Spreadsheets have become the de facto standard for communicating business information and the preferred tool for analyzing business data. In this current climate, the accuracy and clarity of spreadsheets are paramount. However, busy managers have little time to sift through heaps of reference books to extrapolate techniques for making polished spreadsheets. Even with finished spreadsheets in hand, managers and business professionals still need a book which holds up a mirror to their real world situations and reflects hidden flaws; and then takes the next step and guides the reader in specific ways to rework these critical documents. Excel Best Practices for Business enables readers to examine their work and ask critical questions. And once asked, this book also answers with dynamic, practical approaches and provides Take-Aways extrapolated from real situations across a managerial spectrum, making this book more mentor than reference. In this book, a critical need is met. Book Highlights: XML in Microsoft Office Excel 2003: Entirely new to Excel 2003 is major support for XML, making Excel truly web capable and Internet ready. This book provides extensive coverage of these new features from a hands-on perspective. It identifies subtleties, gotchas and problems, and shows you practical solutions and workarounds. SPREADSHEET PORTALS: This book introduces the topic of Spreadsheet Portals, which elevates spreadsheet practices for the Internet-ready software to the next level. Aside from explaining the basic concepts and principles of Desktop Client Portals, best practice techniques for building your portal pages and reference implementations are provided. These reference implementations, sample spreadsheets, and online demos are provided on the book's CD. SPREADSHEET MAKEOVERS: What do you do when your manager or boss asks you to take over a complex, spreadsheet-based application and send out reports every two weeks? The person who created the spreadsheet no longer works for the company. Aside from a few emails, there's no documentation. You look at the spreadsheet and you find it has flaws. Never mind about fixing the old reports; the new ones are going to go out with your name on it. This report is not your prime responsibility. You do not have the time or resources to turn this into a whole project, yet you can't afford to leave it the way it is. Excel Best Practices for Business provides a step-by-step approach to these "Mission Impossible" situations and walks you through the steps with fully worked out examples. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: For the first time in a mainstream book, the topic of preparing accessible spreadsheets for individuals with disabilities is addressed. Government agencies needing to make electronic information section 508 compliant and corporations choosing not to alienate communities with special needs will find the techniques presented invaluable. You will learn from a hands-on perspective how to organize and design accessible spreadsheets for the visually impaired that will work with Screen Reader software, how to set up Screen Reader software, and how to build graphical components that will work with Screen Readers. These practices are carried to the next level with the introduction of Assistive Portals. This allows you to make spreadsheets accessible and avoid having to alter your original spreadsheets. The Portal Page does all the work. Because it is table driven, there are no formulas or scripts to modify. Think of how this will change the economics of preparing accessible documents. There are many more topics in Excel Best Practices For Business including: practical techniques for visualizing hard-to-present data, incorporating "Smart Data" into your spreadsheets, how to build a Data Overpass, quantification of uncertainty, conversion of mountains of legacy data into manageable and useful form, spreadsheet auditing to validate the work of others, a hands-on approach to working with the Excel Solver tool, spreadsheet construction techniques through both simple design and large, complex applications. If you want to find about these and many other techniques covered, then Excel Best Practices for Business is the perfect guide!

