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Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Making Excel More Effecient. Customize the Quick Access Toolbar. Customize the Ribbon. Export Ribbon Customizations to a File. Configure Excel to Use the Mouse Wheel for Zooming. Move in a Different Direction When You Press Enter. Automatically Insert a Decimal Point. Configure When Excel Warns You About Long Operations. Pin Excel to the Windows 7 Taskbar. Make a Workbook Faster by Saving it as Binary. Open a New Window for a Workbook. Allow Only Certain Values in a Cell. Apply Text or Formatting to Multiple Worksheets. Quickly Display the Office Clipboard. Use Dialog Box Controls to Input Data. Check for Accessibility Problems. Chapter 2: Making It Easier to Manage Workbooks. Increase the Number of Recent Documents. Open Workbooks Automatically at Startup. Create a Workspace of Workbooks. Specify a New Default File Location. Set the Default Font and Font Size for New Workbooks. Set the Default Number of Worksheets for New Workbooks. Repair a Corrupted Workbook File. Convert a Workbook to a PDF File. Create a Workbook Template. Create a New Workbook from an Existing File. Compare Two Workbooks Side by Side. Check for Features Not Supported by Earlier Excel Versions. Chapter 3: Customizing Worksheet Presentation. Create Custom Numeric Formats. Create Custom Date and Time Formats. Set the Default Width for All Columns. Hide Columns and Rows. Create a Custom Fill List. Maximize Work Space by Turning Off Window Elements. Create a Custom Cell Style. Build a Custom Table Style. Create a Custom Color Scheme. Create a Custom Font Scheme. Save a Custom Workbook Theme. Build a Custom Header and Footer. Customize the Excel Status Bar. Minimize the Ribbon. Chapter 4: Getting More Out of Formulas. Paste a Formula's Result. Show Formulas Instead of Results. Use a Watch Window to Monitor a Cell Value. Use Absolute Cell References in a Formula. Create an Array Formula. Apply Range Names to Formulas. Create a Link to Another Worksheet. Combine Two Ranges Arithmetically. Troubleshoot a Formula by Stepping Through Each Part. Skip Data Tables When Calculating Workbooks. Turn On Iterative Calculations. Display Text Rather than Error Values. Check for Formula Errors in a Worksheet. Audit a Formula to Locate Errors. Chapter 5: Analyzing Excel Data. Highlight Cells That Meet Some Criteria. Highlight the Top or Bottom Values in a Range. Analyze Cell Values with Data Bars. Analyze Cell Values with Color Scales. Analyze Cell Values with Icon Sets. Create a Custom Conditional Formatting Rule. Calculate Multiple Solutions to a Formula. Plug Multiple Input Values into a Formula. Calculate the Break-Even Point. Consolidate Data from Multiple Worksheets. Filter Table Data. Remove Duplicate Values from a Table. Create an Outline Automatically. Enable the Analysis ToolPak Add-In. Chapter 6: Analyzing Data with PivotTables. Build a PivotTable from an Excel Table. Create a PivotTable from External Data. Refresh PivotTable Data. Add Multiple Fields to the Row or Column Area. Add Multiple Fields to the Data Area. Move a Field to a Different Area. Apply a Report Filter. Apply a PivotTable Quick Style. Change the PivotTable Summary Calculation. Customize the PivotTable Field List. Create a PivotChart from a PivotTable. Chapter 7: Importing Data into Excel. Understanding External Data. Import Data from a Data Source. Import Data from an Access Table. Import Data from a Word Table. Import Data from a Text File. Import Data from a Web Page. Import Data from an XML File. Refresh Imported Data. Separate Cell Text into Columns. Chapter 8: Querying Data Sources. Understanding Microsoft Query. Define a Data Source. Start Microsoft Query. Tour the Microsoft Query Window. Add a Table to the Query. Add Fields to the Query. Filter the Records with Query Criteria. Sort the Query Records. Return the Query Results. Chapter 9: Protecting Excel Data. Open a Read-Only Version of a Workbook. Mark a Workbook as Final to Avoid Accidental Editing. Protect Workbooks by Shortening the AutoRecover Interval. Specify the Cells that Users Can Edit. Hide a Formula. Protect a Range with a Password. Protect the Data in a Worksheet. Protect a Workbook s Windows and Structure. Restore a Previous Version of a Workbook. Hide a Worksheet. Track Workbook Changes. Chapter 10: Maximizing Excel Security and Privacy. Open a Workbook in Protected View. Block Dangerous Excel File Types. Set the Macro Security Level. Digitally Sign Your Excel Macros. Create a Trusted Location for Opening Files. Inspect a Workbook for Private Data. Assign a Password to a Workbook. Turn On Parental Control in Excel. Disable External Data Connections and Links. Apply a Digital Signature to a Workbook. Chapter 11: Learning VBA Basics. Record a Macro. Open the VBA Editor. Explore the Excel Object Model. Add a Macro to a Module. Run a Macro. Assign a Shortcut Key to a Macro. Assign a Macro to the Quick Access Toolbar. Assign a Macro to the Ribbon. Index.