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Microsoft® Office Excel 2003 Inside Out
Author Craig Stinson, Mark Dodge
Pages 1056
Disk 1 Companion CD(s)
Level Int/Adv
Published 09/03/2003
ISBN 9780735615113
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Symbols and Numbers
" (double quotation mark)   114
' (apostrophe)
    adding comments   863–64
    numeric text entries   114
    sorting sequence   728
& (ampersand) operator   360
####### (pound signs)   112
# (pound sign)   213
$ (dollar sign)
    custom formats   214
    formatting as you type   201
    guidelines for   111
% (percent sign)
    custom formats   201, 213
    formatting percentages   208
    guidelines for   111
^(caret)   114
( ) parentheses
    arguments with   850
    function syntax   362, 404
    placement in formulas   352
* (asterisk)
    custom AutoFilter wildcards   733
    custom formats   214
    specifying variables   182–83
, (comma)
    formatting as you type   201
    function syntax   404
    guidelines for   111
    number formats   203
    thousands separator   213
. (decimal points)
    currency formats   204, 217
    custom formats   213
    Fixed Decimal   170
    general formats   202
    guidelines for   111
    number formats   203
... (ellipsis)   25
/ (forward slash)
    activating menus   24
/ (forward slash) (continued)
    custom formats   213, 214
    guidelines for   111
? (question mark)   182–83, 213
@ (text placeholder)   214
\ (backslash)   114, 214
_ (underscore)   214, 850
+ (plus sign)
    custom formats   214
    entering formulas   109
    guidelines for   110
    outline levels   272
= (equals sign)   109–10, 351
>> (double fast forward arrow)   66–67
0 (digit placeholder)   213
1904 Date System   436
3-D
    graphic effects   301
    names   374–75
3-D charts
    background formats   655–59
    data point spacing   652
    shape changes   652–53
    viewing angles changes   659–60
3-D references   364, 374–75

A
A4 paper resizing   333
About Microsoft Excel, Help menu   63
ABS function   921
absolute references
    copying   357–58
    overview   353
    working with   853–55
acceptable values   720–21
Access databases   761–62
accessibility aids   89–90
Accounting formats
    applying   207–8
    built-in custom   215
    underline formats   208
ACCRINT function   459, 921
ACCRINTM function   459, 921
ACOS function   922
ACOSH function   922
Activate Product command, Help menu   63
active area, worksheets   22, 101
active cells   18, 27
ADD (Add mode)   103
Add or Remove Buttons command   66–67
Address box   583–84
ADDRESS function   430, 922
Add Watch feature. See Watch window
Advanced Filter command   734–42
    computed criteria applied to   739–40
    criteria range specified by   734
    filtered rows extracted with   741–42
    multiple criteria for column applied to   738–39
    OR and AND applied to   738
    ORs on columns applied to   734–37
"A" functions   466, 469
aggregate calculations
    filtered data with   742
    Query   788–90
    subtotalling on multiple   745
alerts, specifying   721
alignment
    chart data labels   631–32
    chart titles   628–29
    Horizontal   220–22
    objects containing text   302–3
    options   218–19
    selecting with toolbars   225–26
    Vertical   222–24
    WordArt   295
Align Or Distribute submenu   305
Allow Cell Drag and Drop option   102, 157
Alt key
    constraints created with   285
    menus activated with   24–25
Alt Text   299
AMORDEGRC function   922
AMORLINC function   922
ampersand (&) operator   360
Analysis ToolPak   477–91
    creating histograms   479–82
    Descriptive Statistics tool and   477–79
    generating random numbers   484–88
    installing   403–4
Analysis ToolPak (continued)
    moving averages   489–91
    rank and percentiles   482–84
    sampling numbers   488–89
AND function   922
AND operator   422–23, 738
angled text   224–25
animation
    Animate! command   58
    providing feedback with   90
anonymous access, FTP sites   553–54
Answer report   517–18
apostrophe. See ' (apostrophe)
area charts   654
AREAS function   433, 923
arguments
    arrays   385, 406
    custom functions   863, 864–67
    defined   253
