Contents at a Glance

Appendix A: A Crash Course in Excel

Starting Excel

Stopping Excel

Explaining Excel’s Workbooks

Putting Text, Numbers, and Formulas into Cells

Writing Formulas

Scrolling Through Big Workbooks

Copying and Cutting Cell Contents

Formatting Cell Contents

Functions Are Simply Formulas

Saving and Opening Workbooks

Printing Excel Workbooks

One Other Thing to Know

Appendix B: Government Web Resources for Businesses

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Census Bureau

SEC EDGAR

The Federal Reserve Website

Using the Government Printing Office Access Site

Using the Internal Revenue Service Website

Appendix C: Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms