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Contents In Depth
Part 1 - What's new
1 What's New in Excel 2003?
2 What's New in Excel 2002 / 2003: Menu, Cell Shortcut Menu and Keyboard Shortcuts
3 Let Excel Read Text for you
Part 2 - Working Inside
Selecting
4 Moving to the Last (or First) Cell in a Range
5 Selecting Cells in Horizontal or Vertical Ranges
6 Quickly Selecting Range of Cells 
7 Selecting a Range of Non-Adjacent Cells
8 Selecting Current Region / List
9 Moving the Cell Pointer Around a Selected Range
10 Selecting Special Cells
11 Selecting Column(s) or Row(s) using Keyboard Shortcuts
12 Selecting Cells from Any Cell to the Last Cell in the Worksheet's Used Area
13 Moving Between Unprotected Cells in a Protected Sheet
14 Selecting All Worksheet Cells
15 Fast Selecting a Range in the Workbook
16 Selecting a Sheet in the Workbook
17 Selecting a Sheet from a Sorted Worksheets List
18 Moving Between Open Workbooks
Custom keyboard shortcut
19 Adding a Custom Keyboard Shortcut
Copy, Paste
20 Copying, Cutting and Pasting (Moving)
21 Fast Copying in Adjacent Cells
22 Fast Copying to Right / Down of List
23 Copying & Pasting Constants / Formulas to Thousands of Cells
24 Pasting Multiple Copied Ranges Using the Clipboard
25 Inserting Copied Cell(s) Without Overwriting Existing Data
26 Expanded Paste Icon Features in Excel 2002 & Excel 2003
27 Copying & Pasting Cell Containing Formulas / Values Along with Formatting
28 Copying Contents and/or Formats Across Sheets
29 Copying / Moving Cells Between Sheets / Workbooks
Editing
30 Preventing Moving to the Next Cell After Typing
31 Quickly Entering Text into Cells from a List of Previous Entries or a Validation list
32 Preventing Duplicates While Entering Data
33 Validating Number Entries
34 Validating Text Entries
35 Quickly Entering a Long Company or Persons Name
36 Transposing Cells
37 Finding / Finding & Replacing in a Single Worksheet or in All Worksheets
Formatting
38 Displaying the Format Cells Dialog box
39 Copying Formatting
40 Changing the Standard Font
41 Hiding the Display of Zero Values
42 Merging and Centering with a Toggle Button in Excel 2002 / 2003
43 Changing the Indentation in a Cell
44 Automatically Wrapping Text in a Cell
45 Manually Wrapping Text in a Cell
46 Adding a Shortcut for Wrapping Text
47 Preventing Text from Spilling Over
48 Dividing a First Left Heading Title
49 Changing the Cell Formatting from Date to Number
50 Coloring Numbers Based on Specific Criteria Using Conditional Formatting
51 Changing a Numeric Heading to Text
52 "Tearing Off" Palettes from Toolbars
53 Coloring Numbers Based on Specific Criteria
54 Coloring One Record in a Each Group in a Range
55 Coloring Even Numbered Rows in a List
56 Inserting Special Symbols into Custom Formats
57 Automating the Insertion of the Euro Symbol
58 Symbols Used to Create Custom Formatting
59 Formatting a Negative Number with Parentheses
60 Replacing Zeros with a Dashes in Number Formatting
61 Rounding Numbers to Thousands
62 Using the Round Function to Round Numbers to Thousands
63 Rounding Numbers to Thousands with Hundreds as a Decimal
64 Rounding Numbers to Millions
65 Rounding Numbers to Millions with Thousands as a Decimal
Style
66 Changing the Default Style
67 Creating and Saving Custom Styles
68 Copying Styles from One Workbook to Another
69 Displaying Figures in Financial Reports Rounded to Thousands
Part 3 - Excel Environment
Information
70 Cell Function Returns Worksheet Name, Workbook Name and Path
71 Checking Cell Information at a Distance
72 Adding Data, Charts, or Other Information to a Cell's Comments
73 Using a Picture to Watch Cell Values in Other Worksheets
74 Using the Validation Input Message as Cell Comment
75 Linking a Cell to a Text Box
76 Removing the Smart Tag Indicator
Comment
77 Changing the Name of the Cell Comment's Author
78 Changing the Cells Default Comment Format
