Spreadsheets, Applications - Mac Users, Microsoft Excel

Excel 5 for Macs for Dummies

Name: Excel 5 for Macs for Dummies
Author: Greg Harvey
ISBN: 9781568841861

by Greg Harvey

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Combine the Mac's famous ease of use with the versatility of the world's most popular spreadsheet application and you have a powerful tool for crunching numbers, running what-if scenarios, transforming mere data into meaningful charts, and even managing databases of important information. In Excel 5 For Macs For Dummies, professional software trainer and bestselling author Greg Harvey shows you how to realize Excel's true potential. Concise, easy-to-follow sections take you step by step through this spreadsheet program's many features, including Tip, Function, and Chart Wizards; Visual Basic macros; and AutoFilter. Plus, Excel 5 For Macs For Dummies includes a handy "cheat sheet" you can keep nearby whenever you fire up Excel; on it, you'll find everything from keyboard shortcuts to quick tips on performing essential tasks.

At last a book for the legions of Mac Excel users (and those who have Excel on their Macs but have never used it). This fun-to-read Excel book with Mac screen shots and Mac-specific information galore covers the latest version of Excel for the Mac, teaches time-saving keyboard shortcuts and macros, shows how to embed QuickTime in Excel workbooks--multimedia spreadsheeting--and more.

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This reference for the rest of us offers guidance to Microsoft Excel 5 basics, with updated coverage of the software's new features like Tip Wizard, tabbed dialog boxes, Function Wizard, and editing in cells. It covers building and formatting worksheets and producing charts, and introduces Visual Basic for Application for creating macros. Numerous tips, short technical discussions, and cartoons make it all slightly less painful. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)