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Table of Contents:
Introduction x CHAPTER 1 WORKING WITH THE EXCEL USER INTERFACE 2 The Ribbon User Interface 2 The Anatomy of the Ribbon Interface 3 Familiarizing Yourself with the Ribbon Tabs 4 Understanding Contextual Tabs 6 Understanding Workbooks and Worksheets 7 Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar 8 Adding Commands to the Quick Access Toolbar 9 Adding Hidden Commands to the Quick Access Toolbar 10 CHAPTER 2 MANAGING WORKBOOKS AND WORKSHEETS 12 Opening an Excel Workbook 14 Closing an Excel Workbook 15 Saving a Workbook 16 Switching Between Open Workbooks 17 Switching Between Worksheets 18 Viewing Multiple Workbooks 19 Inserting and Deleting Worksheets 20 Renaming Worksheets 21 Coloring Worksheet Tabs 22 Moving Worksheets Within a Workbook 23 Copying Worksheets Between Workbooks 24 Password Protect a Workbook 25 Protecting a Worksheet 26 CHAPTER 3 ENTERING AND MANAGING DATA 28 Entering Data 30 Editing and Deleting Existing Data 31 Zooming Into Your Data 32 Undoing and Redoing Changes 33 Copying and Pasting Data 34 Freezing Rows and Columns 36 Splitting a Worksheet 37 Inserting Cells 38 Deleting Cells 39 Inserting and Deleting Rows 40 Inserting and Deleting Columns 41 Moving Data 42 Finding Data 43 Replacing Data 44 Applying a Data Filter 45 Sorting Data 46 Adding and Managing Cell Comments 48 CHAPTER 4 FORMATTING WORKSHEET DATA 50 Changing the Font and Font Size 52 Changing Column Width 53 Changing the Color of the Cell Background and Cell Text 54 Formatting the Display of Numeric Data 55 Using a General Format 56 Using a Number Format 57 Using a Currency Format 58 Using a Date Format 59 Using a Text Format 60 Applying Bold, Italic, and Underline 61 Using Merge and Center on Cells 62 Changing Horizontal Data Alignment 63 Changing Row Height 64 Changing Vertical Data Alignment 65 Changing Cell Orientation 66 Wrapping Data in a Cell 67 Changing Borders 68 Indenting Entries in a Cell 69 Clearing Formatting 70 Hiding and Unhiding Rows 71 Hiding and Unhiding Columns 72 Hiding and Unhiding a Worksheet 73 Using Format As Table 74 Copying Formatting 75 Creating and Applying a Formatting Style 76 Using Conditional Formatting 78 CHAPTER 5 WORKING WITH FORMULAS AND FUNCTIONS 80 Using AutoSum (SUM) 82 Finding a Cell Average (AVERAGE) 83 Finding the Largest Cell Amount (MAX) 84 Finding the Smallest Cell Amount (MIN) 85 Counting the Number of Cells (COUNT) 86 Entering a Formula 87 Editing a Formula or Function 88 Copying a Formula 89 Assigning Names to a Cell or Range 90 Referencing Names in a Function 91 Using Functions Across Worksheets 92 Using Auto-Calculate 94 Finding Functions 95 Calculating a Loan Payment (PMT) 96 Performing a Logical Test Function (IF) 98 Conditionally Summing a Range (SUMIF) 100 Finding the Future Value of an Investment (FV) 102 Fixing the #### Error 104 Fixing the #DIV/0! Error 105 Fixing the #NAME? Error 106 Fixing the #VALUE! Error 107 Recognizing the #REF! Error 108 Recognizing Circular References 109 Checking for Formula References (Precedents) 110 Checking for Cell References (Dependents) 111 CHAPTER 6 WORKING WITH CHARTS 112 The Chart Tools Contextual Tab 113 Creating a Chart 114 Changing the Chart Type 116 Altering the Source Data Range 117 Altering Chart Options 118 Formatting the Plot Area 120 Formatting the Chart Area 121 Formatting the Axis Scale 122 Altering the Original Data 123 Adding Data to Charts 124 Adding a Legend 125 CHAPTER 7 WORKING WITH GRAPHICS 126 Using Drawing Tools 128 Inserting Clip Art 130 Inserting a Picture from File 131 Using AutoShapes 132 Inserting WordArt 133 Using Smart Art in Excel 134 Inserting a Diagram 135 Inserting an Object 136 Selecting an Object 137 Formatting an Object 138 Moving an Object 139 Resizing an Object 140 Deleting an Object 141 CHAPTER 8 PRINTING IN EXCEL 142 Using Print Preview 144 Setting the Print Area 146 Adjusting Page Margins 148 Inserting Page Breaks 150 Working in Page Break Preview Mode 152 Printing a Worksheet on One Page 154 Printing in Portrait or Landscape Orientation 155 Centering a Worksheet on a Page 156 Printing Gridlines and Row/Column Headers 157 Printing Cell Comments 158 Printing Cell Error Indicators 159 Printing Repeating Row and Column Titles 160 Adding Headers and Footers 161 Printing Worksheets 162 CHAPTER 9 WORKING WITH EXCEL PIVOT TABLES 164 Creating a Pivot Table 166 Rearranging a Pivot Table 168 Refreshing Pivot Table Data 169 Adding a Report Filter 170 Adding Pivot Table Data 172 Changing the Pivot Table Layout 173 Customizing Field Names 174 Applying Numeric Formats to Data Fields 175 Changing Summary Calculations 176 Showing and Hiding Data Items 177 Sorting Your Pivot Table 178 APPENDIX EXCEL SHORTCUT KEYS 180 INDEX 184