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Title: Special Edition Using Microsoft Excel 2000 by Patrick Blattner, Ken Cook, Laurie Ulrich, Timothy Dyck ISBN: 0-7897-1729-8 Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 03 May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.32 (22 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The real Excel Bible
Comment: Using Excel 2000 by Patrick Blattner is probably the most useful book for Excel users.
Although this book covers everything from formatting cells to VBA it is especially practical for those who are looking for ideas and guidelines on how to make use of the numerous charting functionalities of Excel. The author introduces methods that combine Excel's interactive elements with graphical functions. Particularly one example about dynamically creating charts was an enormous help. In addition it is shown how to create 3D and even 4D Matrizes by bringing together advanced layout possibilities and Excels mathematical power.
Another topic that this book covers is the use of Excel as a planning tool. Patrick Blattner shows how Excel can be used to create GANTT charts that usually can only be created with Software like MS Project.
Needless to say that every example mentioned in the book is on CD-Rom as well. 5 Stars for a book that is definitely worth it's money.
Rating: 5
Summary: This book is the best of its class!
Comment: In "Using Excel 2000", Patrick Blattner sets new benchmarks for clarity, thoroughness, and progressive teaching of its subject matter. It is actually a joy to read its 1000+ pages.
I was probably a low-end intermediate user of Excel when I purchased the book. I started at the beginning of the book to refresh and upgrade my understanding from Excel 97 to Excel 2000. I constantly found myself amazed at what I was learning and there were several times when I actually felt drawn in to reading 20 or 40 more pages than I had originally intended to read at one sitting because I wanted to see what came next. Within the first couple of days of owning this book, I was committed to reading the book cover-to-cover and moving up to becoming a power user of Excel.
I have been raving about the quality of Blattner's book to clients, associates and friends and highly recommend it to Excel users of any skill level. For the first time I actually look forward to reading future books by a specific author of books on computing. Patrick Blattner is that caliber of a writer. I also look forward to what he and Que put on their respective book websites to expand my Excel learning experience
The CD is a gold mine of Excel Workbooks from the book, and contains many additional resources worth at least the cost of the book. My only disparaging remark is that Que choose to include a .PDF copy of the book on the CD with the copy, past and print functions disabled. A fully functioning .HTML version would have been so much more valuable. I got spoiled reading the .HTML chapters of the book at the mcp.com BetaBooks site before it was published. I used those chapters like I use the hard copy of the book by highlighting text and inserting comments, etc. and I miss capability with the .PDF and will therefore only use it when I am on the road without my hard copy. I am sure Que choose to do what they did out of concern for intellectual property protection but I think their logic is faulty and encourage them to switch formats in the future.
Rating: 1
Summary: Waste of money
Comment: This book is a complete waste. Completely unorganized and hard to follow sequences. Examples are poorly structured and hard to understand. Don't buy this.
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Title: Special Edition Using Microsoft Word 2000 by Bill Camarda ISBN: 0789718529 Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 08 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Special Edition Using Microsoft Access 2000 by Roger Jennings ISBN: 0789716062 Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 09 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Special Edition Using Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 by Patrice Rutledge, Tom Mucciolo, Robert C Fuller, Read Gilgen, Timothy Dyck, Laurie Ulrich, Patrice-Anne Rutledge ISBN: 0789719045 Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 05 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Special Edition Using Microsoft Outlook 2000 (Special Edition Using) by Gordon Padwick ISBN: 0789719096 Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 12 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Special Edition Using Microsoft Office 2000 by Ed Bott, Woody Leonhard, Brady Merkel, Kate Chase, David Karlins ISBN: 0789718421 Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 15 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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