In Excel from Scratch, Microsoft certified expert Peter Kalmström explains the basics of Excel. The book also includes more advanced features. Focus lies on areas where Excel really calculation with formulas and functions and visualization with formatting and charts. Peter also describes how you can protect and validate content and how you can use Excel with external data and work with text. The kalmstrom.com website has articles with video demonstrations on most of the Excel features that are explained in more detail in the book. This combination will hopefully make the learning process smoother and more interesting. Peter has worked with his mother Kate, a former teacher and author of textbooks, to make Excel from Scratch easy to read and understand.