Excel Quick and Easy - by Michael Alexander & Dick Kusleika (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A fast, up-to-date, and convenient desk reference for Excel users of any skill level

Drawn from the most important tasks in the latest bestselling Excel Bible, Excel Quick and Easy is your ticket to data mastery. Excel veterans Michael Alexander and Dick Kusleika distil the most essential and useful tasks you need to understand about the world's most popular spreadsheet program, from functions to charts, graphs, formulas and more.

Prepare for a whirlwind tour of Excel, packed with simple and step-by-step guides to common and lesser-known Excel features. This book shows you how to:

• Create new spreadsheets and workbooks by entering and editing worksheet data
• Simplify working with large amounts of data by naming and moving ranges
• Make calculations and draw conclusions from your data by using formulas
• Visualize and present your data by creating functional charts

The secret weapon in your productivity arsenal

Being great at Excel is quickly becoming a standard expectation for a ton of employers and organizations, in all sorts of industries. Sharpening your skills can boost your workplace performance and make it easier to land promotions or find new roles. Excel Quick and Easy makes it a breeze to develop the proficiencies that help you stand out from your peers.

Unique features of this book

• Step-by-step guides to the most commonly used and productive Excel tasks, from basic worksheet operations to formatting spreadsheets for hardcopy printing
• Intuitive explanations for making your data tell a compelling story with visualizations, including charts, graphs, and tables
• Advanced number-crunching techniques, including formulas and functions, that help you unlock fresh insights and new conclusions from your data

Excel Quick and Easy is the perfect reference for brand-new Excel users trying to get up-to-speed quickly and confidently. It's also a must-read for anyone migrating from another spreadsheet program, like Google Sheets, or more experienced Excel users who need to solidify and improve their skills.

If you're tired of stumbling through your spreadsheets and just "surviving" in Excel, grab a copy of Excel Quick and Easy and supercharge your productivity. You'll refine your understanding of the basics, learn brand-new skills and features, and become the Excel expert that every office desperately needs.

From the Back Cover

A simple and accurate Excel desk reference for everyone

With step-by-step walkthroughs of the most important Excel tasks described in the Excel Bible series, Excel^(R) Quick and Easy is your shortcut to spreadsheet and data mastery. A team of Excel MVPs explain the features that Excel superusers rely on every day, from functions to charts, graphs, formulas, and more. This whirlwind tour of Excel contains easy demonstrations of:

• Creating new spreadsheets and workbooks
• Entering and editing worksheet data
• Making calculations and drawing useful conclusions from your data
• Visualizing and presenting data with intuitive charts and graphs

Excel^(R) Quick and Easy is a one-of-a-kind resource that's perfect for people who are completely new to the software, people migrating from Google Sheets and other spreadsheet software, and even more experienced Excel users interested in expanding their skillset. You'll find:

• Step-by-step guides to Excel features, tools, and functions you'll use every day, from navigating the interface to crunching numbers
• Tips for transforming your Excel data into a compelling story with visualizations, like charts, graphs, and tables, that can be used to persuade and inform
• Instructions for using formulas and functions to unlock fresh insights from your Excel spreadsheets

Get ready to supercharge your productivity with Excel^(R) Quick and Easy. It's the best way to get up to speed on the basics, learn new skills and features, and become the go-to Excel expert that every workplace is looking for.

About the Author

MICHAEL ALEXANDER is a senior consultant at Slalom Consulting with more than 15 years' experience in data management and reporting. He is the author of more than a dozen books on business analysis using Microsoft Excel and has been named Microsoft Excel MVP for his contributions to the Excel community.

DICK KUSLEIKA has been working with Microsoft Office for more than 20 years. He was formerly a Microsoft MVP, having been awarded 12 consecutive years. Dick has written several books about Excel and Access.