Elaine Marmel is President of Marmel Enterprises, LLC, an organization that specializes in technical writing and software training. Elaine has an MBA from Cornell University and has worked on projects to build financial management systems for New York City and Washington, D.C. This prior experience provided the foundation for Marmel Enterprises, LLC, to help small businesses manage the project of implementing a computerized accounting system.

Elaine left her native Chicago for the warmer climes of Arizona (by way of Cincinnati, Ohio; Jerusalem, Israel; Ithaca, New York; Washington, D.C.; and Tampa, Florida), where she basks in the sun with her PC, her dog Josh, and her cats Cato, Watson, and Buddy, and sings barbershop harmony with the Scottsdale Chorus, 2006 Sweet Adelines International Chorus Champions.

Elaine spends most of her time writing; she has authored and co-authored more than 50 books about Microsoft Office Project, QuickBooks, Peachtree, Quicken for Windows, Quicken for DOS, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Word for Mac, Windows 98, 1-2-3 for Windows, and Lotus Notes. From 1994 to 2006, she also was the contributing editor to the monthly publications Peachtree Extra and QuickBooks Extra.