Book Review of Microsoft Office Excel 2003 QuickSteps (Book Review)

I am an Excel user and I needed a good reference book that is well indexed. That’s exactly what I got with Excel 2003 QuickSteps. It is easy to find what I want and whenever I need it. The text is readable and well organized. The visuals are clean and fully support the instructions and […]

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Written on December 26th, 2006
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I am an Excel user and I needed a good reference book that is well indexed. That’s exactly what I got with Excel 2003 QuickSteps. It is easy to find what I want and whenever I need it. The text is readable and well organized. The visuals are clean and fully support the instructions and contains a lot of good tips. .

The author does an excellent job of explaining the material. This hands-on, user friendly book has helped me conquer Excel.

Learn Instantly from Step-by-Step Graphics! We know a picture is worth a thousand words–so we went heavy on pictures and light on words in this easy-to-use guide. Color screenshots and brief instructions show you how to use Excel’s number-crunching features in no time. Follow along and learn to enter and format data, calculate with functions and formulas, create charts and graphs, analyze data, and more. Each chapter’s “How to” list and color-coded tabs make it easy to flip straight to the tasks you need to do. Get the book that gets you started using Excel right away.

Inside this microsoft office excel book, you’ll learn how to:

* Shortcuts for accomplishing common tasks

* Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things

* Bonus information related to the topic being covered

* Errors and pitfalls to avoid

* Screenshots with captions show and explain exactly what you’ll see on your computer screen while you’re doing a task

I found that you can start from the beginning and teach yourself EXCEL with simple step by step instructions or you can flip straight to your topic of interest and further build your skills. This is a great tool for all levels of expertise.

About the Author

John Cronan has more than 18 years of computing experience. He has worked on more than 20 books, including Windows XP: A Beginner’s Guide, FrontPage 2003: The Complete Reference, Excel for Windows 98 Made Easy, and Office 2000 Answers: Certified Tech Support.

Visit http://www.microsoftofficetrainingonline.com/review.html for more info.

Written on December 26th, 2006
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