Microsoft® Excel® 2010 Plain & Simple

Chapter 1. Introduction: About This Book

In this section:

• No Computerese!

• A Quick Overview

• A Few Assumptions

• A Final Word (or Two)

If you want to get the most from your computer and your software with the least amount of time and effort—and who doesn’t?—this book is for you. You’ll find Microsoft Excel 2010 Plain & Simple to be a straightforward, easy-to-read reference tool. With the premise that your computer should work for you, not you for it, this book’s purpose is to help you get your work done quickly and efficiently so that you can get away from the computer and live your life.

No Computerese!

Let’s face it—when there’s a task you don’t know how to do but you need to get it done in a hurry, or when you’re stuck in the middle ...