MBA's Guide to Microsoft Excel 2002 [Paperback]

Stephen L. Nelson (Author), David B. Maguiness (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2001 | ISBN-10: 193115001X | ISBN-13: 978-1931150019

Designed specifically as a reference for business professionals, this concise guide moves new users to proficiency in all Excel categories, including worksheet basics, working with databases, and creating charts.

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About the Author

Stephen L. Nelson is the author of Effective Executive's Guide to Project 2000, Quicken 2000 for Windows for Dummies, and QuickBooks 2000 for Dummies. His books on using computers in business have sold over 3 million copies. A certified public accountant and an MBA, he lives in Seattle, Washington. David B. Maguiness is a senior technical writer with Tivoli Systems and the coauthor of Excel Expert Solutions. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: Redmond Technology Press (April 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193115001X
• ISBN-13: 978-1931150019
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,094,053 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stephen L. Nelson, MBA, CPA, provides accounting, business advisory, tax planning, and tax preparation services to small businesses. He belongs to the American Institute of CPAs and is a prolific author.

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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed in what is missing., September 14, 2003

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This review is from: MBA's Guide to Microsoft Excel 2002 (Paperback)

I was looking for a book that would explain linear programming (optimization modeling) and pivot tables - the book did an excellent job for those two tasks, so I bought it. My mistake was in assuming that the MBA moniker meant that it would cover most of the features for which MBA's use Excel. I was first disappointed when VLOOKUP (vertical lookup) and HLOOKUP (horizontal lookup) were not covered. Next, I was surprised that macros are not covered. The last straw was when I read that the only way to fix a circular reference in Excel is to remove it - FALSE. I'm no Excel guru but even I can use help and find out how to step through iterations manually to solve when a circular reference is necessary (e.g. pay out 10% of gross profits as long as net profits are greater than $1,000). Don't be fooled by the title.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, October 11, 2007

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This review is from: MBA's Guide to Microsoft Excel 2002 (Paperback)

This book can be confusing, with insufficient examples, coming perilously close to techno-speak too often.