Excel 2003 for Dummies

By Greg Harvey

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 ofwork sheets and work books , 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 .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764537563
• ISBN13: 9780764537561
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excel for the beginner

My son-in-law owns two gas stations and all of his records are on Excel spread sheets. I wanted to help him so I needed to learn how to operate the Excel sheets. He is running the older computers which have the 2003 version on them. I had to get a book about the 2003 version. I did buy this book and I read it from cover to cover. I was surprised at how much Excel could do. Once you learn the basics of Excel you can perform most of the functions in simple steps. You can do almost anything on a spread sheet. I kept going back to the book to look up procedures as I got into more complicated procedures. The book has a good table of contents. I even look up some of the words so I could better understand what the program required me to do to get the right results. Later I looked at the Microsoft manual for Excel. The manual has the same information but it seems more technical and it has a minimal table of contents. The Dummies book was more user friendly and it was easier to use as a reference to answer a simple question.

Excel 2003 for Dummies

I found this book to be very helpful. I had taken Excel classes before but this book helped me to reinforce my understanding and showed me some new techniques I did not know. I recommend this book for beginners as well as advanced users of Excel.

Excel For Dummies

This book is truly helping me to understand using formulas. That was the sole reason of purchasing it.

My favorite "...for Dummies" book

Basically all the "...for Dummies" books are easy to understand and they guide you step by step on how to do just anything like teaching a three year old how to write "A". I also bought "Word for Dummies" and I can only say the same. It helped me quite a bit since I really don't know anything about computers. I've studied them back when we used "Cobol".

Excellent Book For Beginners

Never used Excel before? Don't worry. This book shows you how to create your own spreadsheets in no time. It covers everything from entering data and using formulas to formatting and printing spreadsheets, working with multiple worksheets, and creating graphs with the chart wizard. Perfect for beginners!