Excel by Wiley

Your genius-level guide to Excel excellence Excel Portable Genius covers the key features of Microsoft Excel in a concise, fast-paced, portable format that provides the perfect quick and easy-to-follow reference for novices and experienced users alike. Written by seasoned tech expert and trainer Lisa A. Bucki, it answers the nine key questions Excel users are most likely to face in their work and adds some hot tips and advice on this incredibly useful—but sometimes difficult-to-learn—program's lesser-known features. Build formulas to perform powerful calculations Format data to make it easy to find interpret and to highlight key results Sort and filter to organize or display specific information Chart data to pinpoint changes and identify trends Communicate results by printing and sharing Complete with a comprehensive index and extensive illustrations complementing straightforward instructions, this is the ideal guide to mastery of the world's most popular spreadsheet program.

Straightforward guidance on the AI tool that's built into Windows, Microsoft 365, and more Microsoft is enhancing all its most widely used productivity software—including Windows and apps like Word and Excel—with the power of AI. And now you can learn to make the most of this revolutionary new tool with Microsoft Copilot For Dummies! You'll discover how to write Copilot-friendly prompts, enhance output with integrated Copilot tools, and how to apply Copilot functions to project management and other specific tasks and disciplines. In the book, you'll find out how to: Use text or your voice to prompt reliable results from Microsoft Copilot Customize Microsoft Copilot to respond to your unique needs and demands Add plug-ins to the Microsoft Copilot service to extend its functionality even more Learn to supercharge your efficiency with Microsoft Copilot For Dummies. This book is perfect for professional and home users of Windows, Microsoft 365, and other Microsoft products and software who want to increase their productivity. Grab a copy today!

A guide to PowerPivot and Power Query no data cruncher should be without! Want to familiarize yourself with the rich set of Microsoft Excel tools and reporting capabilities available from PowerPivot and Power Query? Look no further! Excel PowerPivot & Power Query For Dummies shows you how this powerful new set of tools can be leveraged to more effectively source and incorporate 'big data' Business Intelligence and Dashboard reports. You'll discover how PowerPivot and Power Query not only allow you to save time and simplify your processes, but also enable you to substantially enhance your data analysis and reporting capabilities. Gone are the days of relatively small amounts of data—today's data environment demands more from business analysts than ever before. Now, with the help of this friendly, hands-on guide, you'll learn to use PowerPivot and Power Query to expand your skill-set from the one-dimensional spreadsheet to new territories, like relational databases, data integration, and multi-dimensional reporting. Demonstrates how Power Query is used to discover, connect to, and import your data Shows you how to use PowerPivot to model data once it's been imported Offers guidance on using these tools to make analyzing data easier Written by a Microsoft MVP in the lighthearted, fun style you've come to expect from the For Dummies brand If you spend your days analyzing data, Excel PowerPivot & Power Query For Dummies will get you up and running with the rich set of Excel tools and reporting capabilities that will make your life—and work—easier.

Build business intelligence with insight from a professional Microsoft Power Platform For Dummies covers the essentials you need to know to get started with Microsoft Power Platform, the suite of business intelligence applications designed to make your enterprise work smarter and more efficiently. You'll get a handle on managing and reporting data with Power BI, building no-code apps with Power Apps, creating simple web properties with Power Pages, and simplifying your day-to-day work with Power Automate. Written by a business consultant who's helped some of the world's largest organizations adopt, manage, and get work done with Power Platform, this book gets you through your work without working too hard to figure things out. Discover the tools that come with Power Platform and how they can help you build business intelligence Manage data, create apps, automate routine tasks, create web pages, and beyond Learn the current best practices for launching Power Platform in an organization Get step-by-step instructions for navigating the interface and setting up your tools This is a great quick-start guide for anyone who wants to leverage Power Platform's BI tools.