Complete classroom training manuals for Microsoft Excel 2019 for Lawyers. 479 pages and 224 individual topics. Includes practice exercises and keyboard shortcuts. You will learn how to effectively use legal templates, legal business functions (such as the Pv and Fv functions) and simple IOLTA management. In addition, you’ll receive our complete Excel curriculum. Topics Covered: Getting Acquainted with Excel 1. About Excel 2. The Excel Environment 3. The Title Bar 4. The Ribbon 5. The “File” Tab and Backstage View 6. Scroll Bars 7. The Quick Access Toolbar 8. Touch Mode 9. The Formula Bar 10. The Workbook Window 11. The Status Bar 12. The Workbook View Buttons 13. The Zoom Slider 14. The Mini Toolbar 15. Keyboard Shortcuts File Management 1. Creating New Workbooks 2. Saving Workbooks 3. Closing Workbooks 4. Opening Workbooks 5. Recovering Unsaved Workbooks 6. Opening a Workbook in a New Window 7. Arranging Open Workbook Windows 8. Freeze Panes 9. Split Panes 10. Hiding and Unhiding Workbook Windows 11.Comparing Open Workbooks 12. Switching Open Workbooks 13. Switching to Full Screen View 14. Working With Excel File Formats 15. AutoSave Online Workbooks Data Entry 1. Selecting Cells 2. Entering Text into Cells 3. Entering Numbers into Cells 4. AutoComplete 5. Pick from Drop-Down List 6. Flash Fill 7. Selecting Ranges 8. Ranged Data Entry 9. Using AutoFill Creating Formulas 1. Ranged Formula Syntax 2. Simple Formula Syntax 3. Writing Formulas 4. Using AutoSum 5. Inserting Functions 6. Editing a Range 7. Formula AutoCorrect 8. AutoCalculate 9. Function Compatibility Copying & Pasting Formulas 1. Relative References and Absolute References 2. Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Data 3. AutoFilling Cells 4. The Undo Button 5. The Redo Button Columns & Rows 1. Selecting Columns & Rows 2. Adjusting Column Width and Row Height 3. Hiding and Unhiding Columns and Rows 4. Inserting and Deleting Columns and Rows Formatting Worksheets 1. Formatting Cells 2. The Format Cells Dialog Box 3. Clearing All Formatting from Cells 4. Copying All Formatting from Cells to Another Area Worksheet Tools 1. Inserting and Deleting Worksheets 2. Selecting Multiple Worksheets 3. Navigating Worksheets 4. Renaming Worksheets 5. Coloring Worksheet Tabs 6. Copying or Moving Worksheets Setting Worksheet Layout 1. Using Page Break Preview 2. Using the Page Layout View 3. Opening The Page Setup Dialog Box 4. Page Settings 5. Setting Margins 6. Creating Headers and Footers 7. Sheet Settings Printing Spreadsheets 1. Previewing and Printing Worksheets Helping Yourself 1. Using Excel Help 2. The Tell Me Bar 3. Smart Lookup Creating 3D Formulas 1. Creating 3D Formulas 2. 3D Formula Syntax 3. Creating 3D Range References Named Ranges 1. Naming Ranges 2. Creating Names from Headings 3. Moving to a Named Range 4. Using Named Ranges in Formulas 5. Naming 3D Ranges 6. Deleting Named Ranges Conditional Formatting and Cell Styles 1. Conditional Formatting 2. Finding Cells with Conditional Formatting 3. Clearing Conditional Formatting 4. Using Table and Cell Styles Paste Special 1. Using Paste Special 2. Pasting Links Sharing Workbooks 1. About Co-authoring and Sharing Workbooks 2. Co-authoring Workbooks 3. Adding Shared Workbook Buttons in Excel 4. Traditional Workbook Sharing 5. Highlighting Changes 6. Reviewing Changes 7. Using Comments and Notes 8. Compare and Merge Workbooks Auditing Worksheets 1. Auditing Worksheets 2. Tracing Precedent and Dependent Cells 3. Tracing Errors 4. Error Checking 5. Using the Watch Window 6. Cell Validation Outlining Worksheets 1. Using Outlines 2. Applying and Removing Outlines 3. Applying Subtotals Consolidating Worksheets 1. Consolidating Data Tables 1. Creating a Table 2. Adding an Editing Records 3. Inserting Records and Fields 4. Deleting Records and Fields Sorting Data 1. Sorting Data 2. Custom Sort Orders Filtering Data 1. Using AutoFilters 2. Using the Top 10 AutoFilter 3. Using a Custom AutoFilter 4. Creating Advanced Filters 5. Applying Multiple Criteria 6. Using Complex Criteria 7. Copying Filter Results to a New Location 8. Using Database Functions Using What-If Analysis 1. Using Data Tables 2. Using Scenario