Paul McFedries is a full-time technical author who has worked with computers in one form or another since 1975. He is the author of more than 90 computer books that have sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. His recent Office-related titles include My Office 2016, My Office 2016 for Mac, and Formulas and Functions for Microsoft Excel 2016. His other titles include Windows 10 In Depth, (with Brian Knittel), PCs for Grownups, and Fixing Your Computer Absolute Beginner's Guide.

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• Chapter 1 — Manage and share workbooks 1.1 Manage workbooks 1.2 Manage workbook review Chapter 2 — Apply custom formats and layouts 2.1 Apply custom data formats 2.2 Apply advanced conditional formatting and filtering 2.3 Apply custom styles and templates 2.4 Prepare workbooks for internationalization and accessibility Chapter 3 — Create advanced formulas 3.1 Apply functions in formulas 3.2 Look up data by using functions 3.3 Apply advanced date and time functions 3.4 Perform data analysis and business intelligence 3.5 Troubleshoot formulas 3.6 Define named ranges and objects Chapter 4 — Create advanced charts and tables 4.1 Create advanced chart elements 4.2 Create and manage PivotTables 4.3 Create and manage PivotCharts