A Practical Excel Tutorial
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Editor's review
In terms of positioning, it clearly emphasizes the word "practical." Compared with many Excel books that are heavy on theory and vast in scope, this book likely adopts a more concise, scenario-based approach. Its content most likely covers everything from basic data entry, table formatting, and common functions (such as statistical, lookup, and logical functions) to pivot tables, basic chart creation, and other core data analysis tools. For the vast majority of everyday office work, study and research, and basic data processing needs, these constitute the most commonly used and effective skill set.
The book's core strength lies in its "tutorial" nature. It likely lowers the learning barrier through step-by-step breakdowns and guided cases, enabling readers to learn and apply immediately. For beginners, it can serve as a systematic starting point; for users with scattered experience, it can help fill knowledge gaps and build standardized operating habits. The Communication University of China Press background also suggests that the cases may span arts and sciences and perhaps include data processing examples applicable to media, social sciences, management, and other fields, adding to its approachability.
It should be noted, however, that readers seeking deep data modeling, complex VBA programming, advanced Power BI integration, or exclusive features of the latest versions (such as Microsoft 365) may not find this practical-basics tutorial fully sufficient. It is more like a well-crafted, reliable hammer that can handle most of the pounding in construction, but not a universal toolbox containing every specialized tool. Overall, this is a solid work worth recommending to a broad readership that needs to improve everyday spreadsheet efficiency.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Office workers and students who need to systematically learn basic Excel operations and core functions
- Learners from humanities backgrounds who need data processing but do not know where to start
- Personnel who want to improve efficiency and standardize their use of Excel for routine reporting
- Readers seeking a clearly structured, case- and practice-oriented introductory tutorial
Not a good fit for
- Advanced users seeking Excel programming (such as complex VBA) or in-depth business intelligence analysis
- Technology enthusiasts who want to explore cutting-edge features and dynamic array functions in the latest Excel versions
Reading tips
- Follow the chapter order and practice on a computer as you read to consolidate your skills.
- For core chapters such as functions and pivot tables, try imitating the exercises with your own real data.
- Treat the book's cases as method templates and think about how to transfer them to solve your own specific problems
About the publisher
Communication University of China Press focuses on broadcasting and hosting, journalism and communication, film and television arts, and media management, while also covering language and writing, applied psychology, social sciences, and exam preparation books. Representative titles in the library include Research Methods in Communication (2nd Edition), Communication and Society: Political Economy and Cultural Analysis, Empire and Communication, and The Structure and Function of Social Communication, as well as The Network State: Telecommunications as Institutional Legacy, Models of Mental Disorder: Critical Reflections of a Psychiatry Professor, and News and Public Opinion: Selected Papers of Robert E. Park. Its author resources include Richard R. John, Peter Taylor, Ke Huixin, Jin Gengxing, Sun Li, Zhang Tian, Qiu Jianyin, and Wu Yanru, combining translated classics in communication studies with original Chinese research.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 前言
- 第1章 Excel 2003概述
- 1.1 Excel 2003功能简介
- 1.2 Excel 2003的运行环境
- 1.3 Excel 2003的启动、退出和关闭
- 1.4 Excel 2003的窗口、工作簿和工作表
- 1.5 文件的保存、打开和关闭
- 第2章 Excel的基本操作
- 2.1 数据的输入和编辑
- 2.2 工作表的编辑
- 2.3 输入序列与自定义序列
- 2.4 命名单元格或单元格区域
- 2.5 批注
- 第3章 工作簿和工作表
- 3.1 选定、移动和复制工作表
- 3.2 保护和隐藏工作表(簿)
- 3.3 窗口显示
- 3.4 窗口的拆分与冻结
- 3.5 工作表打印
- 第4章 工作表的格式修饰
- 4.1 数据的显示格式
- 4.2 数据的格式修饰
- 4.3 表格的格式修饰
- 4.4 插入图片、艺术字
- 4.5 定位、查找与替换
- 第5章 公式与函数
- 5.1 表达式与公式
- 5.2 地址引用
- 5.3 常用函数的含义及用法
- 5.4 数组与数组运算
- 第6章 数据图表
- 6.1 数据图表的创建
- 6.2 数据图表的类型与组成
- 6.3 图表源数据和图表选项
- 6.4 数据图表的编辑与格式修饰
- 6.5 数据图表的打印
- 第7章 数据管理
- 7.1 数据清单
- 7.2 排序
- 7.3 筛选
- 7.4 分类汇总与数据透视表
- 7.5 分级显示与合并计算
- 第8章 数据分析
- 8.1 用假设的方法求解
- 8.2 使用方案管理器
- 8.3 规划求解
- 第9章 宏
- 9.1 宏的概念
- 9.2 如何生成宏
- 9.3 运行宏
- 9.4 使用宏及宏的绝对引用和相对引用
- 附录1 样卷
- 附录2 样卷答案
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About the author
Public information about Wang Xin is limited, and the author's profile emerges mainly from the more than a dozen works held in the library. The subjects span several fields: science fiction in translation, such as the Theodore Sturgeon collection; popular psychology and health titles, including Just the Right Kind of Help and Your Blood; and professional practical material such as Theory and Practice of Three-Level Occupational Disease Prevention. Opening the Black Box: Decoding Brain Science through 36 Classic Films reflects an effort to popularize neuroscience via cinematic examples, while Internet Plus Management Case Studies and Contingent Families address, respectively, management cases and the structural changes and ethical practices of rural Chinese families. Overall, the works combine knowledge popularization with focused research, commonly falling into categories such as science fiction, social psychology, health, popular science, applied psychology, and management, and are suitable for readers interested in cross-disciplinary general reading.
Dai Yafeng: publicly available information is currently limited, and no clear record has been found regarding this author's identity, nationality, or dates of birth and death. According to the library's holdings, Dai Yafeng has only one work, Excel Practical Tutorial, which is classified under software learning and is an introductory, hands-on guide to office software applications. Tutorials of this kind typically focus on everyday office needs such as spreadsheet processing, formulas and functions, data organization, and chart creation, emphasizing clear steps and follow-along examples so that beginners can learn by practicing. On the basis of the available material, the author's specific professional background, writing experience, and industry reputation cannot yet be ascertained, and the overall style is difficult to judge; the work's positioning nonetheless suggests an emphasis on practicality and operability, serving ordinary readers who wish to improve their Excel skills. As the representative work, Excel Practical Tutorial reflects the author's attention to teaching office software and offers readers a fairly direct learning path.
