"Special Edition Using Microsoft Excel 97, Best Seller Edition" (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

by Bruce A. Hallberg (Author), Sherry Kinkoph (Author), Bill Ray (Author)

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Product Description
This new book edition will go beyond the current version to reach a rapidly growing audience offering the latest comprehensive reference to Microsoft Excel 97. The mission of this book is to offer quick solutions with up-to-date content. New approaches to deliver this material include: - Real world solutions and techniques from the pros to increase productivity - Index and table of content enhancements i.e. separate tip and toolbar indexes - Electronic index online download to hard drive and search off line i.e. want to know to use a pivot table search for pivot tables; index will provide summary and reference pages in book - Lycos web mini-directory content as part of value-added commitment - Bottomless Book promise of additional content delivered/available every month (until next edition pubs) - Added value templates/wizards for placement on the Online Resource Center - Vertical content (electronic) for placement on the Online Resource Center.

From the Back Cover
Special Edition Using Microsoft Excel 97, Best Seller Edition, includes the most in-depth coverage of all Microsoft Excel 97 features, from creating basic spreadsheets to using Excel in a networked environment and on the World Wide Web. Even Excel customization with VBA and macros is covered in detail. Find information easily with a comprehensive index and extensive cross-referencing to related topics and information. Special notes, tips, and cautions provide additional guidance to increase your productivity.

Product Details

• Paperback: 981 pages
• Publisher: Que (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789713993
• ISBN-13: 978-0789713995
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,906,314 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lack of info on data tables, June 12, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Bowie Maryland) - See all my reviews

Was surprised and disappointed in Que's Special Edition Excel's lack of discussion on data tables. The ability to set up one or two variable data tables can be quite useful.

Additionally was disappointed to see very limited coverage of most functions. Was looking for info on VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP to determine situations in which they would be used.

Granted covering over 320 functions might be a bit overwhelming, but I had thought that a "Comprehensive. Authoritative. Recomended." Special Edition from QUE would be a bit more Comprehensive.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The book is vague and assumes one is an expert on syntax., September 22, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Nacogdoches, TX U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

For spreadsheet software I started with Que's Lotus 123, 2.2. The book was excellent with detailed explanations which were easy to understand and apply. I used Que's Lotus for Release 5 and found it more vague than the 2.2 version; subsequently, I used Lotus's Users Guide more than Que's Lotus Release 5. I am an intermediate to expert with Lotus and am now learning Excel. I purchased Que's Special Edition as it seemed the best of the lot. I am very disappointed with the book. It is more vague than the Lotus, Release 5. I spend an inordinate amount of time trying to find references in the index only to finally give up and use either trial and error or logical deduction to solve problems in Excel. For example with functions; Que's Lotus 2.2 and even Release 5 gave a paragraph of explanation and examples for each type of function; Que's Excel 97 gives only a one-liner of syntax for about a one-third of the functions. I consider myself an intermediate with Excel; better be an expert to use this book! Then again, if one is an expert, one would not need a book! The "Dummies" books are much too generic and are not much value for me.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good reference for the intermediate level user., July 6, 1997

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This review is from: Special Edition Using Microsoft Excel 97 (Using ... (Que)) (Paperback)

Although the book is designed for accomplished to expert users, it starts at a very "beginner" level. It covers more than adequately all aspects of Excel 97, with the exception of VBA, which I thought would be of most interest to the targeted reader. It is well written and easily understood. A good book that will answer most readers questions.