Microsoft® Excel® 2010 Inside Out

Using the Help System

Excel was a powerful program right out of the starting gate way back in 1985. Over the years, Excel has developed into an extremely complex and sophisticated application. It’s so complex that most people need to learn only about 20 percent of its capabilities. Many people turn to books like this one to help them make sense of it all. But almost every Excel user turns to the Help system at some point. And after years of working out the kinks, Microsoft has made the Help system more “helpful,” less obtrusive, more comprehensive, and much easier to use.

Help on the Surface

Although the mythical, magical, space-age vision of easily understood, self-documenting software has yet to be fully realized, Microsoft is taking steps in ...