Excel Formulas and Functions For Dummies

by Ken Bluttman

Put the power of Excel formulas and functions to work for you! Excel is a complex program. Mastering the use of formulas and functions lets you use Excel to compute useful day-to-day information, such as calculating the true cost of credit card purchases or comparing 15-year and 30-year mortgage costs. This fun and friendly book demystifies Excel's built-in functions so you can put them to work. You'll find step-by-step instructions on 150 of Excel's most useful functions, how they work within formulas, and how to use them to make your life easier. In the ever-popular, non-threatening For Dummies style, Excel Formulas and Functions For Dummies, 2nd Edition makes Excel's power accessible to you.

Genres: Reference, Science, Technology, Nonfiction, Computers, Productivity, Software

386 pages, Kindle Edition

Reviews

[Lynn Cansler · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe helpful for a beginner, but this book is not as helpful a reference as Microsoft for an advanced user. Any time I need help, Microsoft has a video on any function. I'm also learning a lot from Excel webinars.

[Angelina Teneva · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having had to lookup and manipulate text strings for the past 3 years, I can hardly say there were any surprises in that section of the book, although it did provide a good summary.

Fianncial modelling, forecasting and statistics formulae, however, were a different kettle of fish and I will be sure to revisit if I ever find myself in need of creating analysis on the basis of those.

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[Reena · Rating 3 out of 5]

eh. it was okay, but for that thick a book, it didn't have as many formulas as I was expecting. But it's a good basic book to get started with.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wish I'd read this years ago. Would've saved me so much time and so many headaches. Very hand how-to to keep around your desk in case you need a reminder.