If you think that getting creative with Excel means the underhanded tweaking of numbers, think again. Excel Hacks shows even the most experienced users how to do things with Excel they might never have thought of doing--and lets them have a little fun while they're at it. Microsoft Excel is not just the dominant spreadsheet in the world; it's also one of the most popular applications ever created. Its success lies not only in its power and flexibility, but also in its streamlined, familiar interface that casually conceals its considerable capabilities. You don't need to know everything that Excel can do in order to use it effectively, but if you're like the millions of Excel power users looking to improve productivity, then Excel Hacks will show you a wide variety of Excel tasks you can put to use, most of which are off the beaten path. With this book, Excel power users can bring a hacker's creative approach to both common and uncommon Excel topics--"hackers" in this sense being those who like to tinker with technology to improve it. The "100 Industrial Strength Tips and Tools" in Excel Hacks include little known "backdoor" adjustments for everything from reducing workbook and worksheet frustration to hacking built-in features such as pivot tables, charts, formulas and functions, and even the macro language. This resourceful roll-up-your-sleeves guide is for intermediate to advanced Excel users eager to explore new ways to make Excel do things--from data analysis to worksheet management to import/export--that you never thought possible. Excel Hacks will help you increase productivity with Excel and give you hours of "hacking" enjoyment along the way.

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May have to buy another copy - 2006-11-19
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I bought this book thinking I might learn a few VB tricks. I have used this for many sheets I am building. I may haave to buy another copy as I am wearing my first copy out. I found at least 20 items in this book that I used or modified to make Excel do what I needed it to do.

Thanks for this book.

Because of this book I have bought 4 other Hacks books.

you can put this to good use right away - 2007-03-09
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While this book is not really written to be something you read cover to cover, I did just to fill up my mental tookbox. (If you don't know that you have a hammer in your tool box, you might use a rock instead) This book prompted me to buy other books by the publisher because I was able to use things out of it right away. The hacks are easy to understand and use and before reading this book, I didn't know how many spreadsheet problems I had that were screaming for a solution.

Ultimate satisfaction - 2007-03-11
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This actual book is better than advertised! Surpassed my expectations. Used several tips in the first day and left my co-workers speechless! THANKS!!!!

A Series of Useful Tips and Tools for Microsoft Excel - 2007-12-12
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"Excel Hacks" is a useful and easy-to-follow book. Excel is used for a wide array of tasks in today's corporate and educational environments. While Excel is used widely, its full range of utility is, based on my own experience, not utilized by a large percentage of Excel users.

This book covers versions of Excel preceding Excel 2007, and Excel 2007 offers an expanded range of formatting tools and options that diminish the need for some of the hacks in the publication. That being said, this book is a worthwhile investment for all Excel users.

For those readers who use VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) with Excel, there are a number of hacks in this book that lend themselves to quick and useful extensions into code.

great supplement - 2007-07-20
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Although there is some overlap between hacks, overall this is a great addition to an excel reference library

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