    investment functions   449–50
    lookup functions   427
    MATCH function   431
    naming to methods   850
    syntax of functions   362, 404
    types of   405–6
arrays
    arguments   385
    argument types   406
    constants   385, 388–89
    expansion   389
    form, LOOKUP function   429
    formulas   386
    one-dimensional   385
    Paste Special   154–55
    range   385
    single-cell   387–88
    static charts created with   687
    two-dimensional   386–87
arrow keys
    AutoFilter command   730
    formatting   300
    menus activated with   24
Ascending Sort button   723, 724
ASC function   923
ASCII text functions   417–18
ASIN function   923
ASINH function   923
Assign Macro command   319–20
assignment statement   862
asterisk. See * (asterisk)
ATAN2 function   923
ATAN function   923
ATHANH function   923
audio feedback   89
auditing worksheets   251–56
    error checking   251–53
    evaluating/auditing formulas   253–55
    watching formulas   255–56
    working with cell tracers. see cell tracers
AutoCalculate   28
AutoComplete
    enabling for cell values   90
    lists created with   706
    overview of   191–92
AutoCorrect
    AutoFormat as you type   189
    list objects and   708
    options   188
    rules of order   189
    shorthand typing shortcuts   192
    smart tag customization   189–91
AutoFill
    dates and times   173
    extending series with   174
    series   173
    suppressing   172
AutoFilter tool
    creating list objects   709
    filtering lists   730–33
    hiding groups of rows   673
    removing criteria   733
    spreadsheet interactivity   564
AutoFormat
    accounting and   208
    creating outlines   271
    format extension and   705–6
    overview of   198–200
    PivotTables   809
AutoFormat As You Type tab   189
automatic backup files   37–38
Automatic font color   227
automatic formula extension   775
Automatic Query   711
Auto Points   289
AutoRecover   8, 16–17
AutoRepublish   10
AutoShape rotation   10
AutoShapes menu
    example   324
    tear-off palettes   286
    text added to created shapes   291
    working with   291–93
AutoShow, PivotTables   814
AutoSort, PivotTables   812–13
AutoSum button
    defined   10
    overview of   412
    working with   362–63
Auto Syntax Check   870–71
AVEDEV function   923
AVERAGEA function   466, 923
AVERAGE function
    vs. AVG   416
    description   923
    overview of   464
axes, basic
    category vs. time scaling   612–13
    displaying   612
    formatting options   613
    hiding   612
    titles   611
axes, enhanced   636–46
    3-D chart viewing angles   660
    color   637
    gridlines   646
    line style   637
    scaling time-scaled category-axis   642–46
    scaling value axis   639–42
    tick-mark label format   638, 694
    tick-mark labels positions   637–38
    tick-mark positions   637–38
    titles   626
    weight   637
axes, PivotTables   805

B
background
    charts   655–59
    chart titles   628
    images on worksheets   233–34, 324–25
Backspace, keyboard shortcuts   117
backup files, automatic   37–38
BAHTTEXT function   924
bar charts
    markers changing data in   679–81
    series lines added to   652
    shapes adjusted in   652–53
    spacing adjustments   650–51
Base Unit setting   643–44
Begin A Group command   71
Bernoulli Distribution   486–87
BESSELI function   924
BESSELJ function   924
BESSELK function   924
BESSELY function   924
BETADIST function   924
BETAINV function   924
BIN2DEC function   924
BIN2HEX function   924
BIN2OCT function   925
BINOMDIST function   925
Binomial Distribution   487
bin values   480–82
bitmap objects, pasting   575, 594
Black and White option   340
blank entries   728, 732
Blank Workbook icon   30
borders
    angled   224, 230
    applying with toolbar buttons   229
    Border drawing tool   9
    chart title   628
    customized cell   227–31
    drawing   231
    example   325
    marker   649–50
bounding rectangle   572
break mode   870
breakpoints, setting   873
Brightness and Contrast sliders   317
Bring to Front button, Order palette   303–4
browsing
    Browsed Pages button   583–84
    Browse the Web button   584
    creating data browser   754–55
