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Here's a snippet from the Preface of Excel 97 Annoyances:
With more than 30 million users worldwide, Microsoft Excel is a very powerful and popular spreadsheet program. The newest version, Excel 97, ships with Office 97 and has many new features that may seem overwhelming to many users. All of the various toolbars, packed with what seems to be an unending array of buttons, might seem a bit intimidating, not to mention annoying to the average user. Excel 97 Annoyances is a guide which will help create some order to the plethora of available options, by providing many customizations that require only a few simple clicks of the mouse button.

If you've ever been a little annoyed when trying to retrieve data off the Web from inside Excel, this book can alleviate your tension. With a few tips, the experienced authors will illuminate the trails to features which handle data hot from the Web inside Excel 97. You will even be given guidance to features such as pivot tables, which help analyze data links to URL's.

There are many tips and customizations detailed in this book in a clear and concise fashion. These tips are designed to save you countless hours, by tailoring Excel 97 to your specific needs. This customizing will eliminate the time that can be wasted trying to find the features necessary to complete even simple tasks. Here is a list of some of the customizations covered in the book:

• Steps to utilize row and column indicators effectively.
• Step-by-step construction of a perfect toolbar.
• Explanations of how to implement the workbook properly.
• Tips for working around the most annoying gotchas of auditing.
• How to integrate Excel 97 with Microsoft Outlook.
• An in-depth look at Excel's Internet connection.
• How to eliminate the annoyances of data analysis.

This book is aimed at users who prefer to use Excel in the most effective way possible. Spending a small amount of time following the tips offered by the authors will save countless amounts of time later when working with Excel. Learn how to shape Excel 97 in a way that will not only make it most effective, but will allow you to experience a sense of enjoyment as you analyze data with ease.

Note:Erich Neuwirth's site "Spreadsheets, Mathematics, Science, and Statistics Education" mentioned on p306 has moved - you can now surf to http://sunsite.univie.ac.at/Spreadsite/