Contents at a Glance |
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About the Author |
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About the Technical Reviewer |
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Acknowledgments |
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The Excel Worksheet: What You're Looking At |
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Key Tips: Accessing Buttons with the Keyboard |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar |
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8 | (4) |
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Excel Keyboard Equivalents |
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18 | (9) |
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Chapter 1 Introducing Excel 2010 |
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27 | (4) |
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The Advantages of Learning More |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Getting Around the Worksheet and Data Entry |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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Getting Around a Worksheet |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (4) |
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Selecting Cells Down and Across the Worksheet |
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35 | (1) |
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Selecting Cells with the Keyboard |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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Still One More Selection Technique--The Name Box |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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Aligning Your Data--Where It Appears in the Cell |
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39 | (2) |
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Widening and Narrowing Columns |
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41 | (3) |
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Altering a column manually |
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41 | (1) |
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Using the Auto-fit Feature |
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42 | (2) |
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Entering Numerical Data-How it's Different |
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44 | (1) |
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Entering Data into a Selected Range |
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45 | (3) |
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Using Auto Fill to Speed Up Data Entry |
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48 | (6) |
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Copying a Value with Auto Fill |
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48 | (1) |
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Auto Filling a Numeric Sequence |
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48 | (2) |
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Using Auto Fill with Text |
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50 | (1) |
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Using the Auto Fill Option Button |
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50 | (3) |
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Customizing Auto Fill Lists |
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53 | (1) |
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Data Validation: Bringing Quality Control to the Worksheet |
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54 | (6) |
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Making a List--Personalizing a Drop-Down Menu |
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57 | (2) |
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Explaining Data Validation Errors with Error Alerts |
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59 | (1) |
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Adding Data Entry Instructions with Input Messages |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (10) |
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63 | (3) |
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64 | (2) |
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Undoing What You've Just Undone with the Redo Button |
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66 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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Copying and Moving: Duplicating and Relocating Your Data |
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66 | (3) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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The Clipboard: The Storage Area for Copied and Cut Data |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Number Crunching 101: Functions, Formulas, and Ranges |
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Automatic Calculations with Functions |
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73 | (11) |
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Adding a Column of Numbers |
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74 | (2) |
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Selecting the Range You Need |
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76 | (1) |
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Viewing and Editing Your Formula: Back to the Formula Bar |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (1) |
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Displaying Values Based on a Certain Condition |
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80 | (2) |
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Revisiting Function Structure |
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82 | (1) |
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Locating Functions in the Function Library |
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82 | (2) |
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Customizing the Worksheet with Formulas |
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84 | (11) |
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85 | (1) |
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Working Out the Order of Operations in a Formula |
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86 | (1) |
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Copying Formulas: More Than Just Duplication |
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87 | (8) |
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Clarifying Cell References by Naming a Range |
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95 | (7) |
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Naming a Range in the Name Box |
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95 | (4) |
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Naming Ranges from the Data in Your Worksheet |
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99 | (1) |
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Naming A Range Containing One Cell: Why Bother? |
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100 | (1) |
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The Name Manager: Where They're All Ar-ranged |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 For Appearance's Sake: Formatting Your Data |
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What Formatting Does (and Doesn't Do) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (10) |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (1) |
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Using Bold, Italics, and Underline |
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107 | (1) |
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Determining a Cell's Formatting |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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Adding Color to Your Cells |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (1) |
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Aligning (and Realigning) Your Data |
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114 | (7) |
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Changing Horizontal Alignment |
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114 | (1) |
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Changing Vertical Alignment |
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115 | (1) |
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Changing Data Orientation |
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116 | (3) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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Adding a Title with Merge and Center |
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120 | (1) |
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Inserting, Deleting, and Hiding Columns and Rows |
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121 | (8) |
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Inserting a Column or Row |
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122 | (1) |
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Inserting Multiple Columns or Rows |
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123 | (1) |
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What Inserting Does to Formulas |
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124 | (1) |
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Deleting Columns and Rows |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (2) |
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Unhiding Columns and Rows |
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127 | (1) |
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Inserting and Deleting Cells |
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128 | (1) |
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Formatting Values: Making the Numbers Look Good |
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129 | (8) |
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Turning Values into Currency |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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Formatting Decimal Points |
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133 | (1) |
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Working with Dates: Dates Are Numbers Too |
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134 | (3) |
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Customizing Number Formats |
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137 | (3) |
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The Special Formats Option |
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138 | (2) |
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Copying Formats (Not Data) with the Format Painter |
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140 | (1) |
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Applying Ready-Made Formats with Styles |
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141 | (3) |
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Customizing Your Own Style |
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142 | (2) |
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Applying Styles Quickly: Another Way to Access Formatting Options |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (8) |
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Looking for Scores Equal to or Greater Than 90 |
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149 | (1) |
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An Alternative Approach to the Same Result |
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149 | (1) |
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Some Additional Conditional Formatting Options |
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150 | (2) |
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Turning Off Conditional Formatting |
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152 | (1) |
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Using Data Bars: A Different Kind of Conditional Format |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Charting Your Data |
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155 | (40) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (1) |
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Creating a Chart in 2 Seconds |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (8) |
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Moving and Resizing the Chart |
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160 | (2) |
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Changing the Chart by Changing Its Data |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (4) |
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167 | (1) |
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Changing the Default Chart |
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167 | (1) |
