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Guide to Excel

Microsoft-ExcelMicrosoft Excel is the most popular spreadsheet software used by both business and home users worldwide. It offers calculation tools, graphing tools, pivot tables and macros which make it one of the most powerful business applications on the market today.

In this guide, you will find tutorials which will help you leverage the power of Excel to grow your business. You will learn how to use macros, functions, tables, charts, formulas, as well as learn how to import data into Excel. Having problems with the program? Read tutorials and troubleshooting guides that describe how to perform Excel recovery. And for those on a budget, you can also find reviews of the best free alternatives to this popular software. You can find everything you need to know about Microsoft Excel in this guide, right here, at Bright Hub.

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