Excel 2007: The Missing Manual
Excel 2007: The Missing Manual By Matthew MacDonald
December 2006
Pages: 856

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Table of Contents

  1. Worksheet Basics

    1. Chapter 1 Creating and Navigating Worksheets

      1. Creating a Basic Worksheet
      2. Editing Data
      3. Navigating in Excel
      4. Saving Files
      5. Opening Files

    2. Chapter 2 Adding Information to Worksheets

      1. Adding Different Types of Data
      2. Quick Ways to Add Data

    3. Chapter 3 Moving Data Around a Worksheet

      1. Selecting Cells
      2. Moving Cells Around
      3. Adding and Moving Columns or Rows

    4. Chapter 4 Managing Worksheets and Workbooks

      1. Worksheets and Workbooks
      2. Find and Replace
      3. Spell Check

    5. Chapter 5 Formatting Cells

      1. Formatting Cell Values
      2. Formatting Cell Appearance

    6. Chapter 6 Smart Formatting Tricks

      1. The Format Painter
      2. Styles and Themes
      3. Conditional Formatting

    7. Chapter 7 Viewing and Printing Worksheets

      1. Controlling Your View
      2. Printing
      3. Controlling Pagination

  2. Formulas and Functions

    1. Chapter 8 Building Basic Formulas

      1. Creating a Basic Formula
      2. Formula Shortcuts
      3. Copying Formulas

    2. Chapter 9 Math and Statistical Functions

      1. Rounding Numbers
      2. Groups of Numbers
      3. General Math Functions
      4. Trigonometry and Advanced Math
      5. Advanced Statistics

    3. Chapter 10 Financial Functions

      1. The World of Finance
      2. Financial Functions
      3. Depreciation
      4. Other Financial Functions

    4. Chapter 11 Manipulating Dates, Times, and Text

      1. Manipulating Text
      2. Manipulating Dates and Times
      3. Math with Dates and Times
      4. Date and Time Functions

    5. Chapter 12 Lookup, Reference, and Information Functions

      1. The Basic Lookup
      2. Advanced Lookups
      3. Information Functions
      4. Tutorial: Quickly Generating Invoices from a Product Catalog

    6. Chapter 13 Advanced Formula Writing and Troubleshooting

      1. Conditions in Formulas
      2. Descriptive Names for Cell References
      3. Variable Data Tables
      4. Controlling Recalculation
      5. Solving Formula Errors

  3. Organizing Worksheets

    1. Chapter 14 Tables: List Management Made Easy

      1. The Basics of Tables
      2. Sorting and Filtering a Table
      3. Dealing with Duplicate Rows
      4. Performing Table Calculations

    2. Chapter 15 Grouping and Outlining Data

      1. Basic Data Grouping
      2. Grouping Timesavers

    3. Chapter 16 Templates

      1. Understanding Templates
      2. Creating a New Workbook from a Template
      3. Creating Templates

  4. Charts and Graphics

    1. Chapter 17 Creating Basic Charts

      1. Charting 101
      2. Basic Tasks with Charts
      3. Practical Charting
      4. Chart Types

    2. Chapter 18 Formatting and Perfecting Charts

      1. Chart Styles and Layouts
      2. Adding Chart Elements
      3. Selecting Chart Elements
      4. Formatting Chart Elements
      5. Improving Your Charts
      6. Advanced Charting

    3. Chapter 19 Inserting Graphics

      1. Adding Pictures to a Worksheet
      2. Excel's Clip Art Library
      3. Drawing Shapes

  5. Advanced Data Analysis

    1. Chapter 20 Scenarios and Goal Seeking

      1. Using Scenarios
      2. Using Goal Seek
      3. Solver

    2. Chapter 21 Pivot Tables

      1. Summary Tables Revisited
      2. Building Pivot Tables
      3. Multi-Layered Pivot Tables
      4. Fine-Tuning Pivot Table Calculations
      5. Filtering a Pivot Table
      6. Pivot Charts

  6. Sharing Data with the Rest of the World

    1. Chapter 22 Protecting Your Workbooks

      1. Understanding Excel's Safeguards
      2. Data Validation
      3. Locked and Hidden Cells

    2. Chapter 23 Worksheet Collaboration

      1. Preparing Your Workbook
      2. Adding Comments
      3. Tracking Changes
      4. Sharing Your Workbook

    3. Chapter 24 Querying Databases and XML Files

      1. Excel and Databases
      2. Understanding XML
      3. Excel and XML

    4. Chapter 25 Exchanging Data with Other Programs

      1. Sharing Information in Windows
      2. Embedding and Linking Objects
      3. Transferring Data

    5. Chapter 26 Connecting Worksheets to the Web

      1. Putting Worksheets on the Web
      2. Performing Web Queries
      3. Using Hyperlinks

  7. Programming Excel

    1. Chapter 27 Automating Tasks with Macros

      1. Macros 101
      2. The Macro Recorder
      3. Macro Security
      4. Creating Practical Macros

    2. Chapter 28 Programming Spreadsheets with VBA

      1. The Visual Basic Editor
      2. Understanding Macro Code
      3. Exploring the VBA Language

  8. Appendix

    1. Appendix A Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar

      1. The Quick Access Toolbar

  1. Colophon

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