Microsoft Excel is one of the most powerful tools a business owner, manager, or new employee has at their disposal, and this guide teaches how to harness business data and put it to use within the program. Using real-world examples of a small business in operation, the book covers topics such as preparing financial statements; how to best display data for maximum impact with formatting tools, data tables, charts and pivot tables; using customer information to create customized letters with mail merge; importing data from programs such as QuickBooks; calculating the costs of doing business with financial formulas; and much more. Helpful screenshots are spread throughout the text, and the book explains how to find ready-made templates online for free.