Microsoft® Excel Version 2002 Inside Out (Inside Out (Microsoft)) [Paperback]

Mark Dodge (Author), Craig Stinson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735612811 | ISBN-13: 978-0735612815 | Publication Date: May 9, 2001 | Edition: Pap/Cdr

Hey, you know your way around Excel—so now dig into Version 2002 and really put your spreadsheets to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and handy workarounds in concise, fast-answer format—it’s all muscle and no fluff. Discover the best and fastest ways to perform everyday tasks, and challenge yourself to new levels of Excel mastery!

• Build on what you already know about Excel and quickly dive into what’s new
• Create more-powerful worksheets—from adding graphics to inserting hyperlinks
• Perform financial, statistical, and what-if data analysis
• Custom-build charts and PivotTable® Reports
• Import online data and save it in XML format
• Manage data and lists
• Integrate Excel with Microsoft® Access, PowerPoint®, and Word
• Create spreadsheet-driven Web pages
• Work with Microsoft Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA)
• Apply macros and custom functions to your worksheets

CD-ROM FEATURES:

• Intuitive HTML interface
• Extensive collection of Microsoft add-ins and third-party utilities, demos, and trials
• Macros and code samples
• Complete eBook—easy to browse and print!
• Sample chapters from other INSIDE OUT Office XP books
• Web links to Microsoft Office Tools on the Web, online troubleshooters, and product support
• Microsoft Visio® customizable auto-demos
• Interactive tutorials
• Additional files and templates

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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mark Dodge has coauthored several popular books on Excel®, including Microsoft® Office Excel® 2003 Inside Out. He is a former senior technical writer for the Microsoft® Office User Assistance group.

Craig Stinson is a journalist and author. He has written or coauthored more than 20 books including Windows Vista® Inside Out, Deluxe Edition and Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 Inside Out.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1055 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; Pap/Cdr edition (May 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735612811
• ISBN-13: 978-0735612815
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,568,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm glad I bought it, June 13, 2002

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Burly Nerd "burlynerd" (Waynesboro, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft® Excel Version 2002 Inside Out (Inside Out (Microsoft)) (Paperback)

Contrary to the other two reviews that existed when I wrote this, I found this book to be just what I needed. I have years of experience with every version of Excel, but only at a modest level. Because I do my work in SQL Server, I never needed any of the more obscure (to me) Excel features, until now. This book answered several of the how-to questions I had with its examples.

I have to agree with the reviewer who wanted more depth. While this book has met my immediate needs, it is clear that it is going to leave me wanting more, very soon. I will certainly have to buy a more advanced book, but I would not have been happy with a very advanced book before I used this one.

My advice is to take a look at the sample pages on Amazon and only buy the book if it addresses your specific issues.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Microsoft Excel Inside Out Version 2002, April 1, 2002

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This review is from: Microsoft® Excel Version 2002 Inside Out (Inside Out (Microsoft)) (Paperback)

The book is a rehash of the authors' 1999 publication "Running Microsoft Excel 2000." Both books have the same problem, i.e. a lack of comprehensive examples. Of the two, this book is only slightly better. Some of the examples appear to be extracted from the Help file rather than providing additional needed information.

Also, for someone learning or attempting to advance in Excel, neither of these books follow the [helpful] format of the rudimentary "Step by Step Microsoft" books that include, in the margins, pictures of the buttons. These give the relative novice potentially quick aid in navigating the system.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Intro to Excel 2002, July 30, 2003

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This review is from: Microsoft® Excel Version 2002 Inside Out (Inside Out (Microsoft)) (Paperback)

As an Excel programmer, I needed a "base-text" for setting up VBA. I gave it a 5 star because it has the main material I need to setup the next step to make Excel do the max. This is an intro Excel text that covers many areas essential to my work. I noticed the rather weak reviews of this text an I am surprised. I wonder if they really read the book! For VBA work, I use MS Excel 2002 Power Programming with VBA by John Walkenbach. The combination of these two books makes working in Excel very easy.