Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Excel 2002 - Softcover

Kraynak, Joe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789729202 ISBN 13: 9780789729200

Publisher: Que Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

Microsoft Excel 2002 is an incredibly versatile and easy-to-use spreadsheet program that can help individuals calculate and analyse numerical data. Users can create simple spreadsheets, invoices, and even complex ledger reports. With this guide, readers learn how to perform simple tasks, and then move on to slightly more advanced functionality. Among other things, readers will be able to create spreadsheets that include formulas and built-in Excel functions, use clip art, pictures, borders, and colors to add interest to spreadsheets, publish Excel data to the World Wide Web, and use the new speech feature for voice dictation and voice commands. The book assumes no prior knowledge of the topic, and the information is presented in a lighthearted, easy-to-read style that makes learning quick and simple.

About this title

About the Author

Joe Kraynak has taught hundreds of thousands of novice computer users how to master their computers and their software. His long list of computer books includes The Complete Idiot's Guide to Computer Basics, Using and Upgrading PCs, CliffsNotes Buying Your First PC, More Easy Windows 98, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft Office XP.

Joe graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in creative writing and philosophy and a master's degree in English literature. After college, Joe spent several years as a technical writer and trainer, designing training programs and writing manuals for various manufacturing plants throughout the state of Indiana. Joe's extensive computer and training experiences have helped him develop a knack for making computers, software, and the Internet more easily accessible to beginning users.

From the Back Cover

Microsoft Excel 2002 is an incredibly versatile and easy-to-use spreadsheet program that can help individuals calculate and analyse numerical data. Users can create simple spreadsheets, invoices, and even complex ledger reports. With this guide, readers learn how to perform simple tasks, and then move on to slightly more advanced functionality. Among other things, readers will be able to create spreadsheets that include formulas and built-in Excel functions, use clip art, pictures, borders, and colors to add interest to spreadsheets, publish Excel data to the World Wide Web, and use the new speech feature for voice dictation and voice commands. The book assumes no prior knowledge of the topic, and the information is presented in a lighthearted, easy-to-read style that makes learning quick and simple.

Edition details

• Publisher: Que Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0789729202
• ISBN 13: 9780789729200
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360