2006-12-02 10:54:42 · 9 answers · asked by Renee 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Excel can take years to master - from basic formatting to complex visual basic programming. Is there something specific you need to know about it? Or is this for something vocational?
There are loads of great resources out there. I use Chip Pearson's site, Woody's Office Portal, Mr Excel, Allen Wyatt's site, amongst others. Using a search or the index usually gets results. Woody's is a forum where you can post a question and people will respond with solutions.
Have you tried Excel for Dummies? That's a good starter.
Practice, practice, practice!
Funnily enough, the Help option in Excel is quite handy if you want to just look around and try things.
Good luck
2006-12-02 16:09:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me and Excel get along fine but a good book to borrow from the library if you can is "The Idiot's Guide ot Excel" I mean no insult, that is what the book is called, it has a yellow and black jacket and it is almost perfect for beginners.
2006-12-02 19:23:21 · answer #2 · answered by ♣ My Brainhurts ♣ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tutorials and help sections should be able to explain most of the excel formulae and functions. If you know what you want your spreadsheet for, and you know what you want it to do for you, then you should be able to figure it out with a little time and patience using the help menu.
You can do just about anything on excel - it's worth spending a couple of hours every now and then reading up on it.
2006-12-02 19:07:30 · answer #3 · answered by RM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are various programs available to teach you Excel. I have been using daily for about 12 years now and I learn something new about it every day.
You can get a lot of information by connecting to Microsoft on the web, there are various user groups that post tips and tricks. Also that paperclip that annoys everyone (help) can have some useful tips too.
Enjoy. I have recently learned that you can average a group of cells by typing in a similar formula into the display cell, e.g. :
You want to average cells A1 to A12 and display the result in A14.
Click on cell A14 and type in (without quotes) "=average(A1:12)" and press enter. There's lots more!
2006-12-02 19:04:15 · answer #4 · answered by MarkEverest 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.lynda.com This is one of the best sites on the internet. I have used it for 6 months - they charge $25 a month and you can learn any and all software.
I've taught myself the following using Lynda: iDVD, iMovie, Excel, and I have found out how little I knew about iPhoto and a few others.
I have absolutley no affiliation with lynda.com but I do believe it is one of the best available. There are no contracts to sign. You do this on a month by month basis.
2006-12-02 19:05:21 · answer #5 · answered by LABL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excel is hard to learn on your own. I've tried it and could never understand it. Either take a class or get somebody you know to teach it to you.
2006-12-02 18:58:06 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can go www.videoprofessor.com and they will give you free lessons on excel or any other program you want to learn.
2006-12-02 19:02:31 · answer #7 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way is to decide what you are going to use it for?
Once you have decided you can then learn as you go.
microsoft have a on-line web facility or as someone else mentioned mrexcel.com.
2006-12-03 12:57:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go here:
http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel/
2006-12-03 01:48:27 · answer #9 · answered by anne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