Essential Excel 2019 (PDF)

Get up to speed quickly with Microsoft Excel 2019. See how easy it is to create, edit, sort, analyze, summarize, and format data. A broad range of other topics are covered, such as data import and export, sharing, visualization, validation, security, customization, and more.

Loaded with screen shots, step-by-step instructions, and hands-on exercises, Essential Excel 2019 makes it easy for you to get started or ramp up your skills with this powerful software.

In this book, you learn easy and accurate methods for entering data plus how to:

• Organize, format, filter, and consolidate your data in almost any way imaginable
• Use built-in functions and customize your own functions
• Create amazing visualizations of your data
• Extract just the information you want from imported data, and manipulate and format the data in the way you want
• Export your results to other programs orshare with others in the cloud
• Audit, validate, and protect your data

This book delivers essential how-to and reference information to users new to Excel, those who want to continue building their Excel skills, or anyone who wants to get up to date on the latest changes and features in Excel 2016.

David Slager has been a computer programmer for four decades, with a focus on Excel. For many years he served as head of the computer department at a college. He is currently a software manager. He has worked with spreadsheets since their introduction. As a consultant, he developed major e-learning training projects for agriculture and steel businesses and designed a simulation program that trained feed market managers to use analytics to improve their market position. He enjoys working with analytics and solving problems and has taught learners of all ages and levels. He has an MS in education, specializing in instructional media development, a BA in organizational management, and an associate's degree in accounting, as well as many certifications.

Annette Slager has been involved in data management and employee training in the non-profit and higher education sectors. She has been responsible for coordinating donor stewardship events and processes, and overseeing information entered into the donor/alumni data system. She has transitioned systems from manual accounting and processing to shared databases, and created learning manuals and training for employees. She has a bachelor's degree in English literature and a post-baccalaureate certificate in technical writing.