Escape from Excel Hell
Fixing Problems in Excel 2003, 2002 and 2000
Chapter One
Spreadsheet Basics
In This Chapter
* Learning things about spreadsheets you don't typically find in manuals and
classes
* Fixing up odd behavior in your spreadsheets
* Setting Excel macro security
* Getting the most out of an Excel menu
* Understanding Excel templates
* Taming your Excel toolbars
* Alleviating window "pains" in Excel
A Good Place to Begin
Have you ever wanted to individually format different words in a sentence or
phrase appearing in a spreadsheet, such as those appearing in Figure 1-1? If
you haven't thought about or attempted to do so, put the book down and try it
now. It's a simple enough task, but it's not so obvious if you haven't done it
before.
Here is how you do it. Select the spreadsheet cell containing the text you want to format.
In the Excel Formula Bar (see Figure 1-2), select the word(s) you want to change.
With the text selected in the Formula Bar, click Format->Cells and ... read full excerpt from Escape From Excel Hell: Fixing Problems in Excel 2003, 2002 and 2000 ebook