Excel 2010 For Dummies Quick Reference

Want to spend more time on your projects and less time trying to figure out Excel? This handy, portable guide gives you the facts in an easy-to-use format. Two Excel gurus bring you quickly up to speed on the 2010 version and then lay out the stuff you need to know: how to compare workbooks, manage worksheets, enter dates, work with formulas and functions, and much more.

• New for 2010 — learn to use the slicer report filter for PivotTables, in-cell charts (called Sparklines), table and PivotTable search filters, interactive PivotChart filters, and PivotTable custom calculations

• More than one — share workbooks, protect them from unauthorized use, or compare two side-by-side

• It's relative — use relative, absolute, and mixed references, and convert formulas to values

• Cell development — edit cell contents, copy cells and ranges, and enter dates, formulas, text, and values

• Chart your progress — choose a chart, modify its axis, create and add elements, and add context to numbers

• Tables and more — use tables, PivotTables, and PivotCharts effectively

Open the book and find:

• A tour of the Excel 2010 window

• Keyboard shortcuts that save you time

• How to undo changes and correct mistakes

• All you need to know about naming constants and formulas

• Advice on formatting numbers and ranges

• How to adjust settings and print your worksheet

• The different types of charts and how to change them

• What to do with the slicer report filter

Learn to:

• Navigate the new interface

• Use the Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar

• Create formulas and functions

• Save, protect, and recover workbook files