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Switching Rows with Columns: A Different Kind of Change |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (20) |
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Formatting with the Mini-Toolbar |
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170 | (1) |
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Formatting with the Context Menu |
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171 | (1) |
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Formatting with the Current Selection Button Group |
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171 | (1) |
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Exploring the Format Dialog Box |
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172 | (3) |
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Reformatting the Vertical Axis |
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175 | (2) |
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Color-Coordinating Your Data Using Chart Styles |
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177 | (1) |
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Formatting a Chart Object Using Shape Styles |
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178 | (1) |
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Formatting Text Elements with WordArt |
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179 | (1) |
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Adding Extra Chart Elements with Chart Layouts |
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180 | (1) |
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Adding Extra Chart Elements with the Layout Tab |
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181 | (8) |
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Introducing Sparklines: Mini-Charts Placed in Cells |
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189 | (4) |
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191 | (1) |
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Representing Binary Values with Sparklines |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Sorting and Filtering Your Data: Excel's Database Features |
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195 | (24) |
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Sorting Data: Instilling Order in Your Data |
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196 | (6) |
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Sorting by Two Fields: The Hows and Whys |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (1) |
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Finding What You Want with Filters |
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202 | (7) |
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205 | (1) |
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Text and Number Filters: Filters Within the Filter |
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205 | (3) |
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Filtering Multiple Fields |
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208 | (1) |
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Tables: Adding User-Friendliness to Your Database |
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209 | (9) |
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Finding Duplicate Records in the Table (and Removing Them) |
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216 | (1) |
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Converting a Table to a Range |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 PivotTables: Data Aggregation Without the Aggravation |
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219 | (42) |
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Looking at Some PivotTables |
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219 | (5) |
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224 | (10) |
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Choosing Which Data to Work On |
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227 | (1) |
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Getting the Fields Where You Want Them |
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228 | (1) |
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Pivoting the Data Sideways Using the Column Labels Area |
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229 | (1) |
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Filtering Items Using the Report Filter Area |
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229 | (2) |
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Creating a Report Worksheet for Each Item in a Filter |
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231 | (1) |
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Counting Records: A Way to Break Out Text Data |
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232 | (2) |
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Grouping Related Items Using Two Fields |
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234 | (8) |
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Using the Row and Column Value Areas to Group Items |
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237 | (1) |
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237 | (2) |
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Grouping PivotTable Data: Organizing Your Time(s) |
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239 | (1) |
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Refreshing the PivotTable: Changing the Data |
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240 | (1) |
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Adding New Records to a PivotTable |
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241 | (1) |
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Viewing Which Records Are Filtered: Using the Slicer |
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242 | (5) |
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243 | (3) |
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246 | (1) |
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Formatting the PivotTable |
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247 | (2) |
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249 | (4) |
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Changing PivotTable Headers |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (2) |
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Creating Charts from PivotTables Using PivotCharts |
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253 | (6) |
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Filtering Data in the Chart with Field Buttons |
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256 | (2) |
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Creating a PivotTable and PivotChart Together |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Managing Your Workbook |
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261 | (28) |
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Adding Worksheets to Your Workbook |
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261 | (7) |
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Clicking Through the Worksheets |
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262 | (1) |
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Adding and Moving New Worksheets |
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263 | (2) |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (1) |
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Renaming and Recoloring the Worksheet Tabs |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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Grouping Sheets: Changing Multiple Sheets at the Same Time |
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268 | (5) |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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Referring to Cells in Other Worksheets: Using Them in Formulas |
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270 | (1) |
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Using Ranges on Other Sheets in Formulas |
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271 | (2) |
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Using the View Context Tab to Show and Hide Basic Screen Elements |
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273 | (6) |
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Showing Formulas in Cells |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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Keeping Important Data in View with the Freeze Panes Option |
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276 | (2) |
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Freezing Rows and Columns at the Same Time |
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278 | (1) |
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Protecting the Worksheet and the Workbook |
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279 | (9) |
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280 | (1) |
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Using a Password: Some Extra Protection |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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Protecting Some, but Not All, of a Worksheet |
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282 | (2) |
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284 | (2) |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Printing Your Worksheets: Hard Copies Made Easy |
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289 | (34) |
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Deciding What You Want to Print |
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289 | (5) |
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Printing the Entire Worksheet |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (4) |
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Surveying Printing Options: The Print Backstage |
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294 | (6) |
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300 | (2) |
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Customizing Your Printing |
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302 | (10) |
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302 | (3) |
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Previewing the Page Break: Getting a Bird's-Eye View of the Printout |
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305 | (3) |
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308 | (4) |
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Adding Headers and Footers |
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312 | (7) |
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Adding Headers and Footers in the Page Layout View |
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312 | (2) |
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Adding Headers and Footers Using the Page Setup Dialog Box |
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314 | (2) |
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Adding Custom Headers and Footers |
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316 | (3) |
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Printing the Gridlines and Headings |
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319 | (2) |
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321 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 Automating Your Work with Macros |
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323 | (16) |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (2) |
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About Saving a Workbook with a Macro |
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326 | (4) |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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Relative References in a Macro |
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328 | (2) |
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Saving a Macro to the Personal Macro Workbook |
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330 | (2) |
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332 | (1) |
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Editing a Macro by Tweaking It in VBA |
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332 | (3) |
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VBA: Written Behind the Scenes |
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333 | (1) |
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Exposing the VBA Worksheet |
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333 | (2) |
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Activating a Macro with a Keyboard Shortcut |
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335 | (2) |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (1) |
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