"Microsoft Corporation has shipped the first beta version of its next Office applications suite, with officials calling the upgrade the most significant and innovative release of Office ever." - Peter Gallie, eWeek, August 30, 2000"

Kathy Ivens (Philadelphia, PA) has been a computer consultant since 1984. She has authored, co-authored, contributed to, and ghost written more than forty volumes on computer subjects. She is a frequent contributor to national magazines on computer topics, writing reviews and articles, and is a contributing editor for Windows 2000 Magazine and Windows NT Magazine. Conrad Carlberg (S. Carlsbad, CA) is a former Microsoft MVP for Excel.

Introduction; Part I Getting Started; Chapter 1: Excel Basics; Chapter 2: Entering Information; Chapter 3: Working with Files; Chapter 4: Manipulating Data; Chapter 5: Structuring Worksheets; Chapter 6: Printing; Part II Analyzing Data; Chapter 7: Managing Data; Chapter 8: Using Formulas; Chapter 9: Worksheet Functions; Chapter 10: Advanced Work with Formulas; Chapter 11: Charting Data; Chapter 12: Drawing Objects; Chapter 13: Data Maps; Chapter 14: Pivot Tables; Chapter 15: Reaching Solutions with Brute Force; Part III The Outside World: Chapter 16: Acquiring Data; Chapter 17: Sharing Workbooks; Chapter 18: Using Web Technology; Part IV Extending Excel's Reach with VBA; Chapter 19: Automating Repetitive Tasks; Chapter 20: The Visual Basic Editor and the Excel Object Model; Chapter 21: Writing Subroutines; Chapter 22: Writing Functions; Chapter 23: Controlling Input with User Forms; Chapter 24: Techniques for Handling VBA Arrays; Part V Appendixes; Appendix A: Becoming a Microsoft Office User Specialist; Appendix B: Microsoft Office User Specialist Exam Objectives Appendix C: Excel Functions; Index