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This text offers a feature-based reference that provides detailed information about each menu option and function. The book is organized around the program's features, making information easier for the end-user to locate quickly. By virtue of the estimated 20 million-strong install base of Microsoft Office users, Excel has become the de facto standard for spreadsheet applications. "Excel 2000 in a Nutshell" is written with intermediate to advanced Excel 2000 power users in mind. It assumes a certain level of experience and is organized in the typical "In a Nutshell" reference style where users can quickly and easily find what they need to know about a particular feature without having to spend extra time searching the index. This book is divided into three main sections. The first part of the book introduces Excel basics such as creating and formatting worksheets and formulas as well as information on the new features particular to Excel 2000. There is also a chapter on the anatomy of Excel, which breaks down everything from a cell to the toolbar. The second part of the book details every Excel Menu option, from the Chart Menu to the File Menu to the Tools Menu. In this section there are handy tips to help you better power-use the many options available in Excel 2000. The third part of the book is the Functions section. It provides an easy and accessible grouping of available Excel Functions by category, including Financial, Date and Time, Statistical, and Database Functions. Some of the topics covered in this section include: how to use the NetWorkedDays function, which calculates workdays, to determine accrued vacation time; performing financial calculations to determine depreciation of an asset; and information on the many functions included in the Analysis ToolPak that comes with Excel 2000.

Table of Contents:
Preface Microsoft Office 2000 Service Releases Part 1. Excel 2000 Overview Chapter 1. Excel Basics Installing Excel 2000 Opening Excel Excel Menus and Shortcuts Chapter 2. Excel Anatomy The Excel Window The External Side of Excel Using Styles Customizing in Excel Part 2. Menu Reference Chapter 3. File Microsoft Excel Files Chapter 4. Edit Windows Clipboard Versus Office Clipboard Chapter 5. View Chapter 6. Insert Chapter 7. Format Chapter 8. Tools Chapter 9. Data Chapter 10. Chart Part 3. Function Reference Chapter 11. Working with Functions Function or Formula? Function Categories Function Arguments Inserting a Function Chapter 12. Financial Functions Understanding the Financial Jargon The Financial Functions Chapter 13. Date and Time Functions How Excel Stores Dates and Times Chapter 14. Mathematics and Trigonometry Functions Understanding Math Lingo Chapter 15. Statistical Functions Common Statistical Terminology The Statistical Functions Chapter 16. Lookup and Reference Functions The Lookup and Reference Functions Chapter 17. Database Functions The Database Functions Chapter 18. Text Functions The Text Functions Chapter 19. Logical Functions The Logical Functions Chapter 20. Information Functions The Information Functions Part 4. Appendices Appendix A. Keyboard Shortcuts Appendix B. Tip Reference Index

About the Author :
The author, Jinjer Simon, has been actively involved in the computer industry as a Web site developer, end-user trainer and developer of online documentation for the past 15 years. She has written numerous books including, Visual Basic Scripting SuperBible for Waite Group Press and Windows CE for Dummies from IDG Press.

Review :
'The great advantage of this book is that it has all the same information of bulky manuals, but in succinct, portable form - and with brilliant explanations and examples. The owner of a book like this has greater acces to some of the more obscure features and functions, and can quickly become an expert user of this comprehensive program. (9/10) PC Plus, May 2001


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781565927148
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media
  • Publisher Imprint: O'Reilly Media
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 1565927141
  • Publisher Date: 03 Oct 2000
  • Binding: Book
  • No of Pages: 591
  • Returnable: 00


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