Advanced techniques for Excel power users Crunch and analyze Excel data the way the professionals do with this clean, uncluttered, visual guide to advanced Excel techniques. Using numerous screenshots and easy-to-follow numbered steps, this book clearly shows you how to perform professional-level modeling, charting, data access, data slicing, and other functions. You"ll find super techniques for getting the most out of Excel"s statistical and financial functions, Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts, Excel Solver and BackSolver, and more. * Provides a clear look at power-using Excel, the world"s leading spreadsheet application from Microsoft, and part of the new Microsoft Office 2010 suite * Expands your Excel knowledge and helps you use Excel data more efficiently * Demonstrates how to create custom functions; retrieve data from databases; use value chains; cut, slice, and pivot data using PivotTables; use advanced Find; model data and chart data; and use advanced formulas * Explores all features and functions in friendly, full-color pages packed with screenshots, numbered steps, and other visual graphics that clearly show you how to accomplish tasks * Includes practical examples, tips, and advice to help you get the most out of Excel"s features and functions Excel at Excel at the highest levels with this practical guide.