Mastering Excel 97 is a completely redesigned edition of our comprehensive guide to Microsoft's latest version of Excel for Windows 95/NT. From beginner essentials to power tools, this book serves as an effective reference and a tutorial guide. Solve your problems quickly using the new "Master's Reference" section filled with brief step-by-step answers to all your Excel 97 questions, giving you double the learning power in one great book. Increase productivity with new, timesaving features. Enhance your work using dynamic new features such as Natural Language Referencing to label rows and columns in your own words; gain an instant visual cue of source data with new color-coded formulas; customize your interface and put frequently used commands within easy reach. Expanded coverage of pivot tables and database capabilities shows you how to extract and synthesize precise information from Excel 97's enormous data banks. Use the Web as a business tool. Experience a new level of efficiency as you connect to the Web straight from Excel, add hyperlinks to Excel worksheets, even save your Excel work coded for immediate publication on the Web or your corporate intranet. Add more flair to your work. Learn to stylize your presentations, charts, and graphs from heavily expanded coverage of the new charting and formatting features. Take advantage of the new drawing program that lets you add 3-D objects, lighting effects, and more to your charts with precision and ease.