Manager 3. Using Goal Seek 4. Forecast Sheets Table-Related Functions 1. The Hlookup and Vlookup Functions 2. Using the IF, AND, and OR Functions 3. The IFS Function Sparklines 1. Inserting and Deleting Sparklines 2. Modifying Sparklines Creating Charts In Excel 1. Creating Charts 2. Selecting Charts and Chart Elements 3. Adding Chart Elements 4. Moving and Resizing Charts 5. Changing the Chart Type 6. Changing the Data Range 7. Switching Column and Row Data 8. Choosing a Chart Layout 9. Choosing a Chart Style 10. Changing Color Schemes 11. Printing Charts 12. Deleting Charts Formatting Charts in Excel 1. Formatting Chart Objects 2. Inserting Objects into a Chart 3. Formatting Axes 4. Formatting Axis Titles 5. Formatting a Chart Title 6. Formatting Data Labels 7. Formatting a Data Table 8. Formatting Error Bars 9. Formatting Gridlines 10. Formatting a Legend 11. Formatting Drop and High-Low Lines 12. Formatting Trendlines 13. Formatting Up/Down Bars 14. Formatting the Chart and Plot Areas 15. Naming Charts 16. Applying Shape Styles 17. Applying WordArt Styles 18. Saving Custom Chart Templates Data Models 1. Creating a Data Model from External Relational Data 2. Creating a Data Model from Excel Tables 3. Enabling Legacy Data Connections 4. Relating Tables in a Data Model 5. Managing a Data Model PivotTables and PivotCharts 1. Creating Recommended PivotTables 2. Manually Creating a PivotTable 3. Creating a PivotChart 4. Manipulating a PivotTable or PivotChart 5. Changing Calculated Value Fields 6. Formatting PivotTables 7. Formatting PivotCharts 8. Setting PivotTable Options 9. Sorting and Filtering Using Field Headers PowerPivot 1. Starting PowerPivot 2. Managing the Data Model 3. Calculated Columns and Fields 4. Measures 5. Creating KPIs 6. Creating and Managing Perspectives 7. PowerPivot PivotTables and PivotCharts 3D Maps 1. Enabling 3D Maps 2. Creating a New 3D Maps Tour 3. Editing a 3D Maps Tour 4. Managing Layers in a 3D Maps Tour 5. Filtering Layers 6. Setting Layer Options 7. Managing Scenes 8. Custom 3D Maps 9. Custom Regions 10. World Map Options 11. Inserting 3D Map Objects 12. Previewing a Scene 13. Playing a 3D Maps Tour 14. Creating a Video of a 3D Maps Tour 15. 3D Maps Options Slicers and Timelines 1. Inserting and Deleting Slicers 2. Modifying Slicers 3. Inserting and Deleting Timelines 4. Modifying Timelines Security Features 1. Unlocking Cells 2. Worksheet Protection 3. Workbook Protection 4. Password Protecting Excel Files Making Macros 1. Recording Macros 2. Running and Deleting Recorded Macros 3. The Personal Macro Workbook Using Online Templates 1. Downloading Online Templates 2. Saving a Template 3. Creating New Workbooks from Saved Templates Legal Templates 1. Chapter Overview 2. Using the Law Firm Financial Analysis Worksheet 3. Using the Law Firm Project Tracker 4. Using the Law Firm Project Plan Legal Business Functions 1. The Pv Function 2. The Fv Function 3. The IRR and XIRR Functions Simple IOLTA Management 1. IOLTA Basics 2. Using Excel for Simple IOLTA Management 3. Using the Simple IOLTA Template

Complete classroom training manual for Excel for Microsoft 365. 345 pages and 211 individual topics. Includes practice exercises and keyboard shortcuts. You will learn how to create spreadsheets and advanced formulas, format and manipulate spreadsheet layout, sharing and auditing workbooks, create charts, maps, macros, and much more. Topics Covered: Getting Acquainted with Excel 1. About Excel 2. The Excel Environment 3. The Title Bar 4. The Ribbon 5. The “File” Tab and Backstage View 6. Scroll Bars 7. The Quick Access Toolbar 8. Touch Mode 9. The Formula Bar 10. The Workbook Window 11. The Status Bar 12. The Workbook View Buttons 13. The Zoom Slider 14. The Mini Toolbar 15. Keyboard Shortcuts File Management 1. Creating New Workbooks 2. Saving Workbooks 3. Closing Workbooks 4. Opening Workbooks 5. Recovering Unsaved Workbooks 6. Opening a Workbook in a New Window 7. Arranging Open Workbook Windows 8. Freeze Panes 9. Split Panes 10. Hiding and Unhiding Workbook Windows 11.Comparing Open Workbooks 12. Switching Open Workbooks 13. Switching to Full Screen Mode 14. Working With Excel File Formats 15. AutoSave Online Workbooks Data Entry 1. Selecting Cells 2. Entering Text into Cells 3. Entering Numbers into Cells 4. AutoComplete 5. Pick from Drop-Down List 6. Flash Fill 7. Selecting Ranges 8. Ranged Data Entry 9. Using AutoFill Creating Formulas 1. Ranged Formula Syntax 2. Simple Formula Syntax 3. Writing Formulas 4. Using AutoSum 5. Inserting Functions 6. Editing a Range 7. Formula AutoCorrect 8. AutoCalculate 9. Function Compatibility Copying & Pasting Formulas 1. Relative References and Absolute References 2. Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Data 3. AutoFilling Cells 4. The Undo Button 5. The Redo Button Columns & Rows 1. Selecting Columns & Rows 2. Adjusting Column Width and Row Height 3. Hiding and Unhiding Columns and Rows 4. Inserting and Deleting Columns and Rows Formatting Worksheets 1. Formatting Cells 2. The Format Cells Dialog Box 3. Clearing All Formatting from Cells 4. Copying All Formatting from Cells to Another Area Worksheet Tools 1. Inserting and Deleting Worksheets 2. Selecting Multiple Worksheets 3. Navigating Worksheets 4. Renaming Worksheets 5. Coloring Worksheet Tabs 6. Copying or Moving Worksheets Setting Worksheet Layout 1. Using Page Break Preview 2. Using the Page Layout View 3. Opening The Page Setup Dialog Box 4. Page Settings 5. Setting Margins 6. Creating Headers and Footers 7. Sheet Settings Printing Spreadsheets 1. Previewing and Printing Worksheets Helping Yourself 1. Using Excel Help 2. Microsoft Search in Excel 3. Smart Lookup Creating 3D Formulas 1. Creating 3D Formulas 2. 3D Formula Syntax 3. Creating 3D Range References Named Ranges 1. Naming Ranges 2. Creating Names from Headings 3. Moving to a Named Range 4. Using Named Ranges in Formulas 5. Naming 3D Ranges 6. Deleting Named Ranges Conditional Formatting and Cell Styles 1. Conditional Formatting 2. Finding Cells with Conditional Formatting 3. Clearing Conditional Formatting 4. Using Table and Cell Styles Paste Special 1. Using Paste Special 2. Pasting Links Sharing Workbooks 1. About Co-authoring and Sharing Workbooks 2. Co-authoring Workbooks 3. Adding Shared Workbook Buttons in Excel 4. Traditional Workbook Sharing 5. Highlighting Changes 6. Reviewing Changes 7. Using Comments and Notes 8. Compare and Merge Workbooks Auditing Worksheets 1. Auditing Worksheets 2. Tracing Precedent and Dependent Cells 3. Tracing Errors 4. Error Checking 5. Using the Watch Window 6. Cell Validation Outlining Worksheets 1. Using Outlines 2. Applying and Removing Outlines 3. Applying Subtotals Consolidating Worksheets 1. Consolidating Data Tables 1. Creating a Table 2. Adding an Editing Records 3. Inserting Records and Fields 4. Deleting Records and Fields Sorting Data 1. Sorting Data 2. Custom Sort Orders Filtering Data 1. Using AutoFilters 2. Using the Top 10 AutoFilter 3. Using a Custom AutoFilter 4. Creating Advanced Filters 5. Applying Multiple Criteria 6. Using Complex Criteria 7. Copying Filter Results to a New Location 8. Using Database Functions Using What-If Analysis 1. Using Data Tables 2. Using Scenario Manager 3. Using Goal Seek 4. Forecast Sheets Table-Related Functions 1. The Hlookup and Vlookup Functions 2. Using the IF, AND, and OR Functions 3. The IFS Function Sparklines 1. Inserting and Deleting Sparklines 2. Modifying Sparklines Creating Charts In Excel 1. Creating Charts 2. Selecting Charts and Chart Elements 3. Adding Chart Elements 4. Moving and Resizing Charts 5. Changing the Chart Type 6. Changing the Data Range 7. Switching Column and Row Data 8. Choosing a Chart Layout 9. Choosing a Chart Style 10. Changing Color Schemes 11. Printing Charts 12. Deleting Charts Formatting Charts in Excel 1. Formatting Chart Objects 2. Inserting Objects into a Chart 3. Formatting Axes 4. Formatting Axis Titles 5. Formatting a Chart Title 6. Formatting Data Labels 7. Formatting a Data Table 8. Formatting Error Bars 9. Formatting Gridlines 10. Formatting a Legend 11. Formatting Drop and High-Low Lines 12. Formatting Trendlines 13. Formatting Up/Down Bars 14. Formatting the Chart and Plot Areas 15. Naming Charts 16. Applying Shape Styles 17. Applying WordArt Styles 18. Saving Custom Chart Templates Data Models 1. Creating