79 Changing the Cell Comment's Shape
80 Copying a Cell's Comment
81 Deleting All Cell's Comment in a Sheet
82 Printing Cell's Comment
Window
83 Viewing All Data in Worksheet
84 Increasing / Decreasing the Screen Magnification Percentage
85 Making a Cell the First Cell in the Active Window
86 Hiding / Unhiding Row(s) or Column(s)
87 Protecting Data by Hiding Row(s) and Column(s)
88 Allowing Multiple Users to Edit Specified Ranges
89 Coloring Gridlines
90 Hiding Gridlines on the Screen and when Printing
91 Reducing the Used Area in a Worksheet
92 Using Task Panes
Menu & Toolbars
93 Show All Items When Choosing from a Menu
94 Customizing an Icon
95 Icons Disappearing from the Toolbar
96 Removing Icons Performing Two Different Tasks
97 Using the Empty Space at the End of the Menu Bar by Adding Useful Icons
98 Adding and Saving a New Customized Toolbar
99 Backing Up Customized Changes to Toolbars and Menus
Worksheet
100 Changing the Default Number of Sheets in New Workbook
101 Changing the Font Size of the Sheet Name
102 Coloring Sheet Tabs
103 Copying or Moving a Worksheet
104 Sorting Worksheets in Ascending Order
105 Grouping / Ungrouping Sheets
106 Inserting a New Sheet from Template Worksheet
107 Protecting the Sheet or the Cells in the Sheet
108 Adding the Properties Icon to the Standard Toolbar
109 Limiting the Movement in a Protected Sheet
110 Limiting the Movement in an Unprotected Sheet
111 Preventing Hidden Worksheets from Appearing
Workbook
112 Opening / Closing Workbooks
113 Changing the Number of Files Shown in the Recently Used File List
114 Changing the Default Auto-Save File Location
115 Auto-Recovering / Auto-Saving Workbooks
116 Recovering Data from a Corrupted Workbook that cannot Be Opened
117 Displaying the Workbook's Path in the Address Box
118 Adding the Path of a Saved Workbook to the Title Bar
119 Removing Personal Information from a Workbook
120 Protecting a Workbook
121 Adding Passwords to Prevent Unauthorized Opening of a Workbook
122 Protecting Workbooks with a Digital Signature
123 Forgotten Your Password?
124 Saving a Customized Workbook As a Template
125 Opening a Template File Automatically When Starting Microsoft Excel
126 Opening Workbooks from a List of Hyperlinks
127 Opening a Copy of an Existing Workbook
128 Using a Workspace to Open a Number of Workbooks at Once
Part 4 - Text, Date, Time
Text
129 Combining Text from Different Cells
130 Combining Text and Formatted Value
131 Applying Formatting Only to Cells Containing Text
132 Extracting Characters from Text Using Text Formulas
133 Extracting Characters from Text Without Using Formulas
134 Separating First and Last Names Using Formulas
135 Separating First and Last Names Without Using Formulas
136 Converting Text to Its Proper Case
137 Converting Text to Uppercase
138 Converting Uppercase Letters to Lowercase
Importing text files
139 Problem: The Characters are in Reverse Order 
140 Problem: Unnecessary Empty Characters in Cells 
141 Problem: The Values not Formatted as Numbers
142 Problem: The Minus Sign appears to the Right of the Number 
143 Problem: Date Formatting Cannot Be Changed 
Updating Internet Web Site Data
144 Getting Continuously Refreshed Data from a Web site in Excel 97
145 Getting Continuously Refreshed Data from a Web site in Excel 2000
146 Getting Continuously Refreshed Data from a Web site in Excel 2002 & 2003
Date
147 Entering the Current Date into a Cell
148 Changing the Default Date Separator from a Slash to a Dot When Entering a Date into a Cell
149 Customizing Date Formatting
150 Quickly Typing Dates into Cells
151 Filling a Range with a Series of Dates
152 Calculating Differences Between Dates
153 Calculating the Week Number
154 Calculating the Quarter Number
155 Calculating the Date at the End of the Month
156 Adding a Custom Function that Returns the Quarter Number
157 Validating Date Entries
158 Displaying the Serial Number Behind the Date
