Microsoft Office Excel 2007

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1. Boost Your Efficiency.
#1 Validate with a Validation List.


#2 Validate with Data Entry Rules.


#3 Extend a Series with AutoFill.


#4 Insert Symbols or Special Characters.


#5 Hide Rows by Grouping and Outlining.


#6 Find and Replace Formats.


#7 Add Comments to Your Worksheet.


#8 Let Excel Read Back Your Data.


#9 Create Your Own Sort or AutoFill.


2. Work with Formulas and Functions.


#10 Enter Formulas Using a Variety of Methods.


#11 Name Cells and Ranges.


#12 Define a Constant.


#13 Create Formulas That Include Names.


#14 Calculate with the Function Wizard.


#15 Figure Out Loan Terms.


#16 Determine the Internal Rate of Return.


#17 Determine the Nth Largest Value.


#18 Create a Conditional Formula.


#19 Calculate a Conditional Sum.


#20 Add a Calculator.


#21 Find Products and Square Roots.


#22 Perform Time Calculations.


#23 Perform Date Calculations.


3. Copy, Format, and More.


#24 Check Your Formulas for Errors.


#25 Trace Precedents and Dependents.


#26 Change Text to Numbers.


#27 Convert a Row to a Column.


#28 Copy with the Office Clipboard.


#29 Adjust Column Widths with Paste Special.


#30 Specify How to Paste with Paste Special.


#31 Create Your Own Style.


#32 Copy Styles to Another Workbook.


#33 Conditionally Format Your Worksheet.


#34 Track Changes While Editing.


#35 Consolidate Worksheets.


4. Manipulate Records.


#36 Enter Data with a Form.


#37 Filter Duplicate Records.


#38 Perform Simple Sorts and Filters.


#39 Perform Complex Sorts.


#40 Sort by Cell Color, Font Color, or Icon.


#41 Perform Complex Filters.


#42 Filter by Multiple Criteria.


#43 Subtotal Sorted Data.


#44 Chart Filtered Data Easily.


#45 Count Filtered Records.


#46 Look Up Information in Your Worksheet.


#47 Define Data as a Table.


#48 Modify a Table Style.


5. Explore the Patterns in Your Data.


#49 Create a PivotTable.


#50 Modify PivotTable Data and Layout.


#51 Compute PivotTable Sub and Grand Totals.


#52 Create a PivotTable Calculated Field.


#53 Hide Rows or Columns in a PivotTable.


#54 Sort a PivotTable.


#55 Create a PivotChart.


#56 Describe Data with Statistics.


#57 Find the Correlation between Variables.


#58 Explore Outcomes with What–If Analysis.


#59 Optimize a Result with Goal Seek.


6. Create Charts.


#60 Create a Chart That Has Visual Appeal.


#61 Add Chart Details.


#62 Change the Chart Type.


#63 Add a Trendline.


#64 Add and Remove Chart Data.


#65 Add Error Bars.


#66 Create a Histogram.


#67 Create a Combination Chart.


7. Present Worksheets.


#68 Format Numbers, Dates, and Times.


#69 Apply Formats to Cells.


#70 Fill with a Gradient.


#71 Format Quickly with Format Painter.


#72 Insert Shapes into Your Worksheet.


#73 Insert Text Boxes into Your Worksheet.


#74 Insert Photographs into Your Worksheet.


#75 Arrange the Graphics in Your Worksheet.


#76 Insert a Background Image.


#77 Take a Picture of Your Worksheet.


8. Protect, Save, and Print.


#78 Protect Your Worksheet.


#79 Save a Workbook as a Template.


#80 Choose a Format When Saving a Workbook.


#81 Print Multiple Areas of a Workbook.


#82 Print Multiple Worksheets from a Workbook.


9. Extend Excel.


#83 Paste Link into Word or PowerPoint.


#84 Embed a Worksheet.


#85 Create a Link from an Excel Workbook.


#86 Query a Web Site.


#87 Copy a Word Table into Excel.


#88 Import a Text File into Excel.


#89 Import an Access Database into Excel.


#90 Query an Access Database.


#91 Reuse a Saved Query.


#92 Import an Excel Worksheet into Access.


#93 Using Excel with Mail Merge.


10. Customize Excel.


#94 Add Features by Installing Add–Ins.


#95 Customize the Quick Access Toolbar.


#96 Work with Multiple Windows.


#97 Save Time by Creating a Custom View.


#98 Create a Custom Number Format.


#99 Automate Your Worksheet with Macros.


#100 Add a Button to Run a Macro.