Spreadsheets are such a mainstay in today’s world; the term is almost a
household word. Certainly in our homes it is. And we don’t just mean
because we write books on Excel. Spouses use Excel to track household expenditures
and insurance claims. A neighbor analyzes his eBay transactions in
Excel. Our local merchant keeps tabs on his store’s inventory on a worksheet.
In the workplace, Excel is one of the most commonly used analysis and reporting
tools. Financial statements, sales reports, inventory, project scheduling,
customer activity — so much of this stuff is kept in Excel. The program’s ability