Synopses & Reviews
Get the guide that makes learning Microsoft Excel 2010 plain and simple! This full color, no-nonsense book shows you the quickest ways to solve a problem or learn a skill, using easy-to-follow steps and concise, straightforward language. You'll analyze, manage, and share information in more ways than ever before.
Here's WHAT you'll learn:
- Manage your financial data and personal expenses
- Get started quickly with prebuilt templates
- Create formulas and functions to do the hard work
- Sort, filter, update, and copy your data
- Use charts and graphics to bring data to life
- Collaborate with colleagues by sharing spreadsheets online
Here's HOW you'll learn it:
- Jump in whenever you need answers
- Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do
- Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts
- Quick TRY THIS! exercises help apply what you learn right away
About the Author
Curtis Frye is the author of numerous books on Excel and other Office products, most recently Microsoft Excel 2010 Step by Step. He graduated from Syracuse in 1990 with a degree in political science, and then moved to Washington, DC, where he worked as a defense trade analyst for four years and as the director of sales and marketing for an ISP for one year. He moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1995 to launch his freelance writing career. When Curt's not writing, and often while he is writing, he is a keynote speaker, mentalist, and professional improvisational comedian.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction: About This Book; 1.1 No Computerese!; 1.2 Useful Tasks
; 1.3
And the Easiest Way to Do Them; 1.4 A Quick Overview; 1.5 A Few Assumptions; 1.6 A Final Word (or Two); Chapter 2: What's New and Improved in Excel 2010; 2.1 Managing Excel Files and Settings in Backstage View; 2.2 Previewing Data Using Paste Preview; 2.3 Customizing the Excel 2010 User Interface; 2.4 Summarizing Data Using More Accurate Functions; 2.5 Summarizing Data Using Sparklines; 2.6 Visualizing Data Using Improved Conditional Formats; 2.7 Creating and Displaying Math Equations; 2.8 Editing Pictures Within Excel 2010; Chapter 3: Getting Started with Excel 2010; 3.1 Surveying the Excel Program Window; 3.2 Starting Excel; 3.3 Finding and Opening Existing Workbooks; 3.4 Using File Properties; 3.5 Creating a New Workbook; 3.6 Working with Multiple Workbooks; 3.7 Sizing and Viewing Windows; 3.8 Zooming In or Out on a Worksheet; 3.9 Viewing a Worksheet in Full-Screen Mode; 3.10 Saving and Closing an Excel Workbook; 3.11 Using the Excel Help System; Chapter 4: Building a Workbook; 4.1 Understanding How Excel Interprets Data Entry; 4.2 Navigating the Worksheet; 4.3 Selecting Cells; 4.4 Entering Text in Cells; 4.5 Entering Numbers in Cells; 4.6 Entering Dates and Times in Cells; 4.7 Entering Data Using Fills; 4.8 Entering Data with Other Shortcuts; 4.9 Creating an Excel Table; 4.10 Editing Cell Contents; 4.11 Inserting a Symbol in a Cell; 4.12 Creating Hyperlinks; 4.13 Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Cell Values; 4.14 Clearing Cell Contents; 4.15 Using the Office Clipboard; 4.16 Undoing or Redoing an Action; 4.17 Finding and Replacing Text; 4.18 Checking the Spelling of Your Worksheet; Chapter 5: Managing and Viewing Worksheets; 5.1 Viewing and Selecting Worksheets; 5.2 Renaming Worksheets; 5.3 Moving Worksheets; 5.4 Copying Worksheets; 5.5 Inserting and Deleting Worksheets; 5.6 Hiding or Showing a Worksheet; 5.7 Changing Worksheet Tab Colors; 5.8 Inserting, Moving, and Deleting Cells; 5.9 Inserting, Moving, and Deleting Columns and Rows; 5.10 Hiding and Unhiding Columns and Rows; 5.11 Entering Data and Formatting Many Worksheets at the Same Time; 5.12 Changing How You Look at Excel Workbooks; 5.13 Naming and Using Worksheet Views; Chapter 6: Using Formulas and Functions; 6.1 Understanding Formulas and Cell References in Excel; 6.2 Creating Simple Cell Formulas; 6.3 Assigning Names to Groups of Cells; 6.4 Using Names in Formulas; 6.5 Creating a Formula That References Values