    online Help   59–60
    scenarios   501
    viewing VBA with Object Browser   847–48
bubble charts   683, 687–89
bugs. See debugging
Built-In Menus   73
built-in statistical functions   464–65
Button Editor   75
buttons
    3-D graphic effects   301–2
    border format options   229
    currency formatting   204
    drawing tool options   284
    font format options   227
    footer options   335–36
    header options   335–36
    macros creating   319–20
    picture format options   318–19
    print preview options   343–44
    sheets compared side-by-side   137–38
    WordArt options   294–95
buttons, custom
    adding comments   261–63
    adding faces   72–73
    adding hyperlinks   587
    changing button faces   74–76
    creating   79
    displaying faces   71–72
    increasing size   89
    managing   65–66
    overview of   66–67
    rearranging   70–71
By Changing Cell box, Goal Seek   509
by-name syntax   850
by-position syntax   850

C
calculated columns   702–5, 714–17
calculated fields, PivotTables   824–27
calculations
    date and time   444
    Goal Seek   509
    worksheets. see worksheet calculations
calculations, PivotTables
    alternatives for   821
    calculated fields and items   821–22
    custom   822–24
    grand totals   819–20
    subtotals   820–21
    summary functions   820–22
callouts, AutoShape   293
Camera button   320–21
Cancel button, Formula Bar   27
CAPS (Caps Lock mode)   103
caret (^), 114
case sensitivity
    file names   36
    passwords   132
    sorts performed with   729–30
    VBA compiler   871
    VBA keyboard shortcuts   843
case text functions   418–19
categories
    changing intervals between labels   641–42
    consolidating by   278–80
    multilevel chart   675–78
category axes
    category vs. time scaling   612–13
    displaying or hiding   612
    manually scaling time-scaled   642–46
    manually scaling value axis and   640, 642
CD, accompanying book
    data tables   493
    Solver   510
CEILING function   415, 925
cell entries   109–16
    displayed values   111–12
    editing/undoing   116–17
    keyboard shortcuts   909–12
    locking in   109
    long text values   113
    making in ranges   116
    numeric text   113–14
    overview of   109–10
    simple numeric values   110
    simple text values   110
    special characters   110–11
    symbols   115
    underlying values   111–12
    word wrapping   113
CELL function   925
cell ranges, naming. See cells, naming
cell references, in formulas   352–58
    3-D references   364
    changing type   354
    copying   356–58
    creating to other worksheets   354–55
cell references, in formulas (continued)
    entering with mouse   353
    inserting into functions   409
    labels substituted for   367–68
    overview   352
    replacing with names   376–77
    row-column style   355–56
    syntax   359–60
    types   353–54
cells
    Autocomplete enabled for values   90
    column width changes   234–35
    deleting   161–63
    hiding   132
    hyperlinks created in   582–86
    inserting   160–61
    linking custom properties to   40
    merging and unmerging   237–39
    naming   499–500
    new features   9
    PivotTables   809–10
    plotting hidden   617
    row height changes   235–36
    selecting   104–8
    sorting   727–28
    unlocking individual   128
    worksheet facts about   18
Cells command   588
cells, editing   167–79
    allowing access to specific cells   129–32
    in cells   168
    clearing   170–71
    extending existing formats   178–79
    filling and creating data series   171–79
    finding   179–83
    with formula bar   167–68
    options   169–70
    replacing   183
cell selection rectangle   165
cells, names   368–78
    applying Go To with range   377–78
    applying to formulas   369–70
    creating list of   375–76
    creating semiautomatically   373
    defined by constants   374
    defined by formulas   374
    defining and managing   370–71
cells, names (continued)
    editing   371
    pasting into formulas   375
    references replaced with   376–77
    rules for   370
    three-dimensional   374–75
    workbook-wide vs. worksheet only   372
cell tracers   256–61
