Excel Formulas and Functions For Dummies

by Ken Bluttman, Peter G. Aitken

Targets beginning to intermediate Excel users seeking real-world examples of how they can use Excel's powerful built-in functions Shows readers how to use Excel functions in formulas to help them decide between buying and leasing a car, calculate mortgage costs, compute grades, evaluate investment performance, figure college expenses, and more Gives explanations and examples of real-world situations Provides an abbreviated discussion of an additional 200 functions Excel commands nearly 90 percent of the market for spreadsheet applications; although this book is written for Excel 2003, the functions described are in earlier versions as well

Genres: Reference, Science, Technology, Nonfiction, Computers, Productivity, Software

408 pages, Paperback

Published January 28, 2005

Reviews

[Lynn Cansler · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe helpful for a beginner, but this book is not as helpful a reference as Microsoft for an advanced user. Any time I need help, Microsoft has a video on any function. I'm also learning a lot from Excel webinars.

[Angelina Teneva · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having had to lookup and manipulate text strings for the past 3 years, I can hardly say there were any surprises in that section of the book, although it did provide a good summary.

Fianncial modelling, forecasting and statistics formulae, however, were a different kettle of fish and I will be sure to revisit if I ever find myself in need of creating analysis on the basis of those.

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[Reena · Rating 3 out of 5]

eh. it was okay, but for that thick a book, it didn't have as many formulas as I was expecting. But it's a good basic book to get started with.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wish I'd read this years ago. Would've saved me so much time and so many headaches. Very hand how-to to keep around your desk in case you need a reminder.