Excel 2003 For Dummies Quick Reference - Softcover

Walkenbach, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764539876 ISBN 13: 9780764539879

Publisher: For Dummies, 2003

Synopsis

If you’re using Excel 2003 and you’d rather be working on your projects instead of plodding through everything you could ever need to know (and may never need to know) about Excel, this is the reference for you. In a compact, info-packed, spiral-bound book that puts the facts you need at your fingertips, it covers the basics most Excel users need to know, including:

• Opening, saving protecting, and recovering workbook files and using workbook templates
• Adding, copying, and deleting worksheets, e-mailing worksheet data, and publishing worksheet data to the Web
• Entering and editing data and text and working with cells and ranges
• Creating formulas and functions
• Creating and using names
• Auditing, formatting, and printing your work
• Charting your data
• Analyzing data with pivot tables

Complete with concise, step-by-step explanations (most of which take less than one page) and lots of screen shots and tables, this no nonsense guide gets you working instead of searching or reading, A detailed index makes it easy to find what you need to know fast. Excel 2003 For Dummies is a practical, at-a-glance reference for any Excel user.

About this title

About the Author

Colin Banfield has worked in the telecommunications field for more than 20 years. He has used spreadsheet programs for over 18 years, including every version of Microsoft Excel. Colin's largest Excel project to date is a comprehensive tool designed for central office equipment configuration, pricing, and manufacturing, which is used by sales, engineering and manufacturing personnel. In his spare time, Colin enjoys photography, astronomy, chess and expanding his musical repertoire.

John Walkenbach is the leading authority on spreadsheet software. He is the author of more than two dozen spreadsheet books and has written more than 300 articles and reviews for a variety of publications, including PC World, InfoWorld, Windows magazine, and PC/Computing. He is also the principal of JWalk and Associates Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in spreadsheet application development.

From the Back Cover

Fast answers to frequently asked questions

Excel 2003 essentials at your fingertips!

If you like your answers quick and your information up-to-date, look no further. With this concise, superbly organized reference, you ll quickly find just what you need to know about opening, saving, protecting, and recovering workbook files; adding, copying, and deleting worksheets; entering and editing data and text; creating formulas and functions; auditing, formatting, printing, and a whole lot more.

The Dummies Way

• Concise, "get it done" information
• Helpful alphabetical organization
• Convenient lay-flat binding
• Icons and other navigational aids
• A dash of humor and fun

Excel 2003 essentials at your fingertips!

If you like your answers quick and your information up-to-date, look no further. With this concise, superbly organized reference, you’ll quickly find just what you need to know about opening, saving, protecting, and recovering workbook files; adding, copying, and deleting worksheets; entering and editing data and text; creating formulas and functions; auditing, formatting, printing, and a whole lot more.

The Dummies Way

• Concise, "get it done" information
• Helpful alphabetical organization
• Convenient lay-flat binding
• Icons and other navigational aids
• A dash of humor and fun

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764539876
• ISBN 13: 9780764539879
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240