One of over 90 books by Noel Kantaris and Phil Oliver, published by Bernard Babani (publishing) Ltd.

If you want to get up and running as soon as possible with Microsoft Excel 2010, then this is the book for you; no previous knowledge is assumed.

The book explains:-

• What hardware specification you need to run the package, how to install it, how to become familiar with the Excel environment and how to benefit from the built-in Help system.
• How to use the new Ribbon interface, build up simple spreadsheet examples, edit entries, format cells and ranges and save and open workbooks.
• How to enhance a worksheet using styles, how to use headers and footers, how to generate and use 3-dimentional worksheets, how to link them together and how to create and add graphs to a workbook, edit, preview and print the result.
• How to design and build a database management system, how to manage conditional rules and how to set up and query a database.
• How to use Formula Auditing, the Watch Window, What-if Analysis, Goal Seek, What-if Data Tables, the Solver and how to manage What-if Scenarios.
• How to share information with other applications by linking, embedding and using hyperlinks, and how to use Excel to publish data on the Web.
• How to create and edit simple recorded macros and how to use Excel's inbuilt functions.

This book is an indispensable companion to anyone using Excel 2010 for the first time or who may have used a previous version. It is suitable for readers of all abilities and will also act as an invaluable reference long after you have mastered the program.