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 Step by Step help September 22, 2008
T. Becker (Virginia, USA)
I started a new job in the spring. I am using Excel more than I ever had. This books has given me a great deal of understanding as I learn about the changes in 2003 Excel. This book has taught me a great deal in a format that makes it easy to learn. I recomend this book for people who have some knowledge of these programs, but need to know some finer details.
 not totally useless August 12, 2008
B. T. Conway (East Hampton, CT USA)
The sloppiness in the spreadsheets on the included CD is incredible and extremely frustrating. There is some value in it, however, in that it forces me to figure out how to make the example agree with the text. Still, I'm sure there are better books out there.
 SBS Excel 2003 June 1, 2008
S. Davis (Woodstock, GA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book was in excellent condition and I received it in a timely manner. It was exactly what I was looking for.
Step by Step Excel 2003 May 14, 2008
Theodore J. Geffert
A great book for review, concise,and easy to read. Provides one with multiple shortcuts and practical ideas.
Microsoft does it again February 22, 2008
N. Rule (Columbia, MD United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As with many Microsoft products, this book comes very close to being a useful tool, but fails because of the lack of attention to the little details.
The first place you see this in the book is the Microsoft Office Specialist Skills Standards section.
Each of the skills tested for on the MOS exam are identified by their Skill Number and description, and a page number directs you to that skill. That's the theory. About 20% of the time, the phrase is mentioned on that page with no detailed explanation or there is no mention at all. That is just sloppy proofreading.
As has been mentioned in other reviews, the instructions in many sections are wrong. Either there are flaws in a formula or a description of the results does not match what you see on the screen.
In at least one section, the spreadsheet used to illustrate the problem is not the one that you are instructed to open for that task.
The section on XML was useful simply because it seems to be one of the few available. But even here, there are flaws in instructions and a disconnect between what you see on the screen and what you are told you should be seeing.
The best thing you can do with this book is go to the library and photocopy the Microsoft Office Specialist Skills Standards section. At least you will know what you should be studying and you can find it in better written books or online.
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