    dependent cells and   257–58
    errors   259–60
    overview of   256
    precedent cells and   258–59
    precedents vs. dependents   257
    references to other workbooks   260–61
    tracer arrows   258
Change AutoShape command   293
Change Button Image command   74–75
change history   400–401, 402
change tracking
    with document versioning   420
    merging and   397
    overview of   398–400
    protecting change history   400–401
    reviewing changes   401–2
    sharing workbooks on networks   395–97
characters
    fill series limited to 256 characters   172
    formatting as you type   201
    formatting individual   201, 630
    special   110–11
    text-alignment   114
    wildcard. see wildcard characters
    WordArt spacing   295
    working with Text Import Wizard   758
CHAR function   417–18, 925
chart data   667–82
    adding   667–68
    changing/replacing   671–72
    copying   668
    dragging markers to change   679–81
    error bars added to   679
    pasting   668
    plot order changes   675
    plotting or marking every nth point   672–75
    removing   671
    series added to   669–71
    trend lines added to   678
    working with multilevel categories   675–77
Chart menu   623–24
Chart Objects list, Chart toolbar   624, 625
charts
    in PowerPoint   605
    in Word   598–602
charts, advanced   683–97
    bubble charts   687–89
    dynamic charts   683–85
    formatting   693–97
    Gannt charts   692–93
    named ranges   683–85
    plotting new data automatically   685–86
    plotting only most recent points   686
    radar charts   689–92
    static charts with arrays   687
charts, creating   607–16
    changing default type   618
    changing position   616–17
    choosing types   608–9
    combination (overlay)   616
    embedding   619
    handling missing values   617–18
    with Histogram tool   481
    interactivity   557–59, 565–66
    keyboard shortcuts   904
    opening   619
    options   611–16
    plotting hidden cells   617
    printing   618
    protecting   619
    saving   619
    size   616–17
    specifying data to plot   609–11
charts, enhancing   623–60
    3-D viewing angles   659–60
    axes. see axes
    background formats   655–59
    with Chart menu and toolbar   623–24
    custom charts   625
    data labels   631–36
    data series. see data series, formatting
    data tables   655
    formats copied from other charts   625
    gridlines   646
    markers. see markers, formatting
    new features   10
    plot area   626–27
    repositioning elements   626
charts, enhancing (continued)
    selecting elements   625
    text annotations   631
    titles   627–30
Chart toolbar   624–25
Chart Type setting   647–48
Chart Wizard
    creating new chart   607
    custom charts   625
    options   611–16
    specifying data to plot   609–10
    types of charts   608–9
    working with Chart menu   623–24
Check For Updates command, Help menu   63
check in, SharePoint documents   416
check out, SharePoint documents   416
CHIDIST function   925
CHIINV function   925
CHITEST function   926
CHOOSE function   926
CHOOSE functions   430
Circle Invalid Data button   261
circular references, formulas   381–82
CLEAN function   926
CLEAN functions   418
clearing
    cell contents/formats   170–71
    cells with mouse   163–66
    dashed lines on page breaks   342
    deleting vs., 161
    outlines   271
    tracer arrows   258
    worksheet cells   163–66
Clear Validation Circles button   261
clip art
    examples   325–27
    inserting   308–12
    More AutoShapes selecting   293
    new features   10
Clipboard
    collecting multiple items on   148–49
    embedding and linking from   573–76
    Excel charts into Word   598
    Excel tables into Word   589–91
    parsing text with Text Import Wizard   761
    saving copied items on   147
Clip Organizer
    managing exhibitions   311–12
    overview of   309
Clippit   56
Close Side By Side button   138
CMA (Competitive Market Analysis)   473
CODE function   926
CODE functions   417–18
codes
    adding to existing macro   851
    built-in custom format   214–15
    customizing date and time   443
    stepping through   872–73
