Microsoft Excel VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner, 3E

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 3 edition (June 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598633945
• ISBN-13: 978-1598633948

Book Description
If you are new to programming with Microsoft Excel VBA and are looking for a solid introduction, this is the book for you. Developed by computer science professors, books in the “for the absolute beginner” series teach the principles of programming through simple game creation. Microsoft Excel VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Third Edition provides you with the skills that you need for more practical Excel VBA programming applications and shows you how to put these skills to use in real-world scenarios. Best of all, by the time you finish the book, you will be able to apply the basic principles you’ve learned to the next programming language you tackle.

Book Info
Designed to help readers with no programming experience learn not only the basics of VBA, but also the fundamental programming concepts they need to grasp in order to learn their next programming language. CD-ROM included. Softcover. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author
Duane Birnbaum began programming in graduate school, where he wrote custom software for interfacing the various electronic devices require for his experiments and analyzing the data obtained from them. Since completing his Ph.D. in physical chemistry, he has worked in academia and the biotech industry while continually teaching on a part-time basis. He has been serving as a part-time lecturer in computer science at Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis for seven years teaching courses in programming, data analysis, and database design. Michael Vine has taught computer programming, web design and database classes at Indiana University Purdue University (IUPUI) in Indianapolis, IN and MTI College in Sacramento, CA. Michael has 12 years of professional IT experience with Fortune 500 companies in database development, software engineering, web design and IT project management.

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Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 For Dummies®

• Paperback: 366 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (January 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470046554
• ISBN-13: 978-0470046555

Book Description
Make Excel do the math and make sense of your data

Use the Insert Function dialog box, array formulas and functions, and more

Excel 2007 has more than 500 built-in functions. This book looks at the top 150, so you can find out which ones will make your life easier. Want to compare a 15-year mortgage to a 30-year mortgage? Forecast expenses for your college freshman? See how your online business is doing? Here’s the fun and easy way!

Discover how to
* Create worksheets to track costs and revenue
* Tell the difference among average, median, and mode
* Work with statistical functions
* Develop forecasts and track trends
* Manipulate strings and work with database functions

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Make Excel do the math and make sense of your data

Use the Insert Function dialog box, array formulas and functions, and more

Excel 2007 has more than 500 built-in functions. This book looks at the top 150, so you can find out which ones will make your life easier. Want to compare a 15-year mortgage to a 30-year mortgage? Forecast expenses for your college freshman? See how your online business is doing? Here’s the fun and easy way!

Discover how to

• Create worksheets to track costs and revenue
• Tell the difference among average, median, and mode
• Work with statistical functions
• Develop forecasts and track trends
• Manipulate strings and work with database functions

About the Author
Ken Bluttman has been working as a software developer for nearly two decades. Ken specializes in VB.Net/VBA/database/web applications. He has written several articles on various computer topics including Office/VBA development, XML, SQL Server, and InfoPath. He has a number of books out on Excel and Access. Ken lives in New York with his wife, son, dog, hamster, some frogs, and a couple of geckos.

Peter Aitken has been writing about computers and programming for over 15 years. He has more than 45 books to his credit with over 1.5 million copies in print, and also has extensive experience writing software documentation, online help, and magazine and trade-publication articles. Some recent book titles are Managing Your Money and Investment with Excel, Powering Office XP with XML, Excel PivotTables and Charts, and Visual Basic.NET Programming with Peter Aitken. He is the proprietor of PGA Consulting, providing custom application development and technical writing services since 1994.

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Word 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual

By Chris Grover

Publisher: O’Reilly
Pub Date: January 01, 2007
ISBN-10: 0-596-52830-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-596-52830-0
Pages: 352

Fast-paced and easy to read, this concise book teaches you the basics of Word 2007 so you can start using the program right away. Not only will you learn how to work with Word’s most useful features to create documents, format and edit text, share the results and more, you’ll also discover how to go beyond basic documents to handle graphics, create page layouts, and use forms and tables.

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Excel the Missing Manual (Missing Manual) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

• Paperback: 791 pages
• Publisher: Pogue Press; 1 edition (December 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596006640
• ISBN-13: 978-0596006648

Review
“Excel 2003 enables you to turn data into information with powerful tools to analyze, communicate, and share results. Excel 2003 can help you work better in teams, and help protect and control access to your work. In addition, you can work with industry-standard Extensible Markup Language (XML) data to make it easier to connect to business processes.”

Book Description
Whether you are an Excel neophyte, a sophisticate who knows the program inside out, or an intermediate-level plodder eager to hone your skills, Excel: The Missing Manual is sure to become your go-to resource for all things Excel. Covering all the features of Excel 2002 and 2003, the most recent versions for Windows, Excel: The Missing Manual is an easy-to-read, thorough and downright enjoyable guide to one of the world’s most popular, (and annoyingly complicated!) computer programs. Never a candidate for “the most user-friendly of Microsoft programs,” Excel demands study, practice and dedication to gain even a working knowledge of the basics. Excel 2003 is probably even tougher to use than any previous version of Excel. However, despite its fairly steep learning curve, this marvelously rich program enables users of every stripe to turn data into information using tools to analyze, communicate, and share knowledge. Excel can help you to collaborate effectively, and protect and control access to your work. Power users can take advantage of industry-standard Extensible Markup Language (XML) data to connect to business processes. To unleash the power of the program and mine the full potential of their database talents, users need an authorative and friendly resource. None is more authoritative or friendlier than Excel: The Missing Manual. Not only does the book provide exhaustive coverage of the basics, it provides numerous tips and tricks, as well as advanced data analysis, programming and Web interface knowledge that pros can adopt for their latest project. Neophytes will find everything they need to create professional spreadsheets and become confident users. Excel: The Missing Manual covers: worksheet basics, formulas and functions, organizing worksheets, charts and graphics, advanced data analysis, sharing data with the rest of the world, and programming. If you buy just one book about using Excel, this has GOT to be it. This book has all you need to help you excel at Excel.

