Microsoft Office Excel 2003 for Windows Visual QuickStart Guide

by Langer, Maria

• ISBN13: 9780321200389
• ISBN10: 0321200381
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-24
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

You may not notice it immediately¿since the newly revised Excel doesn¿t look much different than its predecessor¿but the addition of XML support means there¿sa wholelot that¿s new under the hood of the world¿s most popular spreadsheet program. To tap its power quickly, you need thisVisual QuickStart Guide. In these pages, veteran authorMaria Langerprovides step-by-step instructions for the full gamut of Excel tasks: from worksheet basics like editing, using functions, formatting cells, and adding graphics objects, to more advanced topics like creating charts, working with databases, and Web publishing. She also explains how to save an Excel document in XML and open an XML document in Excel. As with all Visual QuickStart Guides, clear, concise instructions and lots of visual aids make learning easy and painless.

Author Biography

Maria Langer has written numerous books, including Excel 2002 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, Mac OS X 10.2 Advanced: Visual QuickPro Guide, Word 2002 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide and many more. When not writing books, Maria can be found touring the Arizona skies in her helicopter!

Table of Contents

Introduction to Excel 2003
The Excel Workplace	p. 1
Worksheet Basics	p. 21
Editing Worksheets	p. 37
Working with Files	p. 59
Using Functions in Formulas	p. 75
Formatting Cells	p. 105
Working with Graphic Objects	p. 131
Creating Charts	p. 153
Printing	p. 183
Working with Lists	p. 199
Working with Others	p. 217
Using Other Programs	p. 237
Advanced Techniques	p. 247
Web Publishing	p. 267
Setting Excel Options	p. 281
App. A: Menus & Shortcut Keys	p. 307
App. B: Function Reference	p. 313
Index	p. 325
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