Microsoft Office Excel 2007 on Demand - Softcover

Johnson, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078973642X ISBN 13: 9780789736420

Publisher: Que Pub, 2006

Synopsis

Full-color visuals, including hundreds of screenshots, accompany detailed step-by-step instruction in the fundamentals of the latest version of Excel, with a helpful icon to highlight new features and functions, a troubleshooting guide to help solve common problems, a workshop section with projects to help reinforce specific skills and tools, and an accompanying Web site containing additional practice projects. Original. (Beginner/Intermediate)

About this title

About the Author

Steve Johnson has written more than 35 books on a variety of computer software, including Microsoft Office 2007 and 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X Panther, Macromedia Flash MX 2004 and 8, Macromedia Director MX 2004, Macromedia Fireworks, and Adobe Photoshop CS and CS2. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. When time permits, he likes to travel to such places as New Hampshire in October, and Hawaii. Steve and his family live in Pleasanton, California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.

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Introduction

Introduction

How You'll Learn

How This Book Works

What's New

Keyboard Shortcuts

Step-by-Step Instructions

Real World Examples

Workshop

Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist

Get More on the Web

Welcome to Microsoft Office Excel 2007 On Demand, a visual quick reference book that shows you how to work efficiently with Microsoft Office Excel. This book provides complete coverage of basic to advanced Excel skills.

How This Book Works

You don't have to read this book in any particular order. We've designed the book so that you can jump in, get the information you need, and jump out. However, the book does follow a logical progression from simple tasks to more complex ones. Each task is presented on no more than two facing pages, which lets you focus on a single task without having to turn the page. To find the information that you need, just look up the task in the table of contents or index, and turn to the page listed. Read the task introduction, follow the step-by-step instructions in the left column along with screen illustrations in the right column, and you're done.

What's New

If you're searching for what's new in Excel 2007, just look for the icon: New!. The new icon appears in the table of contents and through out this book so you can quickly and easily identify a new or improved feature in Excel 2007. A complete description of each new feature appears in the New Features guide in the back of this book.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Most menu commands have a keyboard equivalent, such as Ctrl+P, as a quicker alternative to using the mouse. A complete list of keyboard shortcuts is available on the Web at http://www.perspection.com.

Step-by-Step Instructions

This book provides concise step-by-step instructions that show you "how" to accomplish a task. Each set of instructions include illustrations that directly correspond to the easy-to-read steps. Also included in the text are timesavers, tables, and sidebars to help you work more efficiently or to teach you more in-depth information. A "Did You Know?" provides tips and techniques to help you work smarter, while a "See Also" leads you to other parts of the book containing related information about the task.

Real World Examples

This book uses real world examples files to give you a context in which to use the task. By using the example files, you won't waste time looking for or creating sample files. You get a start file and a result file, so you can compare your work. Not every topic needs an example file, such as changing options, so we provide a complete list of the example files used through out the book. The example files that you need for project tasks along with a complete file list are available on the Web at http://www.perspection.com .

Workshop

This book shows you how to put together the individual step-by-step tasks into indepth projects with the Workshop. You start each project with a sample file, work through the steps, and then compare your results with project results file at the end. The project files are available on the Web at http://www.perspection.com .

Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist

This book prepares you for the Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist (MCAS) exam for Microsoft Office Excel 2007. Each MCAS certification exam has a set of objectives, which are organized into broader skill sets. To prepare for the certification exam, you should review and perform each task identified with a MCAS objective to confirm that you can meet the requirements for the exam. Throughout this book, content that pertains to an objective is identified with the following MCAS logo and objective number next to it.

Get More on the Web

In addition to the information in this book, you can also get more information on the Web to help you get up to speed faster with Excel 2007. Some of the information includes:

Transition Helpers

• Only New Features. Download and print the new feature tasks as a quick and easy guide.

Productivity Tools

• Keyboard Shortcuts. Download a list of keyboard shortcuts to learn faster ways to get the job done.

More Content

• Photographs. Download photographs and other graphics to use in your Office documents.
• More Content. Download new content developed after publication. For example, you can download a complete chapter on Office SharePoint Server 2007.

You can access these additional resources on the Web at http://www.perspection.com .

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Edition details

• Publisher: Que Pub
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078973642X
• ISBN 13: 9780789736420
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 538