"If you've never quite grasped formulas and functions, Paul McFedries will radically expand your understanding and use of Excel. And if you're already an expert and you're moving up to Excel 2007, this book will quickly show you features you've only dreamed of until now..."-Thomas `Duffbert' Duff, Duffbert's Random Musings, http://www.twduff.com Develop your Microsoft Excel expertise instantly with proven techniquesMaster Excel RangesCreate Powerful ArraysTroubleshoot Formula ProblemsValidate Worksheet DataPerform What-If AnalysisModel Your BusinessTrack Trends and Make ForecastsAnalyze DataFind Optimal SolutionsBuild Dynamic Loan Schedules Most Microsoft (R) Excel users learn only a small percentage of the program's features. They know they could get more out of Excel if they could just get a leg up on building formulas and using functions. Unfortunately, this side of Excel appears complex and intimidating to the uninitiated-shrouded in the mysteries of mathematics, finance, and impenetrable spreadsheet jargon.Sound familiar? If you're a businessperson who needs to use Excel as an everyday part of your job, then you've come to the right book. Formulas and Functions with Microsoft (R) Office Excel 2007 demystifies worksheet formulas and presents the most useful Excel functions in an accessible, jargon-free way. This book not only takes you through Excel's intermediate and advanced formula-building features, it also tells you why these features are useful to you and shows you how to use them in everyday situations. Throughout the book you'll find no-nonsense, step-by-step tutorials and lots of practical examples aimed directly at business users. * Focuses like a laser on the four technologies that you must master to get the most out of Excel: ranges, formulas, functions, and data analysis tools. * Shuns spreadsheet theory in favor of practical know-how that you can put to use right away. * Provides numerous real-world examples and techniques to help you learn and understand the importance of each section. Introduction1 Getting the Most Out of Ranges2 Using Range Names3 Building Basic Formulas4 Creating Advanced Formulas5 Troubleshooting FormulasII Harnessing the Power of Functions 6 Understanding Functions7 Working with Text Functions8 Working with Logical and Information Functions9 Working with Lookup Functions10 Working with Date and Time Functions11 Working with Math Functions12 Working with Statistical FunctionsIII Building Business Models 13 Analyzing Data with Tables14 Analyzing Data with PivotTables15 Using Excel's Business-Modeling Tools16 Using Regression to Track Trends and Make Forecasts17 Solving Complex Problems with SolverIV Building Financial Formulas 18 Building Loan Formulas19 Building Investment Formulas20 Building Discount FormulasPaul McFedries is well-known as a teacher of Windows and Office, particularly Excel, and is the president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. Paul has been working with spreadsheets for more than 20 years and has been developing Excel solutions since the late 1980s. Now primarily a writer, Paul has written more than 50 books that have sold more than three million copies worldwide. These books include Microsoft Office Access 2007 Forms, Reports, and Queries; Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus (all from Que); and Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed (Sams). Category Office Productivity SuiteCovers Microsoft Office Excel 2007User Level Intermediate - Advanced

Author Biography

Paul McFedries is the president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. Now primarily a writer, Paul has worked as a programmer, consultant, spreadsheet developer, and website developer. He has written more than 50 books that have sold more than three million copies worldwide. These books include Access 2007 Forms, Reports, and Queries (Que, 2007), Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus (Que, 2007), VBA for the 2007 Microsoft Office System (Que, 2007), and Windows Vista Unleashed (Sams, 2006).