Large corporations like IBM and Oracle are using Excel dashboards and reports as a Business Intelligence tool, and many other smaller businesses are looking to these tools in order to cut costs for budgetary reasons. An effective analyst not only has to have the technical skills to use Excel in a productive manner but must be able to synthesize data into a story, and then present that story in the most impactful way. Microsoft shows its recognition of this with Excel. In Excel, there is a major focus on business intelligence and visualization. Data Visualization with Excel Dashboards and Reports fills the gap between handling data and synthesizing data into meaningful reports. This title will show readers how to think about their data in ways other than columns and rows. Most Excel books do a nice job discussing the individual functions and tools that can be used to create an "Excel Report". Titles on Excel charts, Excel pivot tables, and other books that focus on "Tips and Tricks" are useful in their own right; however they don't hit the mark for most data analysts. The primary reason these titles miss the mark is they are too focused on the mechanical aspects of building a chart, creating a pivot table, or other functionality. They don't offer these topics in the broader picture by showing how to present and report data in the most effective way. What are the most meaningful ways to show trending? How do you show relationships in data? When is showing variances more valuable than showing actual data values? How do you deal with outliers? How do you bucket data in the most meaningful way? How do you show impossible amounts of data without inundating your audience? In Data Visualization with Excel Reports and Dashboards, readers will get answers to all of these questions. Part technical manual, part analytical guidebook; this title will help Excel users go from reporting data with simple tables full of dull numbers, to creating hi-impact reports and dashboards that will wow management both visually and substantively. This book offers a comprehensive review of a wide array of technical and analytical concepts that will help users create meaningful reports and dashboards. After reading this book, the reader will be able to: Analyze large amounts of data and report their data in a meaningful way Get better visibility into data from different perspectives Quickly slice data into various views on the fly Automate redundant reporting and analyses Create impressive dashboards and What-If analyses Understand the fundamentals of effective visualization Visualize performance comparisons Visualize changes and trends over time

Make Excel work for you with this brand new guide to spreadsheet essentials Knowing a little about Excel is essential for almost every profession. Knowing a lot about Excel makes you one of the most valuable people in the office. Microsoft 365 Excel For Dummies helps you build your spreadsheet skills as it walks you through the basics of creating a spreadsheet, organizing data, performing calculations, and creating charts and graphs in Microsoft's powerful spreadsheet software. This brand new version of the book, written by an Excel guru and expert trainer, helps you develop the skills you need to impress your boss—or just to get things done faster. You'll also get ideas for using Excel to make daily life easier. Ready to become a number cruncher? Create your first spreadsheet and learn how to enter data Import data from other sources, sort tables, and organize information Run basic calculations and get more advanced with functions Build data visualizations, customize the look of your spreadsheets, and beyond These days, almost everyone who works with computers needs to have basic knowledge of Excel—and more is usually better. Microsoft 365 Excel For Dummies will help you get there.

Join the millions of people already using Microsoft Access and become a database power-user in no time! In the newly revised edition of Microsoft Access For Dummies, professional database developer and Access extraordinaire Laurie Ulrich-Fuller walks you through the ins-and-outs of one of the world's most popular database platforms. This is the perfect beginner's guide to Microsoft Access, showing you how to create databases, extract data, create reports, and more. The author demonstrates a ton of tips, tricks, and best practices you can use immediately to create, maintain, and improve your databases. You'll also find: Updates outlining edge browser controls in forms Step-by-step guides explaining how to import, export, and edit data Easy-to-follow query-writing tutorials to help you find the exact data you're looking for when you need it Whether you're a database novice or a data science whiz, Microsoft Access For Dummies has the info you need to supercharge your database skills. It's the perfect, how-to guide to get you up-to-speed on everything you need to know to get started with Microsoft's world-famous database app.

Excel is the number-one spreadsheet application, with ever-expanding capabilities. If you're only using it to balance the books, you're missing out on a host of functions that can benefit your business or personal finances by uncovering trends and other important information hidden within the numbers. Excel Data Analysis For Dummies, 2nd Edition eliminates the need for advanced statistics or analysis courses by allowing you to harness the full power of Excel to do the heavy lifting for you. This 2nd Edition is fully updated to include information about Excel's latest features, making it a your go-to Excel guide for data analysis.

