Chapter 5. Excel Resources

Internet Sites

Microsoft’s Official Excel Site

Official news and articles plus tips and tricks.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/excel
Office Update

Microsoft’s update site for Office, which includes security patches, program updates, and new add-ons.

http://office.microsoft.com/ProductUpdates/default.aspx
Microsoft TechNet

A knowledge base of technical articles and reference materials on the gamut of Microsoft products.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet
Woody’s Watch

Woody Leonhard’s advice, news, and newsletters on Microsoft Office applications, including Excel.

http://www.woodyswatch.com
Office Zealot

A collection of blogs on topics relating to Microsoft Office.

http://www.office-zealot.com
John Walkenbach’s Spreadsheet Page

A collection of how-to articles and solutions on advanced Excel topics.

http://j-walk.com/ss
Excel Most Valued Professional (MVP) Site

David McRitchie hosts an Excel section on the Microsoft MVP site. You can find answers to advanced questions and other MVP sites.

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Excel Newsgroups

Microsoft runs a news server that hosts a number of Excel-related newsgroups. You can read the newsgroups using Outlook Express or Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.

The news server is news://msnews.microsoft.com; the Excel newsgroups all start with microsoft.public.excel.

Microsoft Template Gallery

Microsoft offers templates for all of the Office programs, including Excel.

http://search.officeupdate.microsoft.com/TemplateGallery ...

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