Excel 2007: The Missing Manual

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Book:		Excel 2007: The Missing Manual
Subject:		Excel 2007: The Missing Manual
Date:		2007-03-27 21:04:47
From:		Frederick J Eccher Jr

Rating: Title: Excel 2007: The Missing Manual By Matthew MacDonald First Edition: December 2006 Series: The Missing Manuals ISBN 10: 0-596-52759-4 ISBN 13: 9780596527594 Pages: 856 The introduction tells in general about the "hot additions": Fewer limits Faster speeds Better looking charts Formula AutoComplete Tables Easier (and prettier) conditional formatting Easier (and prettier) pivot tables Save as PDF: available as a free download, not actually in Excel 2007 This book is heavy reading. After a few paragraphs of light introduction, each sentence is packed with actions to take, issues to ponder, tables to study, and much more. The actions to take could not be done in one night. Look forward to a week, at least. This book is light reading. The style is light and easy to enjoy. The author is definitely a wordsmith and has total control over the tone of the book. Some of the chapters start with non issues to people interested in Excel, but this seems to be his writing style: a neutral or buffered start so you do not bolt before you get into that chapter. I liked the following chapters quite a bit: Chapter 27 Automating tasks with macros Chapter 28 Programming spreadsheets with visual basic Part Six was the best Chapter 22 Protecting your workbooks Chapter 23 Worksheet collaboration Chapter 24 Querying databases and XML Files Chapter 25 Exchanging Data with other programs Chapters 24 and 25 were the very best in the book, depending on whether you were more interested in querying databases or exchanging data. This book is worth 5 stars and every penny charged for it, taking everything into account. A balanced point of view is being used by the author in parts of the text. Well done. I really like Excel 2007 and find it to be an impressive spreadsheet. Frederick J Eccher Jr MBA M.S. Management of Information Systems A.B. Psychology B.A. Biology CIO, Community Partners President, Board of Directors, Saint Louis Visual Basic Users Group rick@stlvbug.net