These hands-on, step-by-step applications manuals take users with little or no basic PC and/or Windows skills beyond keystroking to explore the functions and whys of each package. Independent projects provide opportunities to practice new skills and boxed inserts highlight important explanations, indicate potential pitfalls, or suggest alternative methods.


These hands-on, step-by-step applications manuals take users with little or no basic PC and/or Windows skills beyond keystroking to explore the functions and whys of each package. Independent projects provide opportunities to practice new skills and boxed inserts highlight important explanations, indicate potential pitfalls, or suggest alternative methods.


The Wiley Getting Started Series offers step-by-step, hands-on introductions to the most in-demand PC-DOS and Windows applications programs. These interactive tutorials use a learn-by-doing approach that helps anyone master today's most popular software programs. Most packages come with a data disk containing sample files, some with educational versions of the software, and all with a wealth of exercises and screen dumps. Users learn why and when to perform an activity -- rather than how to follow instructions by rote.

These hands-on, step-by-step applications manuals take users with little or no basic PC and/or Windows skills beyond keystroking to explore the functions and whys of each package. Independent projects provide opportunities to practice new skills and boxed inserts highlight important explanations, indicate potential pitfalls, or suggest alternative methods.


Each Excel feature in this exceptional guide is described clearly in a bulleted list, which can be used for reference, then it is used in a hands-on activity. Numerous screen displays provide visual aids for learning and illustrate key steps. The convenient Feature Reference summarizes menu commands plus mouse and keyboard shortcuts for each of the features covered in the lessons.