This book utilizes a step-by-step process of creating a worksheet through Microsoft Excel to teach the novice user the basics, as well as some advanced techniques of the program. The book allows the student to become familiar with various key terms, processes, and functions of Excel, and effectively gives them hands-on training by creating an actual spreadsheet through various stages. When finished, the reader will have a general knowledge of Excel, and a foundation for continuance of that knowledge. This is not your typical tutorial, as it is not designed to teach you everything there is to know about Excel. It was written with the idea in mind of showing the student how truly intuitive the program is. You will essentially teach yourself upon completion of my book I will show you the basics of Microsoft Excel, and will detail how to continue learning even after you have finished

"Takes you step-by-step through the most essential tasks and provides plenty of illustrations that show you exactly what to do." - abstract.

Looking for clear, concise instructions on creating powerful but easy-to-use spreadsheets? How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Excel 2003 will quickly get you using Excel s many features. Learn the basics of worksheets and workbooks, how to enter and format data and graphics, and how to create templates so you can reuse the workbooks you develop. Then build databases for storing and analyzing your data, solve problems by performing what-if analysis, and share your workbooks securely with others so that you can integrate their input.

Describes the functions of all the Microsoft Office programs, including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access.

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is a set of tools based on the Visual Basic language. The great thing about using it to enhance Office applications is that it's easier to learn than Visual Basic and it comes with your Office license. After reading this book, the reader will be proficient in the VBA language and will have extensive knowledge of the Office 2003 Object Model. This book will cover all features of the VBA editor and show how to program some of the more useful new features in the Office 2003 applications. This book assumes no prior programming experience, so even programming novices can get up to speed quickly on the basics of the VBA language. It is very practical and offers the reader tested programs and projects that he or she can implement right away. This book reinforces the reader's learning by presenting useful, end-of-chapter pedagogical resources, including question-and-answer sessions and quizzes, as well as practical exercises that cement and extend the reader's knowledge. It explorers not only the object models of Word and Excel, but also other members of the Office 2003 suite, including PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.