Excel 1998 for Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) [Paperback]

Maria Langer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 27, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0201353601 | ISBN-13: 978-0201353600 | Edition: 1st

Excel is the spreadsheet program of choice for both home users and serious business workers. With it you can create anything from a simple chart to an advanced worksheet with graphics and more, based on just about any data you can enter into a Macintosh. Excel 98 is the latest version of the most popular spreadsheet program for the Mac. New features of Excel 98 include the Natural Language Formula, Range Finder, and Formula AutoCorrect features to write and edit formulas; the free rotation, merge cells, AutoSize Text, and Conditional Formatting features; enhanced Internet features that allow you to include links in documents and convert Excel 98 documents to Web pages; and the new Office Assistant. The fast-paced and easy-to-read Excel 98 for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide helps both new and experienced Excel users get up-to-speed quickly on all of Excel's new and improved features. This book uses the power of pictures to guide readers through the software, with plentiful screen captures and succinct, to-the-point instructions. Numerous tips and tricks throughout the book make this an excellent reference to the versatility and power of the program.

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From the Back Cover

Excel is the spreadsheet program of choice for both home users and serious business workers. With it you can create anything from a simple chart to an advanced worksheet with graphics and more, based on just about any data you can enter into a Macintosh. Excel 98 is the latest version of the most popular spreadsheet program for the Mac. New features of Excel 98 include the Natural Language Formula, Range Finder, and Formula AutoCorrect features to write and edit formulas; the free rotation, merge cells, AutoSize Text, and Conditional Formatting features; enhanced Internet features that allow you to include links in documents and convert Excel 98 documents to Web pages; and the new Office Assistant.

The fast-paced and easy-to-read Excel 98 for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide helps both new and experienced Excel users get up-to-speed quickly on all of Excel's new and improved features. This book uses the power of pictures to guide readers through the software, with plentiful screen captures and succinct, to-the-point instructions. Numerous tips and tricks throughout the book make this an excellent reference to the versatility and power of the program.

About the Author

Maria Langer has written more than 20 computer books. She also writes for MacWEEK, MacAddict, NetProfessional, FileMaker Pro Advisor, and Computer User. She is a consultant, Webmaster, computer trainer, and regular speaker at Macworld Expo.

Product Details

• Paperback: 262 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Pr; 1st edition (August 27, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201353601
• ISBN-13: 978-0201353600
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,863,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maria Langer has been a freelance writer since 1990. She has written more than 75 books and hundreds of articles about using computers, software, and online services. She provides support for her work, as well as new content, on the Maria's Guides website. These days, she also writes about aviation and travel for a variety of print and online publications.

Maria is also a commercial helicopter pilot and owner of Flying M Air, a helicopter tour and charter company based in Arizona. Her company offers tours, day trips, multi-day excursions, and aerial photography services throughout the southwest.

And if that's not enough to keep her busy and out of trouble, she's also a serious amateur photographer. She shows off her best work on her photo gallery, Flying M Photos.

Maria blogs at Eclectic Mind, her personal journal of thoughts and experiences.