159 Combining Text and a Formatted Date
Time
160 Entering the Current Time into a Cell
161 Displaying the Serial Number Behind the Time 
162 Totaling Time Values 
163 Calculating the Difference Between Hours
164 Calculating Time Differences Between Regions of the World
165 Rounding Hours Up
166 Converting Time to Decimal Values
167 Converting a Number to a Time Value
Part 5 - Summing & Counting
Calculating
168 Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide Without Using Formulas
169 Multiplying a Range by -1 in One Operation
170 Performing a Quick Calculation in the Formula Bar
171 Seeing Calculation Results Immediately
172 Additional Functions in AutoSum
Summing
173 Fast Summation
174 Creation Subtotals Quickly
175 Extending the Range Of the SUM Formula
176 Summing Values at the Intersection of Two Ranges
177 Summing Values from Cells in Different Sheets
178 Summing Stock Lists
179 Summing Rounded Numbers
Sumif
180 The SUMIF Formula - Using Comparison Operators (< >) as Criteria
181 Totaling Two Ranges Using the SUMIF Formula
182 Summing Using Text Characters as Criteria
Counting
183 COUNT Formulas
184 Counting the Number of Cells Contains Text in a Range
185 Counting Based on Multiple Criteria
Euro Add-In Conversion
186 The Euro Currency Tools Add-In
Part 6 - Formulas
Name
187 Range Name Syntax
188 Define a Range Name
189 Delete a Range Name
190 Automatically Defining Names for Ranges in Lists
191 Using a Range Name in a Formula
192 Saving a Frequently Used Formula /Numeric Value in the Define Name Dialog box
193 Automatically Updating a Range Name Reference
Formulas
194 Inserting / Editing Formulas
195 Entering Formulas More Quickly by Shortening Sheet Names
196 Nesting Formulas
197 Changing an Absolute Reference to a Relative Reference or Vice Versa
198 Copying a Formula From Cell While Keeping the Absolute Reference or Relative Reference
199 Copy and Paste Formulas Without Changing the Absolute or Relative References
200 Copying Formulas and Pasting Them in a Transposed Direction Without Changing the Relative References
201 Array Formulas - the Technical Side
202 Create Custom Function
203 Pasting Values
204 Displaying Formula Syntax
205 Display Formulas and Values of the Same Cells
206 Selecting Cells That Contain Formulas
207 Formatting Cells Containing Formulas
208 Protecting Cells Containing Formulas in Protected Sheet
209 Protecting Cells Containing Formulas in Unprotected Sheet
210 Adding a Comment to a Formula
211 Printing Formula Syntax
212 Stepping into a Formula
213 Moving between Precedent and Dependent Cells
214 Circular References
215 Iteration
216 Avoiding Error Displays when Formulas Return Result Calculation
217 Selection /Formatting Cells Displaying Errors
218 Tracing Errors in Formula Results
Links
219 Quickly Creation Links Between Ranges
220 Unintentionally Creating Links Between Workbooks
221 Canceling the Update Links Message While Opening a Linked Workbook
222 Breaking Links Between Workbooks
223 Changing the Source Link
224 Finding and Deleting Unwanted and Orphaned Links
Lookup Formulas & Power Technique
225 Vlookup Formula - Organizing the Data Table
226 Vlookup Formula - Eliminating Errors
227 Index Formula Vs. Vlookup Formula
228 Adding a Combo Box
229 The Power Combination
Part 7 - Printing & Mailing
Printing
230 Add the Page Setup icon to Excel Menu Bar
231 Copying the Page Setup to Other Worksheets
232 Removing All Page Breaks from the Sheet
233 Inserting a Watermark Behind the Text
234 Printing a Page Number in Portrait While the Page Is in Landscape Layouts
235 Hiding Data Before Printing
236 Preventing the Printing of Objects
237 Printing Non-Continuous Areas
238 Adding Continuous Page Numbers While Printing
239 Preventing a Printed Area from Extending onto an Extra Page
240 Hiding Errors in Cells Before Printing
241 Adding a Picture to a Header / Footer
