Once you know how, you can use Excel to
- Create fill-in-the-blank forms
- Prepare expense reports and invoices
- Manage all sorts of data
- Keep sales and inventory records
- Analyze financial data and create forecasts
- Present information in charts and graphs
Excel 2003 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies tames the Excel monster. Nine minibooks break things down into manageable, logical sections covering the basics, worksheet design, formulas and functions, worksheet collaboration, charts and graphics, data management, data analysis, working on the Web, and tweaking Excel with a programming language called Visual Basic for Applications, or VBA. In the friendly, plain-English For Dummies style, this book makes it easy to find what you’re looking for and get instructions for doing what you need to do. You’ll be able to
- Find your way around Excel’s menus, toolbars, and dialog boxes, and access online help
- Format a professional-looking spreadsheet that presents data the way you choose
- Edit an existing spreadsheet without disturbing its design or contents
- Build Excel formulas and use built-in functions to produce the calculations you want
- Share spreadsheet data with other people and programs, and collect comments
- Create great-looking charts and find out how to choose the right format to display your data effectively
- Use Excel to maintain large amounts of data, then filter the data to extract the information you need
- Publish spreadsheets and charts on the Web in HTML format
- Explore ways to customize Excel with VBA
Best of all, it’s easy to find what you need in Excel 2003 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies. Before you know it, you’ll discover you’ve developed a friendship with Excel that will make your life easier, boost your business, and impress your friends!