J. Knecht said
The book is titled "Step by Step" which would lead one to believe that it is designed for the novice user, right? Well the CD practice files that come with it wont even install on my months old Gateway home computer. I've spent half the day troubleshooting this problem with no F#%^$&%$%#! luck thus far.
In my initial browsing of the book at the bookstore, it seemed that it was very thorough with lots of visuals, but I am now thinking that the book just has way, way too much information--pretty much all of it useless for the novice user. Not user friendly in the least.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!
G. Wright said
This book has great information on Excel 2007 features, good examples on how to use the features and a CD with files to support the hands on exercises.
I strongly recommend this book to anyone wanting to become an expert using Excel 2007.
Allan Bach said
Yes, there are errors in this book, but a quick search will bring you to the author's page with a listing of errata. However, this is not the only problem with this book.
First, the examples make very little sense. The reader never knows what she is using for the example. Features that make Excel a powerful program are so poorly written in the exercises that my students at a local community college had no idea what they did after following the steps.
Solver, Goal Seek, and Scenarios are usually features people love when they discover what these can do. However, in this book, it isn't even slightly clear as to what is happening.
Save your time and find another tool to learn Excel (Like the Missing Manual Series). Mr. Frye (the author) should teach a class before he writes a book (and if he has taught, he should read his reviews from students - I can send my students' reviews)
V. T. Carson said
This book and its exercises are good for an experienced Excel user who wants to master the Office Excel 2007 way of doing things and to learn the new styles, formats, and other functionality of 2007. If you are unfamiliar with Excel spreadsheets, you need to start with something much more basic. For a power user of an earlier edition of Excel, this book is very good.
Titas Canbe said
This item was brand new condition and an extremely good price. Fast shipment was appreciated. Thanks
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