Excel Workbook For Dummies, 2nd Edition
- Length: 384 pages
- Edition: 2
- Language: English
- Publisher: For Dummies
- Publication Date: 2022-01-19
- ISBN-10: 1119832152
- ISBN-13: 9781119832157
- Sales Rank: #2211685 (See Top 100 Books)
Get practical walkthroughs for the most useful Excel features
Looking for easy-to-understand, practical guidance on how to go from Excel newbie to number crunching pro? Excel Workbook For Dummies is the hands-on tutorial you’ve been waiting for.
This step-by-step guide is packed with exercises that walk you through the basic and advanced functions and formulas included in Excel. At your own speed, you’ll learn how to enter data, format your spreadsheet, and apply the mathematical and statistical capabilities of the program.
Work through the book from start to finish or, if you’d prefer, jump right to the section that’s giving you trouble, whether that’s data visualization, macros, analysis, or anything else. You can also:
- Brush up on and practice time-saving keyboard shortcuts for popular commands and actions
- Get a handle on multi-functional and practical pivot tables with intuitive practice exercises
- Learn to secure your data with spreadsheet password protections
Perfect for new users of Excel, Excel Workbook For Dummies is also the ideal resource for those who know their way around a spreadsheet but need a refresher on some of the more advanced features of this powerful program.
Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Conventions Used in This Book Foolish Assumptions Beyond the Book Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here Part 1 Building Worksheets Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with the Excel Interface Launching Excel Identifying the Parts of the Excel Window Selecting Commands in the Backstage View Selecting Commands from the Ribbon Adding a custom tab to the Excel Ribbon Adding commands to groups on your custom tab Selecting Commands on the Quick Access Toolbar Displaying the Quick Access toolbar Customizing the Quick Access toolbar Adding more commands to the Quick Access toolbar Chapter 2 Entering the Worksheet Data Opening a New Workbook Moving Around the Workbook Moving within the displayed area Moving to a new area of the worksheet Moving to a different sheet in the workbook Selecting Cell Ranges Making Cell Entries Entering data in a single cell Entering data in a range Filling in a data series with the fill handle Copying a formula with the fill handle Saving the Spreadsheet Data in a Workbook File Chapter 3 Formatting the Worksheet Resizing Columns and Rows Making column widths suit the data Manipulating the height of certain rows Cell Formatting Techniques Formatting cells with the Ribbon’s Home tab Formatting cells with the Format Cells dialog box Using cell styles Using conditional formatting Hiding Columns and Rows Chapter 4 Printing Worksheet Reports Previewing Pages in the Worksheet and Backstage View Adjusting Page Breaks Adding Headers and Footers Adding Print Titles to a Report Modifying the Print Settings for a Report Printing All or Part of the Workbook Printing a range Printing the entire workbook Printing charts in the worksheet Printing the worksheet formulas Chapter 5 Modifying the Worksheet Finding and Identifying the Region That Needs Editing Selecting the Ranges to Edit Editing Data Entries Deleting and Inserting Data and Cells Moving and Copying Data and Cells Adding Notes to the Worksheet Using Find and Replace and Spell Checking Editing Multiple Worksheets Part 2 Using Formulas and Functions Chapter 6 Building Formulas Building Formulas Building formulas by hand Building formulas with built-in functions Editing formulas Altering the natural order of operations Using External Reference Links Controlling When Formulas Are Recalculated Chapter 7 Copying and Correcting Formulas Copying Formulas with Relative References Copying Formulas with Absolute References Copying Formulas with Mixed References Using Range Names in Formulas Building Array Formulas Tracing and Eliminating Formula Errors Dealing with Circular References Chapter 8 Creating Date and Time Formulas Constructing Date and Time Formulas Working with Simple Date Functions Working with Excel’s Fancier Date Functions Working with the Time Functions Chapter 9 Financial Formulas and Functions Working with Financial Functions Using the Basic Investment Functions Figuring the Depreciation of an Asset Chapter 10 Using Math Functions Rounding Off Values Finding Products, Powers, and Square Roots Doing Fancier Sums Summing products, squares, and their differences Conditional totals Chapter 11 Using Common Statistical Functions Computing Averages Finding the Highest and Lowest Values Counting Cells Using the Statistical Functions in Analysis ToolPak Add-in Chapter 12 Using Lookup Functions Looking Up Stuff with XLOOKUP Returning Single Values from a Lookup Table Performing a horizontal lookup Performing a vertical lookup Chapter 13 Using Logical Functions Working with the Logical Functions Constructing Decision-Making Formulas Choosing between alternate values Selecting between alternate calculations Nesting IF functions Constructing Error-Trapping Formulas Chapter 14 Text Formulas and Functions Constructing Text Formulas Using Text Functions Part 3 Working with Graphics Chapter 15 Charting Worksheet Data Understanding Excel Charts Creating Charts Formatting Charts Editing Charts Chapter 16 Adding Graphics to Worksheets Understanding Graphic Objects Adding Various Types of Graphic Objects Inserting prefab art Importing graphics files Adding graphic shapes and text boxes Constructing WordArt Constructing SmartArt Part 4 Managing and Securing Data Chapter 17 Building and Maintaining Tables Creating a Table Adding records to a new table Editing records in the data form Sorting Tables Using sorting keys Sorting a table on multiple keys Sorting the fields (columns) in a table Subtotaling a Table Filtering a Table Querying External Database Tables Chapter 18 Protecting Workbooks and Worksheet Data Password-Protecting the Workbook Protecting the Worksheet Doing Data Entry in a Protected Worksheet Protecting the Entire Workbook Part 5 Doing Data Analysis Chapter 19 Performing What-If Analysis Performing What-If Analysis with Data Tables Creating a single-variable data table Creating a two-variable data table Analyzing Data with Scenarios Goal Seeking in a Worksheet Creating Complex Models with Solver Chapter 20 Generating PivotTables Working with PivotTables Creating PivotTables Modifying the PivotTable Modifying the PivotTable formatting Pivoting the PivotTable’s fields Changing the PivotTable summary function and adding calculated fields Creating PivotCharts Part 6 Macros and Visual Basic for Applications Chapter 21 Using Macros Creating Macros Recording and playing back macros Recording macros with relative cell references Assigning Macros to the Quick Access Toolbar Assigning Macros to the Ribbon Chapter 22 Using the Visual Basic Editor Using the Visual Basic Editor Editing a recorded macro Adding a dialog box that processes user input Creating User-Defined Functions Using a custom function in your worksheet Saving custom functions in add-in files Part 7 The Part of Tens Chapter 23 Top Ten Features in Excel The Excel Ribbon and Backstage View Conditional Formatting PivotTable Filtering with Slicers Home Tab Formatting and Editing Insert Tab Charting Format as Table The Zoom Slider on the Status Bar Page Layout View Style Galleries Live Preview Chapter 24 Top Ten Tips for Using Excel Like a Pro Generating New Workbooks from Templates Organizing Data on Different Worksheets Creating Data Series with AutoFill Using Range Names Freezing Column and Row Headings Preventing Data Entry Errors with Data Validation Trapping Error Values Saving Memory by Using Array Formulas Using Outlines to Control the Display of Data Using View Side by Side to Work with Two Workbooks Index EULA
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