Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Inside Out (Inside Out (Microsoft)) [Paperback]

Craig Stinson (Author), Mark Dodge (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 073561511X | ISBN-13: 978-0735615113 | Publication Date: October 1, 2003

Hey, you know your way around a spreadsheet—so now dig into Excel 2003 and really put your data 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
• Learn how the experts design more powerful spreadsheets
• Sharpen your core to advanced document editing and formatting skills
• Perform calculations, analyze data, and build PivotTable reports
• Drill into new Excel functions for statistical analysis
• Create high-impact charts, including bubble, radar, and Gantt charts
• Link and embed Excel data in other Microsoft Office programs
• Capture, reuse, and share data by exploiting XML features
• Use macros and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications to automate Excel

CD features:

• Complete eBook
• Insider Extras—including 30-day trial edition of Spreadsheet Assistant add-in.
• Catalog of select Excel resources with links to third-party tools and demos
• Microsoft add-ins, demos, and trials, including Insider’s Guide to Microsoft Office OneNote eBook
• Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition, eBook—10,000+ entries

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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

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.

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1056 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 073561511X
• ISBN-13: 978-0735615113
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #560,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great aid, June 18, 2005

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This review is from: Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Inside Out (Inside Out (Microsoft)) (Paperback)

This book can not only be used an instructional guide, but also makes a great desk reference. It teaches you how to use a lot of the key shortcuts that all the super geeks know, while also giving very good advice on how to start your spreadsheet. To me starting is the most difficult part. You have a boat load of data and just can't figure out how to put it in a spread sheet that makes sense to everyone else. This will help you in that area plus a thousand others. I love it. I already knew the Excel extreme basics, this put me on the level I needed to be on.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reply to the "Vicster", November 12, 2005

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Are you sure you were on the correct Web page when you wrote this review? Seems you were looking at a different book. I checked both the 2002 and 2003 versions of this book and I could not find any of the things you mentioned as being incorrect. The code sample you mention on page 173 does not exist, and I didn't find the problems you mention about screen shots. You sure you weren't looking at Using Excel ...? LOL

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Run for the Roses: Become a Spreadsheet Jockey, December 13, 2005

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Two Wheel Touring (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Inside Out (Inside Out (Microsoft)) (Paperback)

Don't guess, don't waste time with the MS Help's Office Assistant, and don't Google it. Buy an Excel reference book and learn to do it right. I own this one, The Excel Bible, and Excel Formulas 2003. Any one of them will do, but owning multiple is overkill. The book comes with a searchable .pdf version that I keep on my laptop and use regularly. By picking up the hardcopy from my bookshelf once a week, I've really streamlined my spreadsheet building process. Were you once an Arts & Crafts type of person and are trying to morph into a quant guru? I was. I am...... still working on it. Buy the book. -Sly