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hanks for purchasing Excel 2010 Bible. If you’re just starting with Excel, you’ll be glad to
know that Excel 2010 is the easiest version ever.My goal in writing this book is to share with you some of what I know about Excel, and in the pro-
cess, make you more efficient on the job. The book contains everything that you need to know to
learn the basics of Excel and then move on to more advanced topics at your own pace. You’ll find
many useful examples and lots of tips and tricks that I’ve accumulated over the years.Is This Book for You?
The Bible series from Wiley Publishing, Inc. is designed for beginning, intermediate, and advanced
users. This book covers all the essential components of Excel and provides clear and practical
examples that you can adapt to your own needs.In this book, I’ve tried to maintain a good balance between the basics that every Excel user needs
to know and the more complex topics that will appeal to power users. I’ve used Excel for more
than 20 years, and I realize that almost everyone still has something to learn (including myself).
My goal is to make that learning an enjoyable process.Software Versions
This book was written for Excel 2010 for Windows. Much of the information also applies to Excel
2007, but if you’re using an older version of Excel, I suggest that you put down this book immedi-
ately and find a book that’s appropriate for your version of Excel. The user interface changes intro-
duced in Excel 2007 are so extensive that you’ll probably be hopelessly confused if you use an
earlier version.Conventions This Book Uses
Take a minute to scan this section to learn some of the typographical and organizational conven-
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