a Data Model from External Relational Data 2. Creating a Data Model from Excel Tables 3. Enabling Legacy Data Connections 4. Relating Tables in a Data Model 5. Managing a Data Model PivotTables and PivotCharts 1. Creating Recommended PivotTables 2. Manually Creating a PivotTable 3. Creating a PivotChart 4. Manipulating a PivotTable or PivotChart 5. Changing Calculated Value Fields 6. Formatting PivotTables 7. Formatting PivotCharts 8. Setting PivotTable Options 9. Sorting and Filtering Using Field Headers PowerPivot 1. Starting PowerPivot 2. Managing the Data Model 3. Calculated Columns and Fields 4. Measures 5. Creating KPIs 6. Creating and Managing Perspectives 7. PowerPivot PivotTables and PivotCharts 3D Maps 1. Enabling 3D Maps 2. Creating a New 3D Maps Tour 3. Editing a 3D Maps Tour 4. Managing Layers in a 3D Maps Tour 5. Filtering Layers 6. Setting Layer Options 7. Managing Scenes 8. Custom 3D Maps 9. Custom Regions 10. World Map Options 11. Inserting 3D Map Objects 12. Previewing a Scene 13. Playing a 3D Maps Tour 14. Creating a Video of a 3D Maps Tour 15. 3D Maps Options Slicers and Timelines 1. Inserting and Deleting Slicers 2. Modifying Slicers 3. Inserting and Deleting Timelines 4. Modifying Timelines Security Features 1. Unlocking Cells 2. Worksheet Protection 3. Workbook Protection 4. Password Protecting Excel Files Making Macros 1. Recording Macros 2. Running and Deleting Recorded Macros 3. The Personal Macro Workbook

Awarded second place in the 2013 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Advanced Practice Nursing category ìFinally, a definitive financial management book geared to nursing professionals who need to know health care finance in non-CPA terms. Dr. Waxman has organized excellent authors who are knowledgeable about their topic and address the issues using real-life examples that make sense to nursing professionalsÖI am thrilled to see [that] Dr. Waxman has used her knowledge and skills in producing a book that has been on my to-do list for years.î -Roxanne Spitzer, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN Editor in Chief, Nurse Leader Now more than ever, nurse leaders must be proficient in understanding the financial aspects of health care. This unique text, designed specifically for the DNP course in health care economics and finance, is the only book to embed economic and financial concepts in the context of nursing practice and nursing care systems. It offers a practical approach to business, finance, economics, and health policy that is designed to foster sound business and leadership skills within our complex health care systemóskills that will enable the DNP graduate to improve the quality of health care delivery while reducing costs and improving outcomes. Key Topics Covered: Economics of health care ï Insurance coverage ï Reimbursement ï Policy ï Budgeting ïStrategic planning ï Quality ï Data analysis ï Ethics ï Entrepreneurship ï Marketing ï Business plan development ï Project management ï Grant writing ï Teaching financial management ï Global health Key Features: Offers multiple real-life examples Examines the economic and financial implications of evidence-based practice and quality improvement by focusing on ambulatory and acute care clinical research and quality initiatives Enables students to understand the cost of care as it relates to the quality of care and ethics Includes special section on finance for independent practitioners Incorporates critical thinking questions for students at different levels Addresses the required competencies designated in the AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice, as well as those set forth by the AONE

