Find the answers to your most important Excel questions with this reference

John Walkenbach’s name is synonymous with excellence in computer books that decipher complex technical topics. Known as "Mr. Spreadsheet," Walkenbach—along with Excel expert Colin Banfield—answers your most common and important Excel questions in this easy–to–understand reference.

You′ll learn how to open, save, protect, and recover workbook files; add, copy, and delete worksheets; enter and edit data and text; create formulas and functions; audit, format, and print; and more. Highly organized and free of unnecessary jargon, this essential reference allows you to find the answers you’re looking for quickly and easily.

* Excel gurus Walkenbach and Banfield offer quick and easy answers to common Excel questions
* Offers information in a highly organized, easy–to–understand format so you can find exactly what you need
* Includes information on opening, saving, protecting and recovering workbook files; adding, copying, and deleting worksheets; entering and editing data and text; creating formulas and functions; auditing; formatting; printing; and more
* Covers navigating the user interface; using the Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar; saving, protecting, and recovering workbook files; entering and editing data; creating formulas and functions, and much more

Excel 2010 For Dummies Quick Reference enables you to spend more time working on your projects rather than trying to figure how to make Excel work for you!

Want to spend more time on your projects and less time trying to figure out Excel? This handy, portable guide gives you the facts in an easy–to–use format. Two Excel gurus bring you quickly up to speed on the 2010 version and then lay out the stuff you need to know: how to compare workbooks, manage worksheets, enter dates, work with formulas and functions, and much more.

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New for 2010 — learn to use the slicer report filter for PivotTables, in–cell charts (called Sparklines), table and PivotTable search filters, interactive PivotChart filters, and PivotTable custom calculations
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More than one — share workbooks, protect them from unauthorized use, or compare two side–by–side
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It′s relative — use relative, absolute, and mixed references, and convert formulas to values
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Cell development — edit cell contents, copy cells and ranges, and enter dates, formulas, text, and values
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Chart your progress — choose a chart, modify its axis, create and add elements, and add context to numbers
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Tables and more — use tables, PivotTables, and PivotCharts effectively

Open the book and find:

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A tour of the Excel 2010 window
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Keyboard shortcuts that save you time
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How to undo changes and correct mistakes
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All you need to know about naming constants and formulas
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Advice on formatting numbers and ranges
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How to adjust settings and print your worksheet
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The different types of charts and how to change them
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What to do with the slicer report filter

Learn to:

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Navigate the new interface
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Use the Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar
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Create formulas and functions
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Save, protect, and recover workbook files