In this book, I’ve tried to maintain a good balance between the basics that every Excel user needs to know and the more complex topics that will appeal to power users. I’ve used Excel for many years, and I realize that almost everyone still has something to learn (including myself). My goal is to make that learning an enjoyable process.

This book was written for Excel 2003 for Windows. However, Excel hasn’t really changed much lately, so most of the information also applies to earlier versions and also to the Macintosh version. If you use a version prior to Excel 97, you’ll find that a significant portion of this book does not apply.