Updated in 2018! Here's your chance to finally learn how to use Microsoft Excel! In a single sitting, this quick and easy user guide will help you learn MS Excel basics, from navigating the home screen to working with formulas and charts. It's a great Excel tutorial that will help you in the office, at school, or even at home.
Excel Basics In 30 Minutes, 2nd Edition is written in plain English, with lots of step-by-step instructions and screenshots that demonstrate exactly what to do. This MS Excel tutorial references Excel 2016, but most of the step-by-step instructions apply to earlier versions of MS Excel released as part of the Microsoft Office and Office 365 suites, including Excel 2013 and Excel 2010. If you don't own Excel, the book explains how to use two free online spreadsheets programs: Excel Online and Google Sheets (part of the Google Drive online office suite). Instructions for the Excel mobile apps (Excel for iOS and Excel for Android) are included as well.
Topics include:
Excel screen layout, cells, and terminology
Excel 2016 vs. Excel Online vs. Google Sheets
Basic Excel formatting
AutoFill
Excel formulas and functions
How to make charts in Excel
Sorting and filtering
Collaboration and sharing
Exporting PDF, CSV, and other forms
Printing tips
Excel import and export formats (PDF, .CSV, .TSV, text, etc.)
This is not an Excel bible, but rather a basic Excel tutorial and reference that answers the core questions that any new Excel user will have:
What is a spreadsheet?
What are cells?
What is the button with the Greek letter for?
How can Excel spreadsheets create basic financial projections?
How can certain data in a worksheet be highlighted?
How can data be alphabetized or ranked?
How to edit a chart in Excel
How to print an Excel spreadsheet without cutting off columns
The second edition of Excel Basics In 30 Minutes is up-to-date with new instructions and high-resolution screenshots of Excel 2016, Excel Online, and the new Google Sheets. It includes new sections about collaboration, OneDrive, and other features.
Ian Lamont is an award-winning technology journalist, author, and publisher. His books include Google Drive & Docs In 30 Minutes and Lean Media: How to focus creativity, streamline production, and create media that audiences love. He is a graduate of Boston University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He writes about Lean Media and related business and technology topics at leanmedia.org.
Show moreUpdated in 2018! Here's your chance to finally learn how to use Microsoft Excel! In a single sitting, this quick and easy user guide will help you learn MS Excel basics, from navigating the home screen to working with formulas and charts. It's a great Excel tutorial that will help you in the office, at school, or even at home.
Excel Basics In 30 Minutes, 2nd Edition is written in plain English, with lots of step-by-step instructions and screenshots that demonstrate exactly what to do. This MS Excel tutorial references Excel 2016, but most of the step-by-step instructions apply to earlier versions of MS Excel released as part of the Microsoft Office and Office 365 suites, including Excel 2013 and Excel 2010. If you don't own Excel, the book explains how to use two free online spreadsheets programs: Excel Online and Google Sheets (part of the Google Drive online office suite). Instructions for the Excel mobile apps (Excel for iOS and Excel for Android) are included as well.
Topics include:
Excel screen layout, cells, and terminology
Excel 2016 vs. Excel Online vs. Google Sheets
Basic Excel formatting
AutoFill
Excel formulas and functions
How to make charts in Excel
Sorting and filtering
Collaboration and sharing
Exporting PDF, CSV, and other forms
Printing tips
Excel import and export formats (PDF, .CSV, .TSV, text, etc.)
This is not an Excel bible, but rather a basic Excel tutorial and reference that answers the core questions that any new Excel user will have:
What is a spreadsheet?
What are cells?
What is the button with the Greek letter for?
How can Excel spreadsheets create basic financial projections?
How can certain data in a worksheet be highlighted?
How can data be alphabetized or ranked?
How to edit a chart in Excel
How to print an Excel spreadsheet without cutting off columns
The second edition of Excel Basics In 30 Minutes is up-to-date with new instructions and high-resolution screenshots of Excel 2016, Excel Online, and the new Google Sheets. It includes new sections about collaboration, OneDrive, and other features.
Ian Lamont is an award-winning technology journalist, author, and publisher. His books include Google Drive & Docs In 30 Minutes and Lean Media: How to focus creativity, streamline production, and create media that audiences love. He is a graduate of Boston University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He writes about Lean Media and related business and technology topics at leanmedia.org.
Show moreIan Lamont is an award-winning technology and business journalist and the founder of i30 Media Corp. He has written for more than a dozen online and print publications, and was the managing editor of The Industry Standard. He has authored several In 30 Minutes guides, including Dropbox In 30 Minutes, Google Drive & Docs In 30 Minutes, Twitter In 30 Minutes, and Excel Basics In 30 Minutes. Lamont is a graduate of the Boston University College of Communication and MIT's Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation and Global Leadership.
"The 'In 30 Minutes' series demystifies and simplifies topics that leave non-techies scratching their heads for insight, if not plain old comprehension."-Jessica Lipnack, author, Virtual Teams
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