web pages on the Internet or your company's Intranet

Dummies 101^™: Companion CD Use the Valuable CD-ROM with this Book to Learn the Fun and Easy Way! The CD-ROM includes Internet Explorer 3, a Web Browser, Internet Access with AT&T WorldNet^SM Service, Word Viewer, and sample exercise files that help you become familiar with Excel even faster. System Requirements: PC with Windows 95; Excel 97 for Windows; a CD-ROM drive; at least 8 MB of RAM; 14.4 Kbps or faster modem; and a phone line not connected to a local area network (regular connect charges will apply.)

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Get time-saving tips on data entry, formatting, and more

Find out how to put worksheets on the Web

Get up and running fast — even if you don't know a spreadsheet from a bedsheet Excel 97 can help you keep records, crunch numbers, and track trends — once you get the hang of it. That's where this friendly guide comes in. Packed with expert tips and tricks, it walks you step-by-step through Excel fundamentals — and shows you how to take advantage of AutoFill, HTML formatting, macros, and other cool features.

Discover how to

• Create worksheets and enter data
• Use formulas and functions
• Make your spreadsheets look fabulous
• Organize multiple worksheets
• Work with charts, databases, and hyperlinks
• Customize Excel

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

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About the Author

About the Author: Greg Harvey is a software trainer and the bestselling author of IDG Books Worldwide's Excel For Dummies^®, Excel For Windows^® 95 For Dummies, 1-2-3^® For Dummies^®, and Shockwave^™ For Director^® 5 For Dummies^®, as well as a number of …For Dummies^® Quick References.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (January 28, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764500961
• ISBN-13: 978-0764500961
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,663,519 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.

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71 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Technophobe creates beautiful spreadsheet on first try!, January 18, 1999

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Phyllis B. Horowitz (Margaretville, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Excel 97 For Windows For Dummies (Paperback)

Believe me, I do not delve into new software with eager anticipation and great optimism. Never having worked with a spreadsheet, I thought I was in for a frustrating, drawn out process in trying to learn Excel from a book. I quickly read through the first two chapters (delighted to realize that I already knew a bit of what was being presented)and sat down to create a perfect spreadsheet, replete with formulae and formatting! It was such a thrill to add this powerful ally to my bag of tricks that even after I had completed the work task at hand, I continued to read and play with the features. Fear not. Jump right in with Excel for Dummies.

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't have been easier!, May 6, 2000

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neets - See all my reviews

This review is from: Excel 97 For Windows For Dummies (Paperback)

I'm the first to admit, I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer. But when my job duties grew to include spreadsheets, I got smart really fast with this book. In just a few hours I learned not only what a spreadsheet was, but how to create one, and make IT do the computations I had formerly done by hand and calculator. I never thought one piece of software could simplify so much of my work load, and I never thought one book could teach me so much in a simple, easy to understand, easy to replicate style. I am now the Spreadsheet Queen, second to none!

49 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall, pretty helpful, October 25, 1998

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[e-mail] (Boston, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Excel 97 For Windows For Dummies (Paperback)

Although I have had alot of previous self-taught experience with Excel 97, I found myself flipping through the book and picking up a lot of very useful tips that I was unaware of. After going through the book, I realized that the Excel software had a lot more room for potential and creativity than I was previously unaware of.