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Elaine Marmel is President of Marmel Enterprises, LLC, an organization which specializes in technical writing and software training. Elaine spends most of her time writing; she has authored and co-authored over 50 books about Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, QuickBooks, Peachtree, Quicken for Windows, Quicken for DOS, Microsoft Word for Windows, Microsoft Word for the Mac, Windows 98, 1-2-3 for Windows, and Lotus Notes. From 1994 to 2006, she also was the contributing editor to monthly publications Peachtree Extra and QuickBooks Extra.
Elaine left her native Chicago for the warmer climes of Arizona (by way of Cincinnati, OH; Jerusalem, Israel; Ithaca, NY; Washington, D.C. and Tampa, FL), where she basks in the sun with her PC, her dog Josh, and her cats, Cato, Watson, and Buddy, and sings barbershop harmony with the 2006 International Championship Scottsdale Chorus.

PART I: Excel Basics.

1) Getting Started with Excel.

2) Managing Workbooks.

3) Formatting Cells.

PART II: Designing Worksheets.

4) Editing Worksheets.

5) Proofreading a Worksheet.

6) Adjusting Worksheets.

7) Managing Workbook Structure.

8) Working with Views.

9) Printing Worksheet Information.

PART III: Calculating Data.

10) Performing Basic Math.

11) Working with Common Formulas.

12) Mastering Date and Time Formulas.

13) Working with Financial Formulas.

14) Working with Lookup Formulas.

15) Applying Reference, Information, and Text Formulas.

16) Working with Logical and Error Trapping Formulas.

17) Analyzing Tabular Information with Functions.

18) Analyzing Formulas and Worksheets.

PART IV: Mastering Excel Charts.

19) Discovering Chart Basics.

20) Changing Chart Layout Details.

21) Formatting Charts.

22) Working with Graphic Elements.

PART V: Analyzing Data.

23) Working with Tables.

24) Summarizing Data with PivotTables and PivotCharts.

25) Visually Analyzing Data.

26) Linking and Consolidating Worksheets.

27) Performing What-If Analysis.

28) Performing Advanced Statistical Analysis.

PART VI: Customizing the Excel Environment.

29) Working with Macros.

30) Changing Excel Behavior.

PART VII: Using Excel in Collaboration with Others.

31) Using Workbooks in a Multi-User Environment.

32) Sharing Excel Data with Other Programs.

A) Excel Functions.