Power up your proficiency with this genius guide to popular Microsoft 365 apps Do you want to make your Microsoft 365 account a productivity behemoth? Do you want to squeeze every last bit of awesome from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and learn a little more about Outlook, too? Microsoft 365 Portable Genius has got you covered. A seasoned tech expert and trainer, author Lisa A. Bucki shows you how to build Word documents, Excel workbooks, and PowerPoint presentations the right way, as well as how to use high-impact design techniques to make your documents pop. This book answers 11 key questions about how to make the most of Microsoft 365, providing genius tips as it leads you through the essentials. You’ll learn how to: Tackle common skills like creating files, adding basic content, navigating in a file, making selections, copying and moving content, and saving files Build a new Word document by using outlining, bullets and numbering, columns, and other features for creating and enhancing content Enhance Excel workbook files by organizing data on different sheets, filling entries, creating range names, and entering powerful, accurate formulas Develop a PowerPoint presentation by choosing the right layout for each slide and adding content to placeholders, and then transform it into an on-screen show with transitions and animations Add punchy design and branding by using text formatting, themes, and graphics in your files Use lists, tables, and charts to make data easier to interpret Create, send, reply to, and organize email in Outlook, as well as add contacts Share file contents on paper or digitally Check out the Online Bonus Appendix at Wiley for more genius coverage of topics including additional Excel formula review techniques, essential Excel functions, theme colors and fonts changes, and WordArt Whether you have used Office in the past or are new to its subscription successor Microsoft 365, Microsoft 365 Portable Genius provides the expert guidance you need to work smarter in Microsoft 365.

Make informed business decisions with the beginner's guide to financial modeling using Microsoft Excel Financial Modeling in Excel For Dummies is your comprehensive guide to learning how to create informative, enlightening financial models today. Not a math whiz or an Excel power-user? No problem! All you need is a basic understanding of Excel to start building simple models with practical hands-on exercises and before you know it, you'll be modeling your way to optimized profits for your business in no time. Excel is powerful, user-friendly, and is most likely already installed on your computer—which is why it has so readily become the most popular financial modeling software. This book shows you how to harness Excel's capabilities to determine profitability, develop budgetary projections, model depreciation, project costs, value assets and more. You'll learn the fundamental best practices and know-how of financial modeling, and how to put them to work for your business and your clients. You'll learn the tools and techniques that bring insight out of the numbers, and make better business decisions based on quantitative evidence. You'll discover that financial modeling is an invaluable resource for your business, and you'll wonder why you've waited this long to learn how! Companies around the world use financial modeling for decision making, to steer strategy, and to develop solutions. This book walks you through the process with clear, expert guidance that assumes little prior knowledge. Learn the six crucial rules to follow when building a successful financial model Discover how to review and edit an inherited financial model and align it with your business and financial strategy Solve client problems, identify market projections, and develop business strategies based on scenario analysis Create valuable customized templates models that can become a source of competitive advantage From multinational corporations to the mom-and-pop corner store, there isn't a business around that wouldn't benefit from financial modeling. No need to buy expensive specialized software—the tools you need are right there in Excel. Financial Modeling in Excel For Dummies gets you up to speed quickly so you can start reaping the benefits today!

A fast-paced, useful, and easy introduction to Microsoft 365 For those who need the show as well as the tell, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Microsoft 365 is the visual walkthrough to Microsoft’s latest suite of office products that will get you up-to-speed faster than any other resource on the market. This book offers image- and screenshot-rich tutorials alongside step-by-step instructions so you can see what you need to do to make the most of Microsoft 365. From getting a grip on the most basic Microsoft 365 functions to the advanced, new features known only by power users, the book provides you with the tools you need to make your work more streamlined and efficient. You’ll also get: Up to date—and visually supported—guidance on the major Office apps that are part of Microsoft 365: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access Full-color, two-page tutorials that get you up and running fast Easy-to-read instructions and stepwise advice to accompany the informative and crystal-clear images Ideal for people using Microsoft 365 for the very first time, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Microsoft 365 is also a can’t-miss resource for long-time users of the software suite who need an introduction to the latest version and Office veterans seeking a refresher on what Microsoft 365 is capable of.

It’s time for some truly “Excel-lent” spreadsheet reporting Beneath the seemingly endless rows and columns of cells, the latest version of Microsoft Excel boasts an astonishing variety of features and capabilities. But how do you go about tapping into some of that power without spending all of your days becoming a spreadsheet guru? It’s easy. You grab a copy of the newest edition of Excel Dashboards & Reports For Dummies and get ready to blow the pants off your next presentation audience! With this book, you’ll learn how to transform those rows and columns of data into dynamic reports, dashboards, and visualizations. You’ll draw powerful new insights from your company’s numbers to share with your colleagues – and seem like the smartest person in the room while you’re doing it. Excel Dashboards & Reports For Dummies offers: Complete coverage of the latest version of Microsoft Excel provided in the Microsoft 365 subscription Strategies to automate your reporting so you don’t have to manually crunch the numbers every week, month, quarter, or year Ways to get new perspectives on old data, visualizing it so you can find solutions no one else has seen before If you’re ready to make your company’s numbers and spreadsheets dance, it’s time to get the book that’ll have them moving to your tune in no time. Get Excel Dashboards & Reports For Dummies today.

