Excel 2010 Bible

At 1,006 pages, 90 of which are Appendices and Index, the Excel Bible is the most comprehensive Excel 2010 resource you will find. Though the author claims in the Introduction that the book is for beginning, intermediate and advanced users, there are other, more visually oriented full-color guides that would ease the adoption of Excel by beginners. I have been using Excel for more than 15 years and consider myself a competent intermediate level user (though many in the office think I'm an "advanced user"); however I felt that my knowledge of Excel had become stagnant and I knew that I wasn't really taking advantage of many of the newer analytical functions of Excel. I searched through other books offered on Amazon, and found that they were just too basic to allow me to move to the next level. The book is well organized into the following Parts, each with many chapters included: Part I: Getting Started with Excel Part II: Working with Formulas and Functions Part III: Creating Charts and Graphics Part IV: Using Advanced Excel Features Part V: Analyzing Data with Excel Part VI: Programming Excel with VBA For now, I am concentrating my efforts in Part IV and Part V - not sure I'll work long enough (or have need for) Part VI ! I use the book in 2 ways: 1) browse through a section to discover features and functions that I didn't know existed, and 2) go to the index to find sections on a specific topic I always find what I'm looking for in this "Bible". For instance, I just learned that Excel has a very useful "track changes" feature (which has been available in Word forever...) The book works well for my style of learning, since I am almost entirely self-taught in Microsoft applications. For me, it's easier to learn about applications in smaller bites that I can digest and work into my workflow than to dedicate the time to take a course that might last several days - 50% of which would be forgotten before I got back to the office. The page layout is very readable, with crisp text, bold subheadings, plenty of included graphics and figures, and helpful notes and tips throughout. Many casual users of Excel will never need a tome of this depth, but it has become indispensable to me, and just having it on my desk makes me look smart !

This book is so thick that if what you are trying to do isn't listed, then you need to revisit the premise of your idea. This book contains concepts that I would never have dreamed of but, apparently, have always been what Excel was designed for. I purchased this book with the hope of relearning Excel, in order to gain the Microsoft Office Suite Certification and make myself more attractive to employers. Having received this book, I can now say that learning it will take some time but will be so complete that if I cannot obtain certification, then the the problem will be with myself. Everything from Pivot Tables to the foundation behind extremely difficult formulaic equations is listed within this book and the accompanying CD allows for a structured application process. Were it not for the CD, then this book would become very overwhelming, requiring one to read ahead then make an outline and then attempt to stick to it as they progressed through the chapter. In order to get the most out of this book, I recommend that you Google every concept that you do not know how/when to apply. That's what I have done and then I just made notes in the Table of Contents section ahead of reaching that point, so I'll know the potential of each section as I get there. What I have learned to do, so far, is to create a spreadsheet that itemizes my paychecks to the point where I have a pivot table that maps out the money coming in, the bills to pay, the percentage intended for savings, and the amount left over for discretionary spending. I also have a list of my gas receipts and can calculate how many miles I have driven per fillup and have been able to project a distance/dollar amount for trips. I don't remember learning Excel like this the first time around but I am glad for this book's instruction style. Everything is right to the point without having to filter through a bunch of filler. If you want to relearn Excel, then this is the book to get.

I had a fair but pretty basic understanding of Excel and knew there was much more it could do if only I knew how. I looked at training courses but they seemed to cover lots of things I wasn't really interested in so I opted for a reference book. What I received came as a nice surprise. It's actually quite entertainingly written (so far as you can be entertaining when describing spreadsheets !) and I find the style very easy to follow. It is a huge book and I can't say I've read it cover to cover but I have found what I was after easily and mastered the techniques. There are helpful examples and data you can pracice on in the CD. I particularly like the way there are no big jumps where you can't see how he went from simple to complex. Each topic starts very simple and builds up gradually to very complex. Some might find this a bit slow but I found it really helpful. I've also got a better understanding of all sorts of things you can do with Excel that I had no idea about and I don't need yet ... but when I do I'll know exactly where to learn about them ! Highly recommended.

Good book. But the examples are given in a CD attached with Bound volume of book. Those who are buying the kindle version, the examples given in CD are not available.

Really useful when you have to work often with Excel. There is only a problem: when the Excel has a new version.

The book is comprehensive and quite detailed. However, the book has 900 odd pages and quite heavy. It would be better if each chapter may be detachable so that when reading, the hand won't be so tired.

Un libro tanto para tenerlo como referencia así como para aprender desde cero. En mi caso ya tenía conocimiento básico pero me permitió profundizar y sacarle buen provecho.