If you're using Excel, this is the all-in-one manual you needbrimming with solutions for every conceivable task! Learn how to design tables, use formulas to perform calculations, create analyses, graphically present your data, and share your results. With detailed coverage of both basic functions and advanced features, this book provides guidance for beginners and serves as a reliable reference if you're already familiar with Excel. Up to date for Excel 2024 and Microsoft 365!Excel FundamentalsFollow a workflow that guides you through Excel's user interface, introduces basic concepts, and demonstrates the core features for working with tables, diagrams, and files. All Your Excel TasksDive into everything Excel has to offer. Master spreadsheet functions, formula usage, and table design. Get step-by-step instructions for analyzing, visualizing, and publishing your data; then see how to automate and customize your tasks with macros and VBA. Practical ExamplesSee Excel's features in action. Detailed examples and annotated screenshots guide you through each and every spreadsheet function, table design and analysis, data model management, and more. Highlights include: Mastering basic featuresCreating spreadsheetsWorking with formulasEvaluating what-if analysesDesigning charts and diagramsVisualizing data with sparklinesOrganizing data in tablesExporting, importing, and exchanging dataAutomating tasks with macrosUsing Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Work with formulas, table functions, and VBA

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Helmut Vonhoegen is a freelance author and IT consultant. He has published more than 80 books since 1992 and written numerous articles in specialist journals. His focus is Microsoft Office, Windows, web programming, and XML.

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If you're using Excel, this is the all-in-one manual you need-brimming with solutions for every conceivable task! Learn how to design tables, use formulas to perform calculations, create analyses, graphically present your data, and share your results. With detailed coverage of both basic functions and advanced features, this book provides guidance for beginners and serves as a reliable reference if you're already familiar with Excel. Up to date for Excel 2024 and Microsoft 365!

In this book, you'll learn about:

a. Excel Fundamentals
Follow a workflow that guides you through Excel's user interface, introduces basic concepts, and demonstrates the core features for working with tables, diagrams, and files.

b. All Your Excel Tasks
Dive into everything Excel has to offer. Master spreadsheet functions, formula usage, and table design. Get step-by-step instructions for analyzing, visualizing, and publishing your data; then see how to automate and customize your tasks with macros and VBA.

c. Practical Examples
See Excel's features in action. Detailed examples and annotated screenshots guide you through each and every spreadsheet function, table design and analysis, data model management, and more.

Highlights include:

1) Mastering basic features
2) Creating spreadsheets
3) Working with formulas
4) Evaluating what-if analyses
5) Designing charts and diagrams
6) Visualizing data with sparklines
7) Organizing data in tables
8) Exporting, importing, and exchanging data
9) Automating tasks with macros
10) Using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Highlights include:

• Mastering basic features
• Creating spreadsheets
• Working with formulas
• Evaluating what-if analyses
• Designing charts and diagrams
• Visualizing data with sparklines
• Organizing data in tables
• Exporting, importing, and exchanging data
• Automating tasks with macros

• Using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

  Inhalt
  ... Preface ... 29

  ... Excel Standalone and Excel Subscription ... 29

  1 ... Basic Knowledge for Working with Excel ... 31

  1.1 ... Starting with a Cost Comparison ... 31

  1.2 ... Basic Concepts ... 39

  1.3 ... Starting and Closing Excel ... 44

  1.4 ... Construction Site for Tables and Diagrams ... 48

  1.5 ... File Formats ... 73

  1.6 ... Options for Working with Excel ... 78

  1.7 ... Office Add-Ins ... 88

  1.8 ... Managing Documents ... 90

  1.9 ... Saving to the Cloud ... 116

  1.10 ... Excel Help ... 118

  2 ... The Structure of Spreadsheets ... 121

  2.1 ... Planning and Designing Calculation Models ... 121

  2.2 ... Navigation and Selection ... 124

  2.3 ... Efficient Data Entry and Editing ... 135

  2.4 ... Automatically Generating Data ... 151

  2.5 ... Data Entry Validation ... 161

  2.6 ... Reorganizing and Restructuring Sheets ... 165

  2.7 ... Efficient Workbook Management ... 187

  3 ... Working with Formulas ... 201

  3.1 ... Formula Structure ... 201

  3.2 ... Entering Formulas and Functions ... 208

  3.3 ... Relative and Absolute References ... 223

  3.4 ... Descriptive Range Names ... 229

  3.5 ... Array Formulas ... 239

  3.6 ... Ensuring Quality and Preventing Errors ... 244

  3.7 ... Referencing Tables with Formulas ... 255

  3.8 ... Impact of Removing Cells ... 259

  3.9 ... Recalculation Control ... 259

  4 ... Designing Worksheets ... 265

  4.1 ... Formats for Cells and Cell Ranges ... 266

  4.2 ... Formatting Tools ... 266

  4.3 ... Choosing the Number Format ... 268

  4.4 ... Font Style and Alignment ... 282

  4.5 ... Borders and Patterns ... 295

  4.6 ... Enhancing Sheets with Themes ... 303

  4.7 ... Protecting Sheets and Workbooks ... 307

  4.8 ... Consistent Design Using Styles ... 311

  4.9 ... Table Styles ... 317

  4.10 ... Data Analysis with Conditional Formatting ... 322

  4.11 ... Improving Clarity with Outline Levels ... 330

  4.12 ... Data Entry Using Controls ... 335

  5 ... Analysis and Forecasting ... 339

  5.1 ... Calculations Without Formulas ... 339

  5.2 ... Consolidating Results ... 340

  5.3 ... Add-Ins for Statistical Data Analysis ... 344

  5.4 ... What If Analysis ... 346

  5.5 ... Planning Scenarios ... 350

  5.6 ... Forecasting Based on Existing Data ... 358

  5.7 ... Automatic Data Analysis ... 361

  6 ... Optimization ... 363

  6.1 ... Goal Seek ... 363

  6.2 ... Finding Solutions with Solver ... 365

  7 ... Presenting Data Graphically ... 377

  7.1 ... Graphical Analysis with Charts ... 377

  7.2 ... Chart Types in Excel ... 382

  7.3 ... From the Table to the Chart ... 383

  7.4 ... Linking the Table and Chart ... 393

  7.5 ... Optimizing Charts ... 394

  7.6 ... Designing Charts ... 401

  8 ... Using Charts Effectively ... 427

  8.1 ... Criteria for Choosing a Chart Type ... 427

  8.2 ... Standard Charts ... 427

  8.3 ... Value Differentiation with Area and Range Charts ... 433

  8.4 ... Multiple Distributions and Cycles: Doughnut and Radar Charts ... 436

  8.5 ... Value Relationships: Scatter and Bubble Charts ... 438

  8.6 ... Combo Charts ... 441

  8.7 ... 3D Effects and True 3D Charts ... 443

  8.8 ... 3D Surface Charts: Ideal for Continuous Data Visualization ... 448

  8.9 ... Additional Chart Types ... 450

  9 ... Data Visualization with Sparklines ... 457

  9.1 ... Features and Uses ... 457

  9.2 ... Inserting Sparklines ... 458

  9.3 ... Display Options ... 460

  9.4 ... Editing Sparklines ... 461

  10 ... Refining Worksheets with Graphics ... 465

  10.1 ... Overview of the Graphic Tools ... 465

  10.2 ... Drawing Preset and Freeform Shapes ... 466

  10.3 ... Fine-Tuning Graphic Objects ... 473

  10.4 ... Creating Org…