* Targets beginning to intermediate Excel users seeking
real-world examples of how they can use Excel's powerful
built-in functions
* Shows readers how to use Excel functions in formulas to help them decide between buying and leasing a car, calculate mortgage costs, compute grades, evaluate investment performance, figure college expenses, and more
* Gives explanations and examples of real-world situations
* Provides an abbreviated discussion of an additional 200 functions
* Excel commands nearly 90 percent of the market for spreadsheet applications; although this book is written for Excel 2003, the functions described are in earlier versions as well

Part I: Getting Started with Excel Formulas and
Functions
Part II: Evaluating Loans and Investments
Part III: Working with Numbers
Part IV: Working with Data
Part V: The Part of Tens