{"product_id":"excel-hacks-tips-tools-for-streamlining-your-spreadsheets-9780596528348","title":"Excel Hacks: Tips \u0026 Tools for Streamlining Your Spreadsheets","description":"\u003cp\u003eMillions of users create and share Excel spreadsheets every day, but few go deeply enough to learn the techniques that will make their work much easier. There are many ways to take advantage of Excel's advanced capabilities without spending hours on advanced study. \u003cem\u003eExcel Hacks\u003c\/em\u003e provides more than 130 hacks -- clever tools, tips and techniques -- that will leapfrog your work beyond the ordinary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now expanded to include Excel 2007, this resourceful, roll-up-your-sleeves guide gives you little known \"backdoor\" tricks for several Excel versions using different platforms and external applications. Think of this book as a toolbox. When a need arises or a problem occurs, you can simply use the right tool for the job. Hacks are grouped into chapters so you can find what you need quickly, including ways to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReduce workbook and worksheet frustration -- manage how users interact with worksheets, find and highlight information, and deal with debris and corruption.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyze and manage data -- extend and automate these features, moving beyond the limited tasks they were designed to perform.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHack names -- learn not only how to name cells and ranges, but also how to create names that adapt to the data in your spreadsheet.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet the most out of PivotTables -- avoid the problems that make them frustrating and learn how to extend them.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate customized charts -- tweak and combine Excel's built-in charting capabilities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHack formulas and functions -- subjects range from moving formulas around to dealing with datatype issues to improving recalculation time.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMake the most of macros -- including ways to manage them and use them to extend other features.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse the enhanced capabilities of Microsoft Office 2007 to combine Excel with Word, Access, and Outlook.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e You can either browse through the book or read it from cover to cover, studying the procedures and scripts to learn more about Excel. However you use it, \u003cem\u003eExcel Hacks\u003c\/em\u003e will help you increase productivity and give you hours of \"hacking\" enjoyment along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780596528348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.36w x 1.03d","brand":"David Hawley, Raina Hawley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639262900380,"sku":"9780596528348","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_79f20fb1-7d2b-49e9-858e-8069a93d5843.jpg?v=1603849362","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/excel-hacks-tips-tools-for-streamlining-your-spreadsheets-9780596528348","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}