in an Excel Table; 6.6 Creating Formulas That Reference Cells in Other Workbooks; 6.7 Summing a Group of Cells Without Using a Formula; 6.8 Creating a Summary Formula; 6.9 Summing with Subtotals and Grand Totals; 6.10 Exploring the Excel Function Library; 6.11 Using the IF Function; 6.12 Checking Formula References; 6.13 Debugging Your Formulas; Chapter 7: Formatting the Cell; 7.1 Formatting Cell Contents; 7.2 Formatting Cells Containing Numbers; 7.3 Formatting Cells Containing Dates; 7.4 Adding Cell Backgrounds and Shading; 7.5 Formatting Cell Borders; 7.6 Defining Cell Styles; 7.7 Aligning and Orienting Cell Contents; 7.8 Formatting a Cell Based on Conditions; 7.9 Changing How Conditional Formatting Rules Are Applied; 7.10 Stop When a Condition Is Met; 7.11 Displaying Data Bars, Icon Sets, or Color Scales Based on Cell Values; 7.12 Deleting Conditional Formats; 7.13 Copying Formats with Format Painter; 7.14 Merging or Splitting Cells or Data; Chapter 8: Formatting the Worksheet; 8.1 Applying Workbook Themes; 8.2 Coloring Sheet Tabs; 8.3 Changing a Worksheet's Gridlines; 8.4 Changing Row Heights and Column Widths; 8.5 Inserting Rows or Columns; 8.6 Moving Rows and Columns; 8.7 Deleting Rows and Columns; 8.8 Outlining to Hide and Show Rows and Columns; 8.9 Hiding Rows and Columns; 8.10 Protecting Worksheets from Changes; 8.11 Locking Cells to Prevent Changes; Chapter 9: Printing Worksheets; 9.1 Previewing Worksheets Before Printing; 9.2 Printing Worksheets with Current Options; 9.3 Choosing Whether to Print Gridlines and Headings; 9.4 Choosing Printers and Paper Options; 9.5 Printing Part of a Worksheet; 9.6 Printing Row and Column Headings on Each Page; 9.7 Setting and Changing Print Margins; 9.8 Setting Page Orientation and Scale; 9.9 Creating Headers and Footers; 9.10 Adding Graphics to a Header or a Footer; 9.11 Setting and Viewing Page Breaks; Chapter 10: Customizing Excel to the Way You Work; 10.1 Opening Ready-to-Use Workbook Templates; 10.2 Adding Commands to the Quick Access Toolbar; 10.3 Modifying the Ribbon User Interface; 10.4 Controlling Which Error Messages Appear; 10.5 Defining AutoCorrect and AutoFormat Entries; Chapter 11: Sorting and Filtering Worksheet Data; 11.1 Sorting Worksheet Data; 11.2 Creatingggggg a Custom Sort List; 11.3 Filtering Data Quickly with AutoFilter; 11.4 Creating an Advanced Filter; 11.5 Validating Data for Correctness During Entry; Chapter 12: Summarizing Data Visually Using Charts; 12.1 Displaying Data Graphically; 12.2 Creating a Chart Quickly; 12.3 Changing a Chart's Appearance; 12.4 Formatting Chart Legends and Titles; 12.5 Changing the Body of a Chart; 12.6 Customizing Chart Data; 12.7 Working with Common Charts; 12.8 Working with Uncommon Charts; 12.9 Adding a Trendline to a Chart; 12.10 Summarizing Data Using Sparklines; Chapter 13: Enhancing Your Worksheets with Graphics; 13.1 Working with Graphics in Your Worksheets; 13.2 Adding Graphics to Worksheets; 13.3 Adding Drawing Objects to a Worksheet; 13.4 Adding Fills to Drawing Objects; 13.5 Adding Effects to Drawing Objects; 13.6 Customizing Pictures and Objects; 13.7 Aligning and Grouping Drawing Objects; 13.8 Using WordArt to Create Text Effects in Excel; 13.9 Inserting Clip Art into a Worksheet; 13.10 Inserting and Changing a Diagram; 13.11 Creating an Organization Chart; 13.12 Adding an Equation to a Shape; Chapter 14: Sharing Excel Data with Other Programs; 14.1 Introducing Linking and Embedding; 14.2 Linking and Embedding Other Files; 14.3 Exchanging Table Data Between Excel and Word; 14.4 Copying Excel Charts and Data into PowerPoint; 14.5 Exchanging Data Between Access and Excel; 14.6 Importing a Text File; Chapter 15: Using Excel in a Group Environment; 15.1 Sharing Workbooks in Excel; 15.2 Commenting in Cells; 15.3 Tracking Changes in Workbooks; 15.4 Accepting or Rejecting Changes; 15.5 Saving Worksheets to the Web; 15.6 Dynamically Update Worksheets Published to the Web; 15.7 Retrieving Web Data Using Excel; 15.8 Modifying Web Queries; 15.9 Introducing XML; 15.10 Interacting over the Web Using XML;