You may not be a dummy, but that doesn't mean you were born knowing how to use spreadsheets. Excel 2000 for Windows for Dummies will bring you up to speed on Microsoft's premillennial package, even if you've never used anything like it before.

A great reference for the beginner and the pressed-for-time, this book is organized as a series of chapters that build from the basics of pointing and clicking and figuring out the different parts of the spreadsheet to more advanced topics like Web-based data entry and macros. Visual learners will find much to love as well--there are screen shots galore and plenty of icons to point you to the most salient items quickly.

Written in characteristic Dummies-style--laid-back and humorous--the text is as nonthreatening as can be; even the most diehard computer-phobes will find themselves chuckling as they (gulp) learn how to enter data. The techno-geeks down the hall might snicker at the bright yellow book on your desk, but you can snicker right back because you know you have better weekends. --Rob Lightner


Book Description
Just because electronic spreadsheets like Excel 2000 have become almost as commonplace on today’s personal computers as word processors and games doesn’t mean that they’re either well understood or well used. Excel is a great organizer for all types of data, be they numeric, textual, or otherwise.

Excel 2000 For Windows For Dummies covers all the fundamental techniques that you need to know in order to create, edit, format, and print your own worksheets. In addition to showing you around the worksheet, this fun and friendly book exposes you to the basics of charting, creating databases, and converting spreadsheets into Web pages. Expect to pick up invaluable tips and tricks on Creating a spreadsheet from the get-go Dressing up the look of your cells Printing your spreadsheet masterpiece Facing a database Making sense of multiple worksheets Editing your worksheet Web pages

Keeping things simple, this book cuts to the chase by telling you in plain terms just what it is that you need to do to accomplish a task using Excel. With spreadsheets as the focus, Excel 2000 For Windows For Dummies shows you how to Launch Excel from a toolbar or browser Mess around with the menu bar Fabricate fabulous formulas Tamper with how text wraps Add hyperlinks to a worksheet Work with WordArt Customize and design your own toolbars Explore top features of Excel 2000

One look at the Excel 2000 screen (with all the boxes, buttons, and tabs), and you realize that there's a whole lot of stuff going on. With this book as your expert companion, you can tame your anxiety over the tech stuff and cell-abrate success with all the computing, text-editing, and formatting potential in this powerhouse program.


Book Info
Provides instruction on how to design extraordinary spreadsheets that will help you manage information effectively using Excel 2000. Softcover.


From the Back Cover
Get time-saving tips on data entry, formatting, and more Find out how to save worksheets as interactive Web pages Start crunching numbers today — even if you don't know a spreadsheet from a bedsheet Excel 2000 can help you keep records, track trends, and analyze results — once you get up to speed. That's where this friendly guide comes in. Packed with expert tips and tricks, it walks you step-by-step through Excel fundamentals — and shows you how to take advantage of the enhanced Internet and workgroup tools as well as other cool features. Discover how to:Create worksheets and enter dataUse formulas and functionsMake your spreadsheets look terrificOrganize multiple worksheetsWork with charts, databases, and hyperlinksCustomize ExcelThe Dummies WayExplanations in plain English"Get in, get out" informationIcons and other navigational aidsTear-out cheat sheetTop ten listsA dash of humor and fun Get smart! www.dummies.comRegister to win cool prizesBrowse exclusive articles and excerptsGet a free Dummies Daily e-mail newsletterChat with authors and preview other booksTalk to us, ask questions, get answers


About the Author
Greg Harvey is a veteran software trainer and the author of more than 30 computer books.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Create spreadsheets and crunch numbers like a pro with this fun and friendly guide to excelling in Microsoft?s new Excel 2000. From worksheet basics to exciting updates, Excel expert Greg Harvey leads you through the fast and friendly steps to designing extraordinary spreadsheets that help you manage information effectively and efficiently.

Excel 2000 For Windows For Dummies delivers clear-cut, plain-English explanations on how to make the most of Excel. Build and format great spreadsheets and worksheets; customize Excel?s toolbars and menus to work the way you work; sort and analyze data to your heart?s content; and liven up your spreadsheets with charts and graphs. Take advantage of the Web to publish, collaborate on, and share data across company intranets or the entire Internet, and include hyperlinks in worksheets that open other worksheets, documents, Web pages, and even e-mail messages.

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