242 Adding Information to a Header/ Footer for All Sheets in a Workbook
243 Adding the Full Path of the Saved File to Header and Footer
244 Adding the Path Address to the Header/ Footer
245 Saving Defined Page Setups for Future Printing
246 Adding the Custom Views Icon to the Excel Menu Bar
247 Quickly Printing a Page from the Worksheet Using a Custom View
248 Print An Already Saved Report Using Report Manager
249 Creating a Custom Report Manager
Mailing
250 Reducing the Workbook Size for Quick Sending via E-Mail
251 E-mailing an Excel Workbook, Worksheet, Data or Chart
Part 8 - List, Analyzing Data
List object
252 Create List Object
Sorting
253 Sorting Rules & List Structure
254 How Excel Sorts Data
255 Sorting by Columns
256 Sorting by Custom Lists
257 Deleting Empty Rows
Formatting Lists
258 Drawing Lines Between Sorted Groups
259 Coloring Rows Based on Text Criteria
260 Applying Colors to Maximum/ Minimum Values in List
Filtering
261 Quick Filtering Using the AutoFilter Icon
262 Sort Ascending/ Descending While Using AutoFilter
263 Summing the Visible Filtered List
264 Coloring Filtering Data According to Criteria
265 Filtering by More Than Two Criteria
266 Filtering by Date Field
267 Saving Filtering Criteria
268 Printing Filtered Lists
269 Filtering a Range into a List of Unique Records
270 Filter a List into Unique Records Using COUNTIF Formula
Subtotals
271 Adding the Subtotals Icon to the Menu Bar
272 Quickly Remove Subtotals
273 Hide Subtotal Levels Buttons
274 Adding Subtotals to a Date Field
275 Add Additional Functions to Subtotals
276 Adding Subtotals to Primary and Secondary Fields
277 Printing Each Subtotal Group on a Separate Page
278 Deleting the Word Total from Subtotal Rows
279 Copying the Subtotals Summary
280 Applying Styles to Subtotal Rows
281 Applying Colors to Subtotal Rows
282 Coloring Two Subtotal Levels in Different Colors
Group & Outline
283 Adding the Auto Outline, Clear Outline, and Show Outline Symbols Icons to the Toolbar
284 Hiding Outline Symbols
285 Adding Groups and Outlines Manually
286 Copying or Applying Color to Groups and Outlines
Consolidating
287 Consolidating Lists
288 Using Different Functions to Consolidate Lists
289 Consolidating Lists While Adding Links to the Source Data
290 Coloring and/or Copying Subtotals from Consolidated Lists Containing Links to Source Data
291 Summing Stock Lists
292 Summing Sales Quantities and Amounts for Several Lists, or Presenting Figures Side-by-Side
293 Summing Monthly Trial Balance Figures
Comparing Lists
294 Comparing Lists
295 Compare lists Using COUNTIF Formula
PivotTable
296 Rules for Organizing the Source Data in Excel Worksheets
297 PivotTable Report Terminology
298 Creating a PivotTable Report
299 Settings the Number of Fields Displayed in the Page Layout
300 Automatically Refreshing a PivotTable Report
301 Adding / Deleting Subtotals
302 Hide Items
303 Displaying the Top/ Bottom Number of Items
304 Formatting a PivotTable Report
305 Inserting a Chart
306 Printing a PivotTable Report
307 Adding Sub-Details to an Item
308 Creating Drill-Down Details
309 Grouping Text Fields
310 Adding a Calculated Field
311 Grouping the Date Field by Number of Days
312 Grouping the Date Field by Days, Months, Quarters, and Years
313 Grouping a Date Field by Week Number
314 Grouping a Date Field by Quarters in the Fiscal Reporting Year
315 Adding a Calculated Percentage Field
316 Adding a Data Field That Calculates the Difference Between Two Data Fields
317 Adding a Data Field That Calculates Percentages from One Item of the Row Field
318 Adding a Data Field That Calculates Percentage Difference from the Previous Item
319 Adding a Data Field That Calculates Difference from the Previous Item
320 Adding a Running Balance Calculation Column
321 Retrieving Data from a PivotTable Report
322 Adding Additional PivotTable Reports Using the Same Data Source

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