Master two of the most powerful features of Excel
Even if you use Excel all the time, you may not be up to speed
on two of Excel’s most useful features. Pivot Table and Pivot Chart
turn long lists of unreadable data into dynamic, easy-to-read
tables and charts that highlight the information you need most; you
can tweak results with a click or easily fuse data from several
sources into one document. Now you can learn how to tap these
powerful Excel tools with this practical guide.
Using a series of step-by-step tutorials and easy-to-follow
screenshots, this book shows you in a visual way how to
create and customize Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts, use them to
analyze business data, and ultimately achieve more with less
work.
* Explains the benefits Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts, two powerful
features of Excel that allow users to create dynamic
spreadsheets
* Covers creating and customizing, analyzing business data,
building custom calculations, linking to external data sources
(including Access databases, Word tables, Web pages, XML data, SQL
Server databases, and OLAP cubes), creating macros to automate
tasks, and more
* Uses step-by-step tutorials and easy-to-follow screenshots, a
‘learn by seeing’ approach for visual learners
Practical, visual, and packed with content, this is the book you
need to ramp up your Excel skills with Pivot Tables and
Pivot Charts.
Despre autor
Paul Mc Fedries is a full-time technical writer. Paul has been authoring computer books since 1991 and he has more than 70 books to his credit. Paul’s books have sold more than three million copies worldwide. These books include the Wiley titles Teach Yourself VISUALLY Excel 2010; Excel 2010 Visual Quick Tips; Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 7; and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Office 2008 for Mac. Paul is also the proprietor of Word Spy (www.wordspy.com and twitter.com/wordspy), a Web site that tracks new words and phrases as they enter the language. Paul invites you to drop by his personal Web site at www.mcfedries.com or to follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/paulmcf.