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This isn't Excel, it's Magic! 2nd Edition
Bob Umlas

ISBN: 0-9792153-2-3

Become an Excel Wizard! Just in time for Excel 2007, This isn't Excel, it's Magic! 2nd edition will save you time and effort. This expanded and enlarged guide is written in a friendly, easy-to-understand style, and is full of screen shots and visuals to help you on your way.

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About the Author

Bob Umlas is a Microsoft^® Excel, MVP, a title given by Microsoft® for his ongoing contributions to the various online newsgroups. He has also been the contributing editor to the publication Inside Microsoft^® Excel, having written over 300 articles on all aspects of Excel. For 10 years he co-led the New York City’s PC Excel Special Interest Group. He has authored several chapters in various Excel books on tips, tricks and array-formulas.

Press

		Rick Castellini, host of Castellini on Computers "Bob Umlas is a Microsoft® Valued Professional (MVP) who put his nearly 20 years of Excel experience into a book called: This isn’t Excel, it’s Magic! Bob shares many excellent tips for the experienced Excel user that will save time and energy when working with spreadsheets. A beginner may be a little daunted by some of the tricks, but will appreciate them once they get to know Excel. The book is well illustrated and narrated. I like to see computer books written a little more step-by-step than this one, but for Bob’s target market, it works well"

		SmartPros Despite the large selection of accounting software programs for businesses, Microsoft® Excel is the tried-and-true spreadsheet option for most, especially for small businesses. A new book by Bob Umlas, a Microsoft® Excel MVP and author of 300 articles on Excel, shares several tips on how to get the most out of the software.

		Bob Schuster, partner of ExcelMagic and RWS Information Systems We found this book, and LOVED it. And while we didn’t author it, we highly recommend it to all Excel users. Whether you are looking for some simple techniques to make you more productive in Excel, or if you are ready for some sophisticated how-to’s, you will learn valuable information from This isn’t Excel, it’s Magic! -

		GeekSpeak Fifteen minutes of GeekNews and then.. the most popular spread-sheet program ever; Microsoft® Excel. Bob Umlas, author of This isn’t Excel, It’s Magic!, joins the geeks for some wonderful tips and tricks on using Excel. During the second half of the show you can join us for questions and comments on technology.

		Project Management Knowledge Base This eBook contains 85 tips about Excel - shortcuts, formula secrets and tricks. There is no Visual Basic (macro) coding in this book. It is all done using Excel’s built in features and formula capabilities. The author has been an Excel MVP since the program began.

		Mobility Today One of the biggest "perks" of attending the MVP conference in Redmond was the opportunity to chat with folks from all over the world. I had the unique opportunity to chat with Bob Umlas, an expert in Microsoft® Excel. If you have questions about how to use Microsoft® Excel then Bob probably has the answers. He’s an Excel expert, author of more than 300 articles about Excel, and a Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 1995.

		MrExcel.com Bob Umlas is an amazing guy. He has been an Excel MVP since the program began. He has a reputation among the MVPs as being the guy who can find amazing things in Excel.

		BellaOnline What a handy little book chuck full of hints, tips and techniques by Bob Umlas. I have been studying Excel for longer than I care to admit and I have taught it at all levels to hundreds of professional students. Yet I consider my knowledge of the subject miniscule compared to the author’s breadth of skill

		The Downtown Business News November 14-28, 2005 Book Make Business Fun and Easy: With Microsoft® Excel being probably the most widely used spreadsheet program in the world, it seems like a perfect fit for a book with such a global appeal to be the initial publication at IIL publishing, New York.

Customer Reviews

"I carry 'This isn't Excel, it's Magic' in my car and read tips while stopped at traffic lights. The book is already full of post-it flags for all the tips I didn’t know. I think I’ve flagged all but the title page!"
- Melanie Beck, technical training specialist

"Nobody willing to use Excel efficiently should be without a copy,"
- Miguel Fischman, systems analyst programmer

"You just have to buy this book!"
- Jack Imsdahl, co-host, On Computers radio show with Alaska Joe

"I thought I knew a lot about Excel; but I now realize how little I did know. There are so many great head spinning, jaw dropping tips & tricks. It makes unlocking the power of Excel an amazing experience. A must have for (Excel) users everywhere. Mr. Umlas (is) a true magician!"
- Alesa Ward, corporate accountant

"I was astonished reading this book. The tips are excellent and well worth knowing - you won’t want to miss even one of them! Although English is my second language, I got through it effortlessly. Bob Umlas is a magician - thanks for sharing this immense knowledge with us!"
- Monika Weber, Excel M VP, project manager, Corporate IT AMCOR Rentsch Ltd.

"Bob Umlas is an amazing guy. He has been an Excel MVP since the program began. He has a reputation among the MVPs as being the guy who can find amazing things in Excel. This book contains 85 tips about Excel. I was amazed as I went through the book that I had never heard of at least 50 of these tips! They are cool things that you can do with Excel. Even if you are the Excel guru in your office, you will find new tips in this book. At 142 pages, it is packed with cool stuff."
- Bill Jelen, aka Mr. Excel

"(This isn’t Excel, it’s Magic! is) a simple, but amazingly useful book. Very clever! Bob has produced a compact, but brilliantly useful book of shortcuts, formula secrets and tricks. Amazingly there is no Visual Basic (macro) coding in this book. It is all done using Excel’s built in features and formulae capabilities. One thing I loved about this book is it tackles ‘real world’ problems. This is not a book for Excel beginners. However, if you use Excel professionally or fun then you absolutely should consider grabbing a copy of this highly useful and informative book. It will save you many hours of work and delight you at the same time,"
- Darryl Collins, Excel/VBA developer