Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Getting to know excel. Chapter 2 Setting up a workbook. Chapter 3 Performing calculations on data. Chapter 4 Changing document appearence. Chapter 5 Focusing on specific data using filters. Chapter 6 Combining data from multiple sources. Chapter 7 Reordering and summarizing data. Chapter 8 Analyzing alternative datasets. Chapter 9 Creating dynamic lists with pivot tables. Chapter 10 Creating charts. Chapter 11 Printing. Chapter 12 Automating repetetive tasks with Macros. Chapter 13 working with other Microsoft Office programs Chapter 14 Working with database data. Chapter 15 Publishing Information on the web. Chapter 16 Collaberating with colleagues.

About the Author

Curtis Frye is the author of numerous books on Excel and other Office products, most recently the Excel 2007 Pocket Guide. He graduated from Syracuse in 1990 with a degree in political science, and then moved to Washington, DC, where he worked as a defense trade analyst for four years and as the director of sales and marketing for an ISP for one year. He moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1995 to launch his freelance writing career. When Curt's not writing, and often while he is writing, he is a keynote speaker, mentalist, and professional improvisational comedian.