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Introduction 1 <p><b>PART I: Basic Information</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Excel in a Nutshell 9</p> <p>Chapter 2: Basic Facts about Formulas 33</p> <p>Chapter 3: Working with Names 61</p> <p><b>PART II: Using Functions in Your Formulas</b></p> <p>Chapter 4: Introducing Worksheet Functions 105</p> <p>Chapter 5: Manipulating Text 123</p> <p>Chapter 6: Working with Dates and Times 149</p> <p>Chapter 7: Counting and Summing Techniques 187</p> <p>Chapter 8: Using Lookup Functions 221</p> <p>Chapter 9: Working with Tables and Lists 243</p> <p>Chapter 10: Miscellaneous Calculations 283</p> <p><b>PART III: Financial Formulas</b></p> <p>Chapter 11: Borrowing and Investing Formulas 307</p> <p>Chapter 12: Discounting and Depreciation Formulas 327</p> <p>Chapter 13: Financial Schedules 345</p> <p><b>PART IV: Array Formulas</b></p> <p>Chapter 14: Introducing Arrays 369</p> <p>Chapter 15: Performing Magic with Array Formulas 395</p> <p><b>PART V: Miscellaneous Formula Techniques</b></p> <p>Chapter 16: Importing and Cleaning Data 421</p> <p>Chapter 17: Charting Techniques 449</p> <p>Chapter 18: Pivot Tables 493</p> <p>Chapter 19: Conditional Formatting 545</p> <p>Chapter 20: Using Data Validation 571</p> <p>Chapter 21: Creating Megaformulas 583</p> <p>Chapter 22: Tools and Methods for Debugging Formulas 601</p> <p><b>PART VI: Developing Custom Worksheet Functions</b></p> <p>Chapter 23: Introducing VBA 629</p> <p>Chapter 24: Function Procedure Basics 643</p> <p>Chapter 25: VBA Programming Concepts 665</p> <p>Chapter 26: VBA Custom Function Examples 701</p> <p><b>PART VII: Appendixes</b></p> <p>Appendix A: Excel Function Reference 751</p> <p>Appendix B: Using Custom Number Formats 769</p> <p>Index 791</p>

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