Practical Spreadsheet Modeling Using @Risk provides a guide of how to construct applied decision analysis models in spreadsheets. The focus is on the use of Monte Carlo simulation to provide quantitative assessment of uncertainties and key risk drivers. The book presents numerous examples based on real data and relevant practical decisions in a variety of settings, including health care, transportation, finance, natural resources, technology, manufacturing, retail, and sports and entertainment. All examples involve decision problems where uncertainties make simulation modeling useful to obtain decision insights and explore alternative choices. Good spreadsheet modeling practices are highlighted. The book is suitable for graduate students or advanced undergraduates in business, public policy, health care administration, or any field amenable to simulation modeling of decision problems. The book is also useful for applied practitioners seeking to build or enhance their spreadsheet modeling skills. Features Step-by-step examples of spreadsheet modeling and risk analysis in a variety of fields Description of probabilistic methods, their theoretical foundations, and their practical application in a spreadsheet environment Extensive example models and exercises based on real data and relevant decision problems Comprehensive use of the @Risk software for simulation analysis, including a free one-year educational software license

This book will explain you the basic and advance features of Excel.This book will also explain you why excel is such an amazing program and why it can do so much more than you think.Excel enables any format of information to be organized in a spread sheet and its innate flexibility as program, you can define and structure the layout according to how you want to manage it. It allows for over 1 million rows by over 16,000 columns of data to be managed, which shows how Excel is advancing as a business tool. This allows Excel to be used for a large variety of business purposes. If you are New to Excel 2016 or upgrading from a previous version,Use this guide to learn the basics and advance features of Excel. This user guide will introduce you to some of Excel's 2016 more complex functionality, such as:-Use Conditional Logic in a formula-IF statements-Use the SumIF and CountIF functions-Produce a chart-Sort and filter-Apply subtotals-Data Validation-What-if-Analysis Tools-Introduction to Pivot Tables-Introduction to MacrosTable of Content-:Chapter 1: Overview of Excel 2016 Chapter 2: Cell References and RangeChapter 3: Working with Formulas and Functions Chapter 4: Data Validation Chapter 5: Protection Chapter 6: Sorting a DatabaseChapter 7: Filtering a Database Chapter 8: SubtotalsChapter 9: Pivot Tables Chapter 10: Conditional formatting Chapter 11: What-if-Analysis Tools Chapter 12: Working with Multiple Worksheets, Workbooks and ApplicationsChapter 13: Working with Charts Chapter 14: Macros

Practical Excel 2010 is for the novice user and for those who know they are not using it to its full potential and want to know more. Using over 450 clear screen shots and user friendly plain English explanations, you can clearly follow the real world examples used. There are many books written about Excel 2010. What makes this one different is that it doesn't just tell you what to do, it explains the reason why you would want to. After using this book, you will soon be using conditional formatting, creating macros, pivoting your data and so much more. You could be the Go-To person that colleagues turn to.

This book offers a one-stop resource for performing quantitative risk analyses. The authors provide practical case studies along with detailed instruction and illustration of the features of ModelRisk, the most advanced risk modeling spreadsheet software currently available. The specific examples in the text demonstrate a number of cutting-edge tools and techniques that are very powerful in risk analysis but that are not available in other spreadsheet simulation programs. The book covers modeling complex correlations, aggregating uncertainty and variability, and estimating parameter and model uncertainty. The included CD-ROM provides a 120-day trial of ModelRisk.

This book will provide the reader a jump-start on learning Microsoft Office Excel 2007. This book contains illustrated examples and step-by-step instructions, that cover such topics as the ribbon interface, data tables, PivotTables, PivotCharts, formulas, and printing. Upon completing this book the reader will have acquired enough knowledge to capture, display and perform simple data analysis on pertinent business information using MS Office Excel 2007.