Microsoft Excel is an incredible application, feature-rich and easy to use if you know how. It can help with the simplest of jobs, from shopping lists to presentation of data, to more complex formulas and sorting tasks. Everyone in business, or indeed, in almost any job, needs to know how to use this fundamental modern tool, so this updated edition provides information on all the basic capabilities and gives guidance on some of the more advanced techniques. Featuring step-by-step guides and clear, accessible text, the reader will learn everything they need to know and may discover some unexpected invaluable functions as a bonus. AUTHOR: Rob Hawkins started using spreadsheets in 1990 when colour monitors were a luxury and Microsoft Excel was available as version 3.0. He completed a computer-related business studies degree, involving a variety of spreadsheets and database software and is now a freelance journalist and photographer. He has also delivered computer training courses, which developed into consultancy with several corporate projects using Excel. SELLING POINTS: . Part of a practical series of software guides. . From beginner to intermediate, home to work use. . Helpful screenshots. . Step-by-step guides. . Clean, modern, easy-to-follow layout, including bullets and Hot Tips.