Introduction xxxixPart I: Getting Started with Excel 1Chapter 1: Introducing Excel 3Chapter 2: Entering and Editing Worksheet Data 27Chapter 3: Performing Basic Worksheet Operations 53Chapter 4: Working with Excel Ranges and Tables 73Chapter 5: Formatting Worksheets 121Chapter 6: Understanding Excel Files and Templates 157Chapter 7: Printing Your Work 177Chapter 8: Customizing the Excel User Interface 199Part II: Working with Formulas and Functions 209Chapter 9: Introducing Formulas and Functions 211Chapter 10: Understanding and Using Array Formulas 247Chapter 11: Using Formulas for Common Mathematical Operations 271Chapter 12: Using Formulas to Manipulate Text 285Chapter 13: Using Formulas with Dates and Times 301Chapter 14: Using Formulas for Conditional Analysis 329Chapter 15: Using Formulas for Matching and Lookups 347Chapter 16: Using Formulas with Tables and Conditional Formatting 365Chapter 17: Making Your Formulas Error-Free 379Part III: Creating Charts and Other Visualizations 399Chapter 18: Getting Started with Excel Charts 401Chapter 19: Using Advanced Charting Techniques 441Chapter 20: Creating Sparkline Graphics 475Chapter 21: Visualizing with Custom Number Formats and Shapes 489Part IV: Managing and Analyzing Data 519Chapter 22: Importing and Cleaning Data 521Chapter 23: Using Data Validation 553Chapter 24: Creating and Using Worksheet Outlines 567Chapter 25: Linking and Consolidating Worksheets 577Chapter 26: Introducing PivotTables 595Chapter 27: Analyzing Data with PivotTables 617Chapter 28: Performing Spreadsheet What-If Analysis 651Chapter 29: Analyzing Data Using Goal Seeking and Solver 675Chapter 30: Analyzing Data with the Analysis ToolPak 697Chapter 31: Protecting Your Work 709Part V: Understanding Power Pivot and Power Query 721Chapter 32: Introducing Power Pivot 723Chapter 33: Working Directly with the Internal Data Model 747Chapter 34: Adding Formulas to Power Pivot 757Chapter 35: Introducing Power Query 777Chapter 36: Transforming Data with Power Query 805Chapter 37: Making Queries Work Together 837Chapter 38: Enhancing Power Query Productivity 855Part VI: Automating Excel 867Chapter 39: Introducing Visual Basic for Applications 869Chapter 40: Creating Custom Worksheet Functions 899Chapter 41: Creating UserForms 913Chapter 42: Using UserForm Controls in a Worksheet 935Chapter 43: Working with Excel Events 949Chapter 44: Seeing Some VBA Examples 963Chapter 45: Creating Custom Excel Add-Ins 979Index 989
Michael Alexander is a senior consultant at Slalom Consulting with more than 15 year's experience in data management and reporting. He is the author of more than a dozen books on business analysis using Microsoft Excel, and has been named Microsoft Excel MVP for his contributions to the Excel community.Dick Kusleika has been working with Microsoft Office for more than 20 years. He was formerly a Microsoft MVP, having been awarded 12 consecutive years. Dick has written several books about Excel and Access.