A comprehensive reference to the world's most popular spreadsheet John Walkenbach's name is synonymous with excellence in computer books that decipher complex technical topics. Known as Mr. Spreadsheet, Walkenbach shows you how to maximize the power of all the new features of Excel 2013. Excel at Excel with the help of this bestselling spreadsheet guide John Walkenbach's name is synonymous with excellence in computer books that decipher the complexities of Microsoft Excel. Known as Mr. Acknowledgments ix Introduction xxxvii Is This Book for You? xxxvii Software Versions xxxvii Conventions Used in This Book xxxviii Excel commands xxxviii Filenames, named ranges, and your input xxxviii Key names xxxviii Functions xxxviii Mouse conventions xxxix How This Book Is Organized xl How to Use This Book  xl What s on the Website xli Part I: Getting Started with Excel 1 Chapter 1: Introducing Excel 3 Chapter 2: Entering and Editing Worksheet Data 29 Chapter 3: Essential Worksheet Operations 49 Chapter 4: Working with Cells and Ranges 69 Chapter 5: Introducing Tables 101 Chapter 6: Worksheet Formatting 119 Chapter 7: Understanding Excel Files 145 Chapter 8: Using and Creating Templates 161 Chapter 9: Printing Your Work 171 Part II: Working with Formulas and Functions 193 Chapter 10: Introducing Formulas and Functions 195 Chapter 11: Creating Formulas That Manipulate Text 231 Chapter 12: Working with Dates and Times 251 Chapter 13: Creating Formulas That Count and Sum 285 Chapter 14: Creating Formulas That Look Up Values 313 Chapter 15: Creating Formulas for Financial Applications 333 Chapter 16: Miscellaneous Calculations 359 Chapter 17: Introducing Array Formulas 373 Chapter 18: Performing Magic with Array Formulas 397 Part III: Creating Charts and Graphics 419 Chapter 19: Getting Started Making Charts 421 Chapter 20: Learning Advanced Charting 457 Chapter 21: Visualizing Data Using Conditional Formatting 503 Chapter 22: Creating Sparkline Graphics 525 Chapter 23: Enhancing Your Work with Pictures and Drawings 539 Part IV: Using Advanced Excel Features 561 Chapter 24: Customizing the Excel User Interface 563 Chapter 25: Using Custom Number Formats 573 Chapter 26: Using Data Validation 591 Chapter 27: Creating and Using Worksheet Outlines 603 Chapter 28: Linking and Consolidating Worksheets 613 Chapter 29: Excel and the Internet 631 Chapter 30: Protecting Your Work 643 Chapter 31: Making Your Worksheets Error Free 655 Part V: Analyzing Data with Excel 683 Chapter 32: Importing and Cleaning Data 685 Chapter 33: Introducing Pivot Tables 715 Chapter 34: Analyzing Data with Pivot Tables 739 Chapter 35: Performing Spreadsheet What-If Analysis 777 Chapter 36: Analyzing Data Using Goal Seeking and Solver 793 Chapter 37: Analyzing Data with the Analysis ToolPak 813 Part VI: Programming Excel with VBA 825 Chapter 38: Introducing Visual Basic for Applications 827 Chapter 39: Creating Custom Worksheet Functions 855 Chapter 40: Creating UserForms 869 Chapter 41: Using UserForm Controls in a Worksheet 889 Chapter 42: Working with Excel Events 903 Chapter 44: Creating Custom Excel Add-Ins 931 Part VII: Appendixes 941 Appendix A: Worksheet Function Reference 943 Appendix B: Excel Shortcut Keys 961 Index 967