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Excellent Book
This is an excellent book for anyone who wants to become certified or just wants learn how to use Excel. The book is easy to read and the step by step exercises make learning new skills effortless. With all the material covered, you are sure to find what you are looking for. Showing multiple ways to do one thing was also a big plus, I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has the need to learn Excel.

More than an MOS guide
Although the book is a study guide for MOS, you don't have to be taking that exam(s) to benefit from this book. If you are intimidated by spreadsheets, and want to get started with a text book equivalent of your school books, this book fits the requirement.
Exactly The Level I Needed
When I saw this book on the shelf I almost passed it by. The blurb on the back cover talks a lot about this being a study guide to pass the Microsoft Office Specialist test. I wasn't interested in taking such a test, I just needed to know more about Excel for a project that I had to do. But I picked it up to look over and was surprised that it contained exactly what I wanted to know.
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Better than online help
I've been fiddling with Excel for a couple of months now, and this book has made it easier to understand.

Cuts to the chase!
Having to learn new versions of data manipulators can be a nightmare when your deadlines are gone before you're given a project -- this gem cuts to the chase!Without a lot of fanfare, tells you exactly what to do, withjust enough pictures to let you know you're in the right place.It'sfilled in a lot of blanks, and I'm now ordering the Access 2000 version. Try it, you'll like it. ... Read more

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Great book
Incredibly useful book, easy to use. Contains all the Excel information you will even need in a basic statistics class. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

You may not be a dummy, but that doesn't mean you were born knowing how to use spreadsheets. Read more

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Good for Just Basics
This book is fine if all you want to do is basic spreadsheets. If cutting, pasting, basic formatting, or creating VERY simple formulas is all you need to do then this book is fine. However, if you are trying to do anything more complicated forget using this book. For instance, the section on creating Macros wasn't very detailed. In addition, the book is completely missing any explanation of how to use the more complicated formula functions (there is no mention of how to do any of the statistical functions). Probably 80% of what an average user needs is in this book. But for anything beyond the basics, forget it; you'll need another reference.

Useless
I foudn the book compleely useless and a waste of money.It explains nothing.After studying this book for two hours I was unable to do anything whatsoever in Excel. Look elsewhere.

Gentle intro but no depth
This is a good book for a non stressfull introduction, but there are few good hands on examples. I've found that by doing complex detailed step by step examples you can learn more faster. The learnkey.com website has a good excel class ... Read more

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Very Good: but one tiny flaw
I purchased this book in order to prepare for the MOS certification exam. It is very detailed; instructions easy to follow. Although I am an experienced Excel user, it took me a few days to go through it and complete all the exercises.
Passed the MOS Expert Exam-Highly recommended
I also agree-unless you're a study maniac, this cant be covered in one weekend. Before I started this book, I took an Excel Intermediate class, and that just started my appetite. Purchased the book, studied it for a few weeks, then after I was able to do the practice exams with no problems, I felt I was ready for the exam. I passed on the first try, and just about everything that is in the book, was on the exam...except for adding a button on the toolbar for a macro. Good - but not in one weekend
This book proves to be the best virtually all-encompassing prep tool for The Excel 2002 Microsoft Office Specialist Exam.That being said, you won't do it in one weekend - as the hype fallaciously proclaims - unless you're one of two things - an Excel freak or ... settling for the Core cert.Read more

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Good book to study for the exam
I didn't read this entire book, but rather went through the practice exercises included after each chapter.If there was something I couldn't do, I read that section.I just passed the exam, which wasn't as hard as I expected, and I think studying this text this way definitely helped.I just bought the same book for the Access exam, and would recommend this series. ... Read more

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Excellent study guide!
This should be the only book anyone would need to pass the MOUS Excel 2002 Expert exam. For the most part, great coverage of each menu function, toolbar function, and program settings. There are a few subjects which could use a little more coverage to make this book a more complete study guide, such as spreadsheet functions and some of the finer details of workbook properties, so be prepared to cover these subjects on your own because they were covered on the exam (fortunately I figured them out rather quickly during the exam). Overall, this was a great resource suitable for both novice and experienced Excel users. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

