Excel 2010: The Missing Manual

Excel, the world's most popular spreadsheet program, has the muscle to analyze heaps of data. Beyond basic number-crunching, Excel 2010 has many impressive features that are hard to find, much less master — especially from online help pages. This Missing Manual clearly explains how everything works with a unique and witty style to help you learn quickly.

• Navigate with ease. Master Excel's tabbed toolbar and its new backstage view
• Perform a variety of calculations. Write formulas for rounding numbers, calculating mortgage payments, and more
• Organize your data. Search, sort, and filter huge amounts of information
• Illustrate trends. Bring your data to life with charts and graphics — including miniature charts called Sparklines
• Examine your data. Summarize information and find hidden patterns with pivot tables and slicers
• Share your spreadsheets. Use the Excel Web App to collaborate with colleagues online
• Rescue lost data. Restore old versions of data and find spreadsheets you forgot to save

Excel, the world's most popular spreadsheet program, has the muscle to analyze heaps of data. Beyond basic number-crunching, Excel 2010 has many impressive features that are hard to find, much less master — especially from online help pages. This Missing Manual clearly explains how everything works with a unique and witty style to help you learn quickly.

• Navigate with ease. Master Excel's tabbed toolbar and its new backstage view
• Perform a variety of calculations. Write formulas for rounding numbers, calculating mortgage payments, and more
• Organize your data. Search, sort, and filter huge amounts of information
• Illustrate trends. Bring your data to life with charts and graphics — including miniature charts called Sparklines
• Examine your data. Summarize information and find hidden patterns with pivot tables and slicers
• Share your spreadsheets. Use the Excel Web App to collaborate with colleagues online
• Rescue lost data. Restore old versions of data and find spreadsheets you forgot to save

Matthew MacDonald is a developer, author, and educator in all things Visual Basic and .NET. He's worked with Visual Basic and ASP since their initial versions, and written over a dozen books on the subject, including The Book of VB .NET (No Starch Press) and Visual Basic 2005: A Developer's Notebook (O'Reilly). He has also written Excel 2007:The Missing Manual, Excel 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual, Access 2007:The Missing Manual, and Access 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual, all from O'Reilly. His web site is http://www.prosetech.com.