    View Code command   119
collaboration   393–424
    e-mailing workbooks. see workbooks, e-mailing
    Information Rights Management   410–13
    merging changes   402–4
    saving/retrieving files remotely   393–94
    SharePoint Team Services site   413–22
    sharing workbooks. see workbooks, sharing
    Web discussions   422
collapsed dialog box   372
Collect and Copy
    defined   9
    editing with   148–49
    gathering information with   149
collections, of objects   848–49
color
    axis   637
    to black and white for printing   340
    dithered   217
    gradients   656
    graphic objects   298
    gridlines   90, 646
    highlighting syntax errors   871
    line, xy and radar charts   653
    markers   649–50
    palette customization   87–89
    patterns and   231–34
    to selected cells   216–17
    sheet tabs   9, 90, 120
column axis, PivotTables   805
column charts
    dragging markers   679–81
    series lines added to   652
    spacing   650–51
COLUMN function   926
column headings, PivotTables   835
COLUMN or COLUMNS functions   433
columns
    adding to outline   271
    Advanced Filter command. see Advanced Filter command
    calculated   702–5, 714–17
    changing without leaving Print Preview   343
    charts   649, 670–71
    deleting   161–63
    hiding   236
    inserting   158–59
    inserting list objects   708, 718
    keyboard shortcuts   917
    printing headings   340
    printing on every page   338–39
    selecting   105–6, 265–66
    sorting lists   723–27
    specifying AutoFilter criteria   731
    subtotalling on   745
    ungrouping/grouping   273–74
    width   234–35
    worksheet design for   93–94, 99
    XML lists   764
COLUMNS function   926
combination (overlay) charts   616
COMBIN function   926
COMBIN functions   413–14
comma. see , (comma)
comma-delimited files   758
commands
    accessing with keyboard   24–25
    aggregate calculations   789
    Chart menu   623
    column   235
    dialog box display   25–26
    editing   147
    handwriting recognition   893
    Help menu   62–63
    Insert Clip Art task pane   310
    insert with keyboard shortcuts   159
    row   236
    shortcut menus   25–26
    speech recognition   896–99
    stepping through code   872
    toolbar buttons issuing   68
Commands and Options tool   565
commands, custom
    button faces   71–73
    creating   79
    managing   65–66
    rearranging   70–71
    showing on all menus at once   83
comments
    cell   261–63
    documenting worksheets with   97
    editing scenarios   502
    printing   339
    recording macro   845, 863–64
    Web discussion   422–23
Compare Side By Side command   4–5, 137–38
comparison criteria   786–87
compatibility
    document types   36
    with legacy systems   15
    list object totals and   718
Competitive Market Analysis (CMA)   473
compiler, VBA
    catching misspelled variable names   871–72
    catching syntax errors   870–71
    setting conditional breakpoints   873–74
    stepping through code   872–73
COMPLEX function   927
computed criteria   739–40
CONCATENATE function   421, 927
concatenation   361
conditional breakpoints   873–74
conditional formats
    applying   216, 241–43
    creating formulas   244
conditional functions   424
conditional operators   218
conditional selection, Spreadsheet Assistant   267
Conditional Sum Wizard   393–95
    conditional tests and   394
    creating formulas with SUM and IF functions   393–95
    working with   749–50
conditional tests   393–99
    with Conditional Sum Wizard   394–97
    lookup formulas   397–99
    with Lookup Wizard   393–95
    overview   393–94
CONFIDENCE function   927
connectors, AutoShape   292
Consolidate command   274–80
    by category   278–80
    linking to source worksheets   279
    merging workbooks vs., 404
    overview of   274–75
    by position   275–77
consolidated worksheets. See Consolidate command
constants
    defined   109
    names defined with   374
    parentheses enclosing   111
constrained objects, drawing   284–85
constraints, in Solver   512–14
Contact Us command, Help menu   63
CONVERT function   927
Copy command   412
copying
    button faces   76
    cell references   356–58
