Comments on: Book Review: Excel Hacks

By: jkpieterse

jkpieterse — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 21:06:00 +0000

Yes, I found a couple of errors too. I reported them to the publisher. There is even a part that might encourage users to set macro security to low. I stronlgy emphasized that this should be corrected.

By: Ken Brown

Ken Brown — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:19:00 +0000

I bought this book on reccomendation from another excel enthusiast I have talked to online…. I have to say that I was quite dissapointed with the book as whole…. There were a few errors in some of the code that I tried to use and I did not feel that I recieved value for my dollar. Some things in the book were very helpful but I think I could get that out of almost any book on the market.

By: ross

ross — Sun, 16 Jan 2005 15:26:00 +0000

This book seems to be doing the rounds of late and getting mentioned on lots of sites.

It's reported to be amazons top selling excel book i think, which does surprise me a little.

For 26 bucks, I think youíd be better spending a bit more and getting something like as J-walk offering ñ which will have most of these ìhacksî in anyway, plus a lot more.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sun, 16 Jan 2005 14:10:00 +0000

I agree with you. It is a good book I have learned a few things. I think it is a book to keep in your libary for references. The book that still gets the most use is Excel 2000 Formulas by J-Walk.

By: H.G.Lamy

H.G.Lamy — Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:16:00 +0000

1. I think you’re right in critizing stuff that doesn’t match expectations or promises, irrespective of the fact that it comes from somebody “inside the Excel-community” (to which the Hawley’s are considered to belong to).
2. The quality of the book mentioned in my view fully justifies your judgement.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:20:00 +0000

I have to agree with your assesment. The title did not match up to the content. I did not find one useful thing in the etire book. Nothing in it qualifies as a “hack”. Anyone interested in buying a slightly used copy?