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* Sofia Santiago, The Sheet Whisperer(TM), has been teaching people like you the best spreadsheet secrets, and the easiest and fastest time-saving-techniques, since dinosaurs roamed the earth (like in the 80s.)
* Sofia is Microsoft Certified as an Advanced Excel 2010 Expert (Microsoft Office Specialist).
* She's been told 1,372,029 times that she can turn any dull topic into a fun one (until she asked her mom to stop.)
* Her degree is in Computer Science and Cybernetics Engineering, her MBA is in Marketing, and for the past 10 years she's been seriously considering getting a Ph.D. in Mouse Right Clicking.
* Sofia is currently working on her Masters in Intercultural Relations, on her Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology (yeah, she's a nerd,) and on hearing her teen daughter practice electric guitar daily without pulling her hair (her own hair, of course).
* As an international bilingual speaker and trainer Sofia is passionate about helping others develop their business skills, career skills, and life skills. She also loves delivering culturally-sensitive training to U.S. Latinos, and eating cheese cake. She lives with her family in Lee's Summit, Missouri (yes, there is such a city.)
* To learn more about Sofia and her work, and to book her for an on-site workshop at your organization, go to http://www.seducingexcel.com/about-sofia.html
Reviewed by Suzanne Cowles for Readers' Favorite
Seducing Excel Volume 1: Ooh la la, Quickies! Enjoy the Sexy Features of MICROSOFT EXCEL 2010 That Men Wish Women Had Too by Sofia Santiago is a fun reference guide to some of Microsoft Excel’s special features. Learn shortcuts or quickies in easy to follow illustrations with step-by-step instructions in an entertaining way. Inspired by a sex therapist, the entire book is a tongue in cheek comedic attempt to depict the software as a female and uses sexual innuendo to crack jokes. It is about having fun and exploring the various time saving features that make Excel so powerful. Some of the many topics covered are: Speaking Cells that read aloud so you can check for typographical errors, saving time by moving the mouse the shortest distance with the Quick Access Toolbar, embedding Word or PDF documents inside the spreadsheet, using the Very Hide button on the Developer Tab to secure confidential information, the advantages of the Go To Special feature, creating multiple summations in the blink of an eye, using Lists, Spin Buttons and Forms, saving multiple opened spreadsheets in one easily accessible Workspace. But best of all are multiple ways to use “The Thingy” (bottom right square of cell).
Take control of time management with handy shortcuts and time saving tricks and techniques, but do not take it all too seriously. Establish competence by mastering one procedure at a time. I promise you will never Tab again. Seducing Excel Volume 1: Ooh la la, Quickies! Enjoy the Sexy Features of MICROSOFT EXCEL 2010 That Men Wish Women Had Too by Sofia Santiago is for people who already know the basics of the program and can get around the screen on their own. However, if you are one of those people, you will quickly appreciate the benefits to learning that one special shortcut for replacement of a routine function. I have picked up quite a few myself and cannot wait to try them out.
