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DOUG COBB’S TIPS FOR MICROSOFT EXC PSS ID Number: Q12263 Article last modified on 12-04-1986 PSS database name: PRESS

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DOUG COBB’S TIPS FOR MICROSOFT EXCEL The Cobb Group: Doug Cobb, Judy Mynhier, and Gena Berg Cobb $19.95 384 pages ISBN: 0-914845-90-X Pub. Date: December 22, 1986

DOUG COBB’S TIPS FOR MICROSOFT EXCEL

Published in December 1985, Doug Cobb’s bestselling EXCEL IN BUSINESS earned widespread critical praise: “This is the benchmark of the current batch of books on Excel…(It) will give you the best overall picture of Excel and definitely is the most comprehensive reference work.” – David Clark, MACazine “The definitive guide to Excel on the Macintosh. An outstanding reference, for its readability and detail.” – Computer Book Review

Since the publication of EXCEL IN BUSINESS in 1985, Doug Cobb and the Cobb Group have continued to explore this powerful product. They have compiled many of their discoveries in a new book from Microsoft Press. Packed with handy hints and scores of comments and cautions, DOUG COBB’S TIPS FOR MICROSOFT EXCEL will help readers extract maximum performance from Microsoft Excel. This title is scheduled for publication on December 22, 1986, and will be supported by a major advertising campaign. Designed for quick reference, DOUG COBB’S TIPS FOR MICROSOFT EXCEL is organized by subject and covers all Excel working environments. Each self- contained tip includes ready-to-implement examples and concise explanations. Worksheet tips include techniques for entering data, editing, and working with dates and time; hints for using the worksheet functions more effectively and for debugging complex formulas. The book includes in-depth information on making the most of the worksheet’s financial functions, and on using named ranges, constants, and formulas, and on working with arrays. Readers will learn the best methods for sorting and extracting database records, computing statistics, and creating complex database criteria. The book also offers pointers on customizing charts, developing impressive chart templates, and using the SERIES function. A special macros section includes valuable information on command and function macros. The book shows how to master the Microsoft Excel macro language, design custom functions, and understand loops, counters, and branching techniques. In all, DOUG COBB’S TIPS FOR MICROSOFT EXCEL is a logical and handy complement to EXCEL IN BUSINESS. Douglas Cobb is president of The Cobb Group, Inc., a company that specializes in writing and publishing high-quality books, journals, and training materials for business software products. He is the coauthor of Using 1-2-3, perhaps the most successful computer book ever published (with more than 450,000 copies in print). His most recent titles include the bestselling EXCEL IN BUSINESS, The Paradox Companion, and Douglas Cobb’s 1-2-3 Handbook. Judy Mynhier is an author with The Cobb Group and is the editor of Excellence: The Microsoft Excel User’s Journal. She is also the coauthor of EXCEL IN BUSINESS, and Hands-on Excel, a workbook. Gena Berg Cobb is vice president of The Cobb Group. She is a contributor to and assistant editor of Excellence: The Microsoft Excel User’s Journal. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ “MSFT”), based in Redmond, Washington, develops, markets, and supports a wide range of software for business and professional use, including operating systems, languages and application programs as well as books and hardware for the microcomputer marketplace.

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