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Readers can improve their knowledge of Excel with this handy book called Head First Excel, written by Michael Milton. Summary Of The Book Head First Excel, authored by Michael Milton, is a complete reference book for readers who want to learn the basics of Excel, and also for the experienced Excel user to learn more. This book takes a novel approach and presents the various basic features of Excel in an artistic and graphical format that ensures a unique experience of learning. This design is in keeping with the fact that visually rich content is more appealing and conducive to learning than text-heavy content. Moreover, the author also stresses on the important concepts of Excel and gives an overview to the beginners to understand and remind them about their importance as and when they read the chapters of this book.  The author emphasises the fact that learning Excel is all about mastering the formulae. He has added plenty of activities and exercises to help readers apply their theoretical understanding of Excel to practical scenarios. There are fourteen chapters and two appendix sections present at the end of this book. Head First Excel deals with concepts like lookup functions, Booleans: TRUE and FALSE, Pivot Tables, Text Functions, What If Analysis, and Charts. Manipulating Numerical Data, Formula Auditing, Finding Functions, Dates and Times, Data Types, Sorting, Zooming, Filtering, References, Visual Designing, and Nesting Formulae are some of the other topics discussed. Head First Excel has especially been designed for beginners and for those who are clear about the basic functions of Excel but have not explored its functionality completely. Readers can use Excel for doing something powerful tasks like the usage of formulae and functions for various calculations. About Michael Milton Michael Milton is an author and data analyst for NGO’s. Apart from this book, he has authored another book called Head First Data Analysis. Milton holds a degree in the discipline of Philosophy from the New College of Florida. He also holds another degree in Religious Ethics from the Yale University. Milton has dedicated his entire career to serve non-profit organizations and help with their fundraising efforts. He is passionate about photography and brewing beer.