Teach Yourself VISUALLY Excel 2010 - Softcover

McFedries, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470577649 ISBN 13: 9780470577646

Publisher: Visual, 2010

Synopsis

See your way to super spreadsheets with Excel 2010 and this visual guide!

If you're always hearing about the cool things that Excel can do, here's your chance to see how to do them! With pages of full-color, step-by-step instructions and crystal-clear screen shots, this guide shows you how to get the most out of Excel 2010. The book covers all the basics as well as Excel 2010's new features and functions, including a new interface and better collaboration tools. Crunch and chart your data over a network, over the Web, or at home-helpful tips on every page will get you there even faster!

• Provides a clear look at Excel 2010, the newest version of the world's leading spreadsheet application from Microsoft, and part of the new Microsoft Office 2010 suite
• Demonstrates how to create spreadsheets and charts, filter and sort data, work with PivotTable, and present your data-on a network, on the Web, or on your laptop
• Explores all features and functions in full-color pages packed with screen shots and other visual graphics that clearly show you how to accomplish tasks
• Includes practical examples, tips, and advice on how to use all the tools more effectively

Get the very most out of Excel 2010 with this easy-to-follow guide!

About this title

From the Back Cover

Teach Yourself VISUALLY™

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 150 Excel 2010 tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on Excel 2010 in no time.

You'll learn to:

• Customize the Ribbon
• Enter and edit cell data
• Build formulas and functions
• Format a range or chart
• Analyze Excel data
• Insert worksheet graphics
• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks

About the Author

Paul McFedries (Toronto, Ontario) is the president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. He has been programming since he was a teenager in the mid-1970s and has programmed everything from mainframes to desktops to bar code scanners. He has worked with many different languages, including Fortran, assembly language, C++, and,   JavaScript. Paul has written more than three dozen books that have sold more than three million copies worldwide, including: Windows Vista Simplified, Teach Yourself Visually Windows Vista, Macs Portable Genius, Office 2007 Visual Quick Tips, and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Macs. Paul encourages all readers to drop by his Web site, www.mcfedries.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Visual
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0470577649
• ISBN 13: 9780470577646
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352