In order to help establish standards of competence for the people who use their products, various hardware and software makers have established certification programs so people can study, pass exams, and receive official (and highly marketable) recognition of their skills. The most heavily promoted certification programs have to do with programming and networking, but the Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) ratings recognize user skill in using Microsoft Office applications. Read more

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A very good text and teaching resource.
A bought this book after also buying WORD in the same series and passed WORD Expert.I then passed the EXCEL Expert exam and thought this book was clear and easy to follow. I thoroughly recommend it! I had no trouble with CD exercises not matching the material in the book. If anything this book gives you too much information. As an ex high school and night school computer studies teacher I believe this book is a valuable resource. Very Disappointing!
According to the books help desk, the CD-ROM was upgraded recently and that is why the contents do not match the book!Several concepts and solutions are wrong.If you are not a strong user of Excel, you will betaught some wrong things.In addition, numerous tips/shortcuts in Excelare never mentioned.If you are studying for the MOUS Excel 2000 expertexam, this is not a good book! ... Read more

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Great Book, Got me "over prepared" for the exam!
This is my second Cheat Sheet book. My first was Access 2000 Core which I took and passed after using the Cheat Sheet book to prepare.The Excel Cheat Sheet book is bigger and covers much more material.I jumped around reading the chapters at first and then as the exam got closer I focused on just taking the practice tests from the CD-ROM supplied with the book.I would only go back and read when something stumped me.When I took the exam, it was shorter and easier than the combined practice tests. I scored a 932 out of 1000 and am very happy with the whole experience.I highly recommend the Cheat Sheet series of books!!!

Great preparation for the MOUS exam
The book is what it says, it's a cheat sheet. If all you want to do is strictly pass the MOUS exams, Core or Expert, then this is all you need. Like the rest of the books in the series its more like a test prep. As long as you are able to complete all the exercises at the end of each chapter you are guaranteed to pass. Microsoft 2000 Excel Cheat Sheet
I found it to be some what helpful in preparing for the test.It did however, leave a few of the very important questions out that we on the test.The person who is getting ready to take the test needs to study all different types of resources in order to make sure they cover all areas. ... Read more

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Excellent test study guide
This book tells you exactly what you need to know to pass the MS certification exam.When the author says to remember an important point for the exam, you can take her at her word.However, there are a couple offunctions (Goal Seek, Scenarios) not covered in this book or the exam thatyou will need to know in the real world...

Excellent Review for Excel Expert Level Exam!
This book is an excellent review for taking the Excel M.O.U.S. test!I received the book about a week ago, spent approximately two full days reading and doing the exercises, and passed the Excel Expert Exam with noproblems.Material is very hands-on, easy to understand, and providesreview exercises to reinforce learning.

THE MOTHER OF ALL MICROSOFTEXCEL EXAM CRAMS
Just by browsing through the table of contents and then the Introduction pages, in the shop where I bought my copy of Trudi Reisner's Microsoft Excel 97 (Exam Cram), I knew this was the book I needed for my MousCertification(Excel)Exams even though I still checked out other books. Mydecision to buy this book for my Excel Exam was not only because it hadstraight to the point notes and tasks to reinforce what I already knew butalso because it had sample tests for which ever level test one waspreparing for. The confirmation of my feeling towards this book came a fewdays ago when I passed my Proficiency level Exam with a score of 926. Myonly regret is that I did not go straight for the Expert Level Exams whichthis book would have been perfect for. But as with every new thing, thereis some level of skeptisim. A few of my friends have already bought thisbook due my results on the exam. This is the book to buy and study for yourExcel Mous Excel and I'll recommend this bookto anyone and also to gostraight for the Expert Level. You are sure to pass the Exams. Thanks notonly to this book but also to it's Author Trudi Reisner. ... Read more

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Slightly Flawed But Very Useful
One gem you learn right away from the book is that the MOUS exams are hands-on. During the exam, you must complete concrete exercises while using an actual version of Excel. No multiple choice questions, and no skipping questions and returning to them later. Once you complete an exercise, you're done with it, and you can't return to it. So you need to know your stuff and use your time wisely. (I took the exam in November, 2002, and there were 30 questions/exercises with a 45-minute time limit.) Good book, worth the money.
Focuses only on what you need for the certification exam...does what it needs to. Good and Bad
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