    chart data   668
    chart formats   625
    Collect and Copy feature   9
    creating automatic backup files   37–38
    creating Web query with   796
    filtered rows   741–42
    in formula bar   167
    inserting copied cells   160–61
    between linked workbooks   392–93
    with mouse   157–58
    natural-language formulas   367
    objects with cells   304
    overview of   147
    pasting and   148–50
    workbook palettes   89
    worksheets   322–23
Copy Picture command   322–23
Corner Point   290
CORREL function   927
COS function   927
COSH function   927
COUDAYSNC function   928
COUNTA function   465, 466, 927
COUNTBLANK function
    description   928
    extracting details from list   750
    information functions   425
COUNT function   465, 927
COUNTIF function
    description   928
    extracting details from list   749–50
    overview of   465
COUPDAYBS function   461–62, 928
COUPDAYS function   461–62, 928
COUPDAYSNC   461–62
COUPNCD function   461–62, 928
COUPNUM function   461–62, 928
COUPPCD function   461–62, 928
COVAR function   929
crash recovery   15–18
    AutoRecover   16–17
    features for   8
    Microsoft Office Application Recovery   17–18
    overview of   15–16
Create From File tab, Object dialog box   577–79
Create List setting   670–71
Create New tab, Object dialog box   576–77
credit card numbers   760
CRITBINOM function   929
Criteria button   722–23
Criteria Equals button   786
criteria, filtering in Query   709–10
criteria range
    computed criteria   739–40
    defined   734
    multiple criteria applied to same column   738–39
    three ORs on column   737
    two columns joined by OR   734–37
cropping, pictures   317–18
.CSV file extension   50
Ctrl key   285
Ctrl+L key   608
CUMIPMT function   929
CUMPRINC function   929
Cumulative Percentage, Histogram tool   481
Currency formats
    Accounting formats vs., 207
    built-in custom format codes   215
    Euro currency tools   204–7
    overview of   203–4
currency symbols
    Accounting formats   207
    Currency formats   203–4
    decimal points and   217
    Euro formats   204
Curve button
    adjusting shapes with Edit Points   287–88
    defined   287
    working with curves   289–90
Custom Button command   79
custom charts   608–9, 625
Customer Experience Improvement Program   61
Customer Feedback Options
    Excel's new   4
    overview of   60–62
Custom Footer button   335
custom formats
    borders   227–31
    colors   216–17
    condition operators   218
    four-part   215–16
    number   211–15
custom functions   859–68
    creating   859–61
    creating with optional arguments   864–67
    documenting   863–64
    macros compared to   859
    making available anywhere   867
    rules   863
    VBA keywords in   863
    working with   861–62
custom functions, debugging   869–80
    design-time error tools   869–71
    with Immediate window   875–76
    misspelled variable names   871–72
    overview of   869
    run-time error tools   876–80
    setting breakpoints   873
    setting conditional breakpoints   873–74
    stepping through code   872–73
    with Watch window   874–75
Custom Header button   335
Customize dialog box
    adding or removing buttons   68–70
    attaching custom toolbars to workbook   79–80
    changing button faces   74–76
    creating new menus   80–82
    creating new toolbars   78
    deleting custom toolbars   80
    displaying   69
    giving menu command a button face   72–73
    rearranging buttons and commands   70–71
    rearranging menus and submenus   73
    restoring toolbars and menus   82
custom lists
    creating   175–76, 707
    importing   176
    sorting   728–29
Custom Menu item command   79
custom menus
    adding Custom Views   127
    creating new   80–82
    other options   83
    preserving changes   81–82
    rearranging   73
    restoring   82
Custom option, AutoFilter   732–33
Custom Views feature   126–27, 141
cutting
    in formula bar   167
    inserting cut cells   160–61
    between linked workbooks   392–93
    objects with cells   304
    pasting and   150–55
Cycle Through Totals button   788


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