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Summary: Buy this book!!
Review: I work with Excel morning, noon, and night in both technical and academic environments, and this is the best book that I have ever found on Excel. The writing is clear and concise, and the examples are many and understandable. I learn something new every time I pick up this book, and my bosses think I can work miracles.
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Summary: Best Excel book you can ever buy.
Review: I would personally rate this book as 5+ stars. The author gets right to the point in each chapter, the examples are easy and you also get real world applications. I would personally recomend it to anyone who is interested in going beyond the basic and most popular functions that Excel offers. The part that I enjoyed the most, and have gotten more use from, was Part V, dedicated to developing custom worksheet functions. What else can I say? It's a great book, one that will definitely not be lost high in a bookcase or stored away. This is the type of book you will always want to have near your desktop.
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Summary: VERY helpful
Review: I've been trying to do some advanced Excel work and was running into all sort of problems in terms of getting my pivot charts and formulas to work right. Some people, like me, need to see examples of formulas that do what it is they want to do in order to learn the right way of constructing these things. Excel 2000 Formulas is an excellent reference - for beginner to advanced users - who want to get the most out of Excel. You'll be doing advanced work in mins. with this resource.
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Summary: Great book for intermediate to advanced excel users
Review: I've been using Excel since the original Mac release in 1986. I use Excel a quite a bit at work to perform business and operations analysis. I buy Excel books on an ongoing basis to stay current. This book is not a rehash of all the features. If you are an intermediate to advanced user, you will find great ideas that will help you advance your skills and design more elegant spreadsheets.
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Summary: Yes, you really must have this
Review: I've been using spreadsheets (Lotus, Quattro, and Excel) since 1986. I've written macros in Lotus and VBA in Excel. I thought this "Formulas" book would be beneath my skills. I was wrong. I've learned more new things from this book in the last two weeks than I've learned in the previous 2 years using Excel. I've learned how to do things I was convinced could not be done in Excel.If you are an advanced user, get this book and be amazed. If you are a beginning user, get this book; you won't be one for long.
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Summary: You May Think You Know Excell . . . But
Review: If you don't have this book by Walkenbach you are at a serious disadvantage when building Excel spreadsheets. That's the long and short of it. This book is an invaluable reference in building business models. I've been developing complicated spreadsheets for years and years, but this book shows tips and tricks I never dreamed of before. Well worth the money. From now on, if Walkenbach's name is on the cover, I shell out the money to get it. Absolutely outstanding. Never read anything better
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Summary: You Must Have This Book.
Review: If you only buy one book on Excel, this should be the one. If you are a low intermediate user (i.e. not brand new to it, but with a passing familiarity) up through seasoned Excel veteran, this book is a help. There are many hidden secrets in Excel. Do you know how to use Array formulas? Create Custom conditional formatting? Save time with Auto-functions? That Circular References can be a good thing? How to give cells names, then use names instead of cell references in your equations so they are easier to edit / understand (I.E. =(Cost of Goods Sold / Sales) vs. =(A1/C3)? How to use VBA to create the exact function you need? This book has it all, plus all the basics and hidden shortcuts (some not even published) I.E. Using CTRL+Shift+F9 to force recalculation.
This book is extremely lucid and easy to understand. Every piece of information is supported by examples. I am a financial analyst and extremely experienced with Excel, yet this book is still helpful. It is almost a one-stop shop, seemingly lacking little. I also have an MBA. MBA's, buy this book BEFORE you by the MBA's Guide to Excel. I did it the other way around, and knowing what I know now, would not have purchased the Guide. In my opinion, anyone considering an Excel guide purchase, should purchase Excel 2000 Formulas first. It is much more than just a list of formulas. It is truly an excellent book, will save you time, effort, and frustration, and is an excellent value even at twice the price.
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Summary: Made my office work easier, faster, more fun.
Review: It's better than the usual 'reference bible'. You can tell the author had a real office job before this, as his examples actually made my office work easier, faster, and frankly, more fun. And it's quite readable. I thought I knew a lot of tricks before I bought this, but this book made me leapfrog many skill levels.
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Summary: Oneof the best books on Excel ever written
Review: John Walkenbach has done a superb job teaching Excel. I believe that once you read this book you can consider yourself a master of Excel. It is very thorough, has clear examples and follows a logical sequence. You will not be disappointed. I guarantee it.
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Summary: Amazing is an understatement
Review: John Walkenbach has put together one of the most incredible books on Excel formulas. Every office should have a copy of this. At my office we have our people who are constantly fighting over this book. All those formulas you didn't know how to do, this book will show you. If you want to learn about conditionals (if..then) get this book. The examples in the book are great and easy to follow. Make sure though you have a clear understanding of Excel. This is not a book for beginners.
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