Turn Excel into an unstoppable data-and number-crunching machine Microsoft Excel is the Swiss Army knife of apps. With over 470 built-in functions and countless custom formulas, the program can help make you the smartest guy or gal in any room. And now that it's been supercharged with Copilot—Microsoft's AI-powered helper—it's even easier to produce accurate and useful results anywhere, anytime. Best of all, it doesn't take an advanced degree in mathematics or data science to take full advantage of Excel's functionality. Just grab a copy of this latest edition of Excel Formulas & Functions For Dummies and get a flying start on the Excel functions and formulas that power up your data superpowers. With this book, you'll: Learn to create and use hundreds of formulas and functions, correct common mistakes, and make calculations Discover how to analyze data and calculate statistics, and even work with dates and times Use the ever-evolving, AI-powered Copilot to expand Excel's functionality and make it easier to use Get ready to transform your copy of Excel at home or at work into an unstoppable toolkit equipped for almost any occasion. Grab a copy of Excel Formulas & Functions For Dummies today!

A fast, up-to-date, and convenient desk reference for Excel users of any skill level Drawn from the most important tasks in the latest bestselling Excel Bible , Excel Quick and Easy is your ticket to data mastery. Excel veterans Michael Alexander and Dick Kusleika distil the most essential and useful tasks you need to understand about the world's most popular spreadsheet program, from functions to charts, graphs, formulas and more. Prepare for a whirlwind tour of Excel, packed with simple and step-by-step guides to common and lesser-known Excel features. This book shows you how to: Create new spreadsheets and workbooks by entering and editing worksheet data Simplify working with large amounts of data by naming and moving ranges Make calculations and draw conclusions from your data by using formulas Visualize and present your data by creating functional charts The secret weapon in your productivity arsenal Being great at Excel is quickly becoming a standard expectation for a ton of employers and organizations, in all sorts of industries. Sharpening your skills can boost your workplace performance and make it easier to land promotions or find new roles. Excel Quick and Easy makes it a breeze to develop the proficiencies that help you stand out from your peers. Unique features of this book Step-by-step guides to the most commonly used and productive Excel tasks, from basic worksheet operations to formatting spreadsheets for hardcopy printing Intuitive explanations for making your data tell a compelling story with visualizations, including charts, graphs, and tables Advanced number-crunching techniques, including formulas and functions, that help you unlock fresh insights and new conclusions from your data Excel Quick and Easy is the perfect reference for brand-new Excel users trying to get up-to-speed quickly and confidently. It's also a must-read for anyone migrating from another spreadsheet program, like Google Sheets, or more experienced Excel users who need to solidify and improve their skills. If you're tired of stumbling through your spreadsheets and just “surviving” in Excel, grab a copy of Excel Quick and Easy and supercharge your productivity. You'll refine your understanding of the basics, learn brand-new skills and features, and become the Excel expert that every office desperately needs.

Blow past the jargon and get hands-on, practical guidance on managing any project with Microsoft Project Lean. Agile. Hybrid. It seems that project management these days comes with more confusing buzzwords than ever. But you can make managing your next project simple and straightforward with help from Microsoft Project For Dummies. This book unpacks Microsoft’s bestselling project management platform and walks you through every important feature, step-by-step, until you’re ready to take on virtually any project, no matter the size. From getting set up for the first time to creating tasks, managing resources and working with time management features, you’ll learn everything you need to know about managing a project in Microsoft’s iconic software. You’ll also find: Totally updated guidance that applies to both the desktop version and Microsoft’s new subscription-based Microsoft Project Online Helpful information on integrating Agile practices and techniques into your project “Golden rules” that keep a project on-track and on-time Ways to effectively manage your resources with Microsoft Project’s built-in functionality Managing a project, big or small, is no easy task. Luckily, Microsoft Project For Dummies can take a lot of the hassle out of your day-to-day life. Learn how to take advantage of this powerful software today!