Excel 2003 For Dummies - Softcover

Harvey, Greg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764537563 ISBN 13: 9780764537561

Publisher: For Dummies, 2003

Synopsis

Every time you turn around, you run into Excel. It’s on yourPC at work. It’s on your PC at home. You get Excel files fromyour boss. Wouldn’t you like to understand this powerfulMicrosoft Office spreadsheet program, once and for all? Now, youcan crunch financial data, add sparkle to presentations, convertstatic lists of numbers into impressive charts, and discover whatall the shouting’s about regarding databases, formulas, andcells. You may even decide that getting organized with a goodspreadsheet is downright useful and fun!

Flip open Excel 2003 For Dummies, and you’llquickly start getting the basics of Excel in plain English. Writtenfor the rest of us, this down-to-earth book gently shows you howto:

• Create a spreadsheet from scratch
• Apply the basics of formatting cells
• Take on database forms—even add records—andprevail
• Get organized and stay that way
• Save worksheets as Web pages for your company intranet

In a clear and easy-to-understand style, veteran softwaretrainer and technology writer Greg Harvey explains the basics ofworksheets and workbooks, how to enter data and workwith formulas, and how to print your masterpieces. Whenyou’re feeling very bold, he’ll have you addingcomments and pictures, saving files with security protection, andlearning to zip between multiple worksheets in a workbook withease. And there’s much more:

• Clip and save the Top Ten Beginner Basics of Excel 2003
• Pay heed to the Top Ten Commandments of Excel 2003
• Impress your colleagues by creating a company org chart
• Re-open those documents and add or edit new data withaplomb
• Move between these sheets without trouble
• Decipher and take charge of helpful tools and commands such asSort, Filter, Format Cells, and PivotTable

You’ll finally be able to stop pestering the Excel expertsin your office. Become your own expert with the friendly anddown-to-earth practical instruction you’ll find in Excel2003 For Dummies.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Format cells, enter formulas, and print your worksheets

You too can excel at organizing information in spreadsheets,charts, graphs, and more

There it sits on your computer – Excel 2003. Now, what doyou do with it? Hundreds of things, and this friendly guide getsyou started! It gently leads you through the basics, so you canbuild great ways to organize business data, create cool charts forpresentations, or just keep track of what’s in yourpantry.

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

About the Author:

Greg Harvey is a veteran computer trainer, consultant, and the author of more than 50 books. He also owns and manages a multimedia publishing venture, Mind Over Media.

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0764537563
• ISBN 13: 9780764537561
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 408