Escape from Excel Hell

Loren Abdulezer is CEO and President of Evolving Technologies Corporation, a New York-based technology consulting firm. He is an experienced IT professional serving major Fortune 500 companies, including Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, IBM, Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, and Pfizer. He has consulted on strategic technology and Internet product design, data analysis, mathematical modeling, visual modeling, and simulation, MIS/Web reporting, Java and object-oriented programming, Internet security, and business continuity planning. Loren is a world acknowledged expert on spreadsheets, visual modeling, and dashboard technology. He is the author of Excel Best Practices for Business (www.ExcelBestPractices.com), also published by Wiley, and is a Crystal Xcelsius Consulting Partner for Business Objects S.A. (www.XcelsiusBestPractices.com). You can find out more information about Loren and the book Escape From Excel Hell at www.EscapeFromExcelHell.com.

Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I: Escape in Under 30 Seconds. Chapter 1: Spreadsheet Basics. Chapter 2: A Few Good Functions. Chapter 3: Easy Formatting Fixes. Part II: Escape in Under Two Minutes. Chapter 4: Getting Excel to Behave. Chapter 5: Getting Correct Results with Excel Formulas. Chapter 6: Charts and Data Visualization. Part III: More Elaborate Escapes. Chapter 7: Common Issues with Excel Components. Chapter 8: Involved Data Analysis. Chapter 9: Very Large Spreadsheets. Chapter 10: Other Challenging Topics. Appendix A: Miscellaneous Solved Problems. Appendix B: Installing the Escape Excel Hell Utility Pak. Appendix C: Escape From Excel Hell Techniques and Hip Pocket Tips. Appendix D: About the CD. Index. End-User License Agreement.