With proper formatting, your worksheets are easier to read and more visually attractive. Fortunately, Excel includes a rich set of easy-to-use tools for formatting your workbook data so it’s more enjoyable and easier to read. Using a Predesigned Format Excel’s AutoFormat feature performs many … [Read more...] about Quick Primer on Excel: Formatting Workbooks
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Quick Primer on Excel: Editing Workbook Data
Excel supplies many helpful commands that make creating and editing your workbooks easier and more efficient. If you anticipate spending any time at all working with Excel, it makes good sense for you to learn how these tools work and when they come in handy. Erasing Cell Contents You can erase … [Read more...] about Quick Primer on Excel: Editing Workbook Data
Quick Primer on Excel: Using Formulas and Functions
Excel’s power stems from its ability to perform calculations on the values you’ve stored in a workbook—something you do with formulas and functions. This section describes how to construct formulas; use Excel’s predefined formulas, called functions; and use range names in formulas. It also shows how … [Read more...] about Quick Primer on Excel: Using Formulas and Functions
Quick Primer on Using Excel: Workbook Basics
If you’re new to Excel, you’ll benefit most from a quick tour of Excel, including how you start Excel, work with its windows, and create and save a workbook. That’s what we’ll do here. This discussion assumes you’re comfortable working with Microsoft Windows. You should know, for example, how to … [Read more...] about Quick Primer on Using Excel: Workbook Basics
Where Can I Find Free Tax Forms?
You can get most federal tax forms from the Internal Revenue Service’s web site, www.irs.gov. Just be sure to grab the right year’s version of the form. For example, if you’re filing your 2004 individual tax return, use the 2004 version of the 1040 form. Similarly, if you’re … [Read more...] about Where Can I Find Free Tax Forms?
Maximizing the Washington State Sales Tax Deduction
Though the deduction is often renewed on a year to year basis, the sales tax that Washington state residents pay can be often claimed as an income tax deduction if the taxpayer itemizes his or her deductions. For example, in 2009, 2010 and 2011, Washington residents can use state sales tax as an … [Read more...] about Maximizing the Washington State Sales Tax Deduction