Filled with Time-Saving Tips That Are Easy to Locate

As an infrequent Excel user, I seem to find new problems every time I take the program out for a spin. I note all of the ways that the program wastes my time and look in vain for helpful information inside the program itself.

When F1 arrived, I quickly trotted out my list of things that I would like to be able to do faster, easier and with less stress using Excel. I was pleasantly surprised to see many helpful solutions related to selecting, copying and pasting, formatting and printing. It took me less than an hour to find dozens of methods that I will be using the next time I trot out Excel. That was a good payoff compared to the price of the book and the time I spent. I estimate I will save three hours in my next project where I spend at least eight hours with Excel.

Although I didn't need this feature, I was very impressed that Mr. Rubin had taken the time to differentiate between Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002 and Excel 2003. If you have an older version, this book will not only help you accomplish more with the version you have . . . it will also help you decide if it's worth it to upgrade to the latest version.

I found the book easy to follow and was pleased to see that there's lots of room in the pages for notes. Those hand-written notes can be big time savers if you don't use Excel every day.

The book also has lots of information for much more advanced applications of Excel than I am ever likely to use. So if you find yourself about to use Excel in new ways, this book could be a big time-saver for you.

My only complaint about the book was that so much of the material didn't really help me. If the ratio of helpful to irrelevant tips had been higher, I would have happily assigned five stars to this otherwise helpful book.

Other Reviews

• 322 Tips for the Intermediate User
• many concise tips on usage
• Good Excel Reference
• Filled with Time-Saving Tips That Are Easy to Locate
• The best Excel book in the market!