Covers all the features and capabilities of the newest release of Borland's Quattro Pro spreadsheet that runs under the Windows graphical operating environment. Cobbs leads readers from fundamental spreadsheet-building concepts to intermediate formulas and file management, and then on to advanced commands and macros.

Quattro Pro 1.0 is the new spreadsheet program most highly rated for customer satisfaction. Quattro Pro will be available for Windows soon. This book includes an overview of the program's applications for Windows and everything the new to more experienced user needs.

This book is written for those who are not familiar with computers, computer terminology or other spreadsheets. It is designed so that the user can start to use Quattro Pro immediately without having to wade through a 700 page manual of details and technical information. The book is written in scenario style, bringing in the different elements of the program as you would normally seek to use them. The first four chapters offer a step-by-step approach, in plain English, that introduces you to Quattro Pro's capabilities quickly and easily. Later chapters discuss ways to edit entries, manipulate data, and handle blocks of data elegantly and easily-as well as how to graph and print data and use them in a database.

With 43,000 copies in print, this lively primer and reference covers the universe of PC hardware and software with a concise hardware buyers' guide, software surveys, and loads of useful tips on everything from plugging in a mouse to building a better worksheet. Thoroughly updated, this blockbuster volume is indispensable for anyone who wants to know what to buy, how to find it and how to use it.