About the Author
is President of ProseTech, a software documentation consultancy, and a project manager at VoiceIQ (http://www.voiceiq.com/), a provider of software for interactive voice-enabled applications and services. Matthew is a coauthor of the ASP.NET in a Nutshell (O’Reilly), and a contributor to the C# in a Nutshell (O’Reilly) API reference.

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Easy Microsoft® Office Access 2003

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Que (September 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789729598
• ISBN-13: 978-0789729590

Book Description

Easy Microsoft Office Access 2003 takes the work out of learning this powerful database by using short, easy-to-follow lessons that show you how to accomplish basic tasks quickly and efficiently! It is the perfect book for beginners who want to learn Microsoft’s database application through a visual, full-color approach. More than 100 hands-on lessons are designed to teach the easiest, fastest, or most direct way to accomplish common Access tasks. The book is suited for new Access users, as well as those upgrading from an earlier version.

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Easy Microsoft Office Access 2003 takes the work out of learning this powerful database by using short, easy-to-follow lessons that show you how to accomplish basic tasks quickly and efficiently! It is the perfect book for beginners who want to learn Microsoft’s database application through a visual, full-color approach. More than 100 hands-on lessons are designed to teach the easiest, fastest, or most direct way to accomplish common Access tasks. The book is suited for new Access users, as well as those upgrading from an earlier version.

About the Author

Shelley O’Hara is the author of more than 100 books, including several best-sellers. She has also authored business plans, a novel, Web content, marketing publications, short stories, training materials, magazine columns, a newsletter, and software manuals. She has written on topics ranging from Microsoft Windows to the International Air Transport Authority ticketing system, from Microsoft Office to buying a home. In addition to writing, O’Hara teaches training and personal development classes in Indianapolis.

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Easy Microsoft® Office Word 2003

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Que (September 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789729652
• ISBN-13: 978-0789729651

Book Description

Easy Microsoft Office Word 2003 takes the work out of learning Word 2003 by using short, easy-to-follow lessons that show you how to accomplish basic tasks quickly and efficiently! It is the perfect book for beginners who want to learn Microsoft’s word processing application through a visual, full-color approach. More than 100 hands-on lessons are designed to teach the easiest, fastest, or most direct way to accomplish common Word tasks. The book is suited for new Word users, as well as those upgrading from an earlier version.

From the Back Cover

Easy Microsoft Office Word 2003 takes the work out of learning Word 2003 by using short, easy-to-follow lessons that show you how to accomplish basic tasks quickly and efficiently! It is the perfect book for beginners who want to learn Microsoft’s word processing application through a visual, full-color approach. More than 100 hands-on lessons are designed to teach the easiest, fastest, or most direct way to accomplish common Word tasks. The book is suited for new Word users, as well as those upgrading from an earlier version.

About the Author

Heidi Steele is a freelance writer and software trainer. She specializes in demystifying computer concepts and making programs such as Word accessible to home users and professionals alike. Heidi Steele is the author of numerous other computer books, including Easy Word 2000 and Sams Teach Yourself Word 2000 in 24 Hours. She lives in Port Orchard, Washington.

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Microsoft Access VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade; 1 edition (December 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592000398
• ISBN-13: 978-1592000395

Book Description
If you are new to programming with Access VBA and are looking for a solid introduction, this is the book for you. Developed by computer science instructors books in the for the absolute beginner series teach the principles of programming through simple game creation. You will acquire the skills that you need for more practical Access VBA programming applications and will learn how these skills can be put to use in real-world scenarios. Best of all, by the time you finish this book you will be able to apply the basic principles you?ve learned to the next programming language you tackle.

About the Author
Michael Vine has taught computer programming, web design and database classes at Indiana University Purdue University (IUPUI) in Indianapolis, IN and MTI College in Sacramento, CA. Michael has 12 years of professional IT experience with Fortune 500 companies in database development, software engineering, web design and IT project management.

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Programming Microsoft Access 2000

• Paperback: 587 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; Pap/Cdr edition (May 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735605009
• ISBN-13: 978-0735605008

Amazon.com
If you want to plunge deeper into the mysteries of Access and create dazzling data solutions, Programming Microsoft Access 2000 will serve up the solutions. With support for object linking and embedding database (OLE DB) and ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), Access databases have become easier to use, as long as their programmer’s skill is up to the task.

You’ll learn all about OLE DB and ADO support, as well as integration with SQL, Web access, multiuser issues, and Visual Basic for Applications with its readable text, snappy screenshots, and plentiful examples. (All code and samples are included on the companion CD-ROM). While you work through the examples and design your own solutions, you’ll find the practical “look, see, do” style well-suited to hands-on programming instruction.

You’ll also find the complete searchable text of the book on the accompanying CD-ROM, making it a more powerful reference tool, as well as third-party software to help you fine-tune your programming. Whether you’re new to Access or upgrading to the 2000 version, Programming Microsoft Access 2000 will make your development jobs easier and more efficient. –Rob Lightner

Book Description
PROGRAMMING MICROSOFT ACCESS 2000 serves both as a starting point for novice Access developers and as a robust reference to new features and advanced topics for experienced programmers. This task-oriented handbook delivers comprehensive coverage of Access database development-starting with a review of fundamentals and version enhancements, and ramping up to advanced multiuser and multicomputer issues. Coverage is organized into four parts: Access Basics; Data Input to Data Output; Customizing and Extending Applications; and Multiuser, Client/Server, and Web Issues. The CD-ROM features all source code used in the text.

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