ABSTRACT

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts covered in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book explores a potpourri of miscellaneous topics in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. It describes several graphing techniques that may be employed in engineering applications. The book then discusses the use of line drawings and other graphics in Word and Excel. It illustrates a variety of Excel techniques for solving single and multiple linear or nonlinear equations, along with numerical examples of each technique. The book presents other numerical applications, including histograms and multivariable regression analysis. It explains optimization techniques that may be exploited with Excel Solver. The book also highlights some basic, but very useful, operations with pivot tables. The book also presents an introduction to the use of Excel in "the cloud" as well as integration with other cloud applications that the engineer or technology professional might find useful.