The "IT Girl’ s Guides" are the antidote to blah technical references that can poison women’ s enthusiasm for technology topics. Humorous expository text mixed with detailed exercises, real-world examples, relevant stories, and FAQs capitalizes on the initial attraction to draw in even casual readers. As the first-ever woman-focused technical reference, "IT Girl’ s Guides" incorporate the latest thinking about how women learn. The emphasis on authentic author voice invites empathy and encourages readers to see themselves in the text. Such self-identification is reinforced and enhanced by the presentation of other women’ s stories, challenges, and successes through engaging chapter elements and representations of real women.
This abundance of personality provides multiple entry points for readers and addresses the audience’ s various approaches to learning. Like the women it aims to serve, the "IT Girl’ s Guides" series multitasks through the subject matter, covers lots of ground, and avoids the pitfall of boredom. Ani B uses humorous expository text mixed with detailed exercises, real-world examples, relevant stories, and FAQs which enable readers to effectively learn the ins and outs of using Microsoft Excel. She also uses stories, challenges, and engaging chapter elements like "Mistakes Everyone Makes" sidebars and "Do-It-Herself" step lists to teach Excel to even the most spreadsheet-fearing woman!
Working Table of Contents:
Intro
Part 1: Excel 2007 Learn It!
Chapter I The Four-one-one of Excel
Chapter II The Excel Diva Toolbox: What You Need to Excel
Chapter III Style Up Your Workbook
PART 2: Excel2007: Live it!
Chapter IV Worksheet intuition
Chapter V Strut Your Stuff with Rows and Columns
Chapter VI Persuade your data with Formulas and Functions
Chapter VII Spring cleaning for your Screen display and worksheet
Part 3: Love it!
Chapter VIII Dazzle your next meeting with a print
Chapter IX What you ROCK at: Multi-task with Worksheets
Chapter X Impress Your Significant Other with Charts
Chapter XI Total Make over: Objects
Chapter XII How much can you spend on your next shopping spree?
Chapter XIII Time for a lockbox
Chapter XIV Add more time to your day
Chapter XV Grab a coffee break with Excel
Chapter XVI What your mama never told you about Excel on the Internet
Chapter XVII On the Line with…
Epilogue