Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Formulas and Functions For Dummies

Make Excel do the math and make sense of your dataUse the Insert Function dialog box, array formulas and functions,and moreExcel 2007 has more than 500 built-in functions. This book looks atthe top 150, so you can find out which ones will make your lifeeasier. Want to compare a 15-year mortgage to a 30-year mortgage?Forecast expenses for your college freshman? See how your onlinebusiness 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

Introduction.Part I: Putting the Fun in Functions.Chapter 1: Tapping into Formula and Function Fundamentals.Chapter 2: Saving Time with Function Tools.Chapter 3: Saying "Array!" for Formulas andFunctions.Chapter 4: Fixing Formula Boo-Boos.Part II: Counting on Your Money.Chapter 5: Calculating Loan Payments and Interest Rates.Chapter 6: Appreciating What You'll Get, Depreciating WhatYou Got.Chapter 7: Using Basic Math Functions.Chapter 8: Advancing Your Math.Chapter 9: Throwing Statistics a Curve.Chapter 10: Using Significance Tests.Part III: Doing the Math.Chapter 11: Rolling the Dice on Predictions and Probability.Chapter 12: Dressing Up for Date Functions.Chapter 13: Keeping Well-Timed Functions.Chapter 14: Using Lookup, Logical, and Reference Functions.Chapter 15: Digging Up the Facts.Part IV: Working with Data.Chapter 16: Writing Home about Text Functions.Chapter 17: Playing Records with Database Functions.Part V: The Part of Tens.Chapter 18: Ten-Plus Tips for Working with Formulas.Chapter 19: Ten-Plus Functions You Really Should Know.Index.