Chapter 1. Basic Information—Basic Techniques

Excel 2007: New Look—New Structures

Excel 2007 is much different from the version you’ve been used to. To explain all of these differences in detail would require the equivalent of software training and would clearly go beyond the scope of this book. In this first chapter, I will therefore stick to explaining basic principles that will help you to easily follow the descriptions aligned to the main topic and theme of the book.

Design of the Access Options

If you haven’t already seen the images in the new version, you’ll be surprised by the dramatically changed appearance of the program when you install the new version of Microsoft Excel and open it for the first time. Particularly noticeable is the Ribbon, ...

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