Excel Survival Kit, 2nd Edition – Now in Full Color for the First Time!

You’ve just landed a role that demands more Excel know-how than you ever imagined. Suddenly, you’re staring at endless grids, formulas, and messy data dumps—wondering how you’ll keep afloat. That’s where the Excel Survival Kit comes in.

Trusted Excel trainer Anne Walsh takes you step by step from the basics to the superpowers. In clear, accessible language, she shows you how to:

Master everyday essentials—data entry tips, charts, formulas, and keyboard shortcuts.

Conquer the big ones—VLOOKUP, its smarter sibling XLOOKUP, and the all-powerful Pivot Table.

Clean and transform messy data quickly with Power Query.

Unlock new insights with Power Pivot and Power BI.

Save time with modern Excel features like Dynamic Arrays, co-authoring, and threaded comments.

Control your data quality with practical Data Validation techniques.

This new full-color edition makes Excel clearer than ever, with screenshots that match what you’ll see on your screen, highlighted callouts for tips and pitfalls, and colorful visuals to reinforce your learning.

Compact enough to carry, yet packed with practical solutions, the Excel Survival Kit will help you move from overwhelmed to confident—whether you’re tidying up a spreadsheet, presenting insights to your boss, or building interactive dashboards.

Stop drowning in spreadsheets. Start surviving—and thriving—with Excel.