{"id":48,"date":"2009-11-13T00:34:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T05:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debradalgleish.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/13\/thinking-about-excel\/"},"modified":"2009-11-13T00:34:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-13T05:34:00","slug":"thinking-about-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debradalgleish.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/13\/thinking-about-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking About Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My friend, Heather Mak, asked if I\u2019d like to be interviewed for her new online magazine, <a title=\"Five Takeaways\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fivetakeaways.com\/\">Five Takeaways<\/a>. What key things should people know about Excel? What are its Five Takeaways?<\/p>\n<p>The magazine\u2019s first article was about American Chinese food, and the second article focused on a giant island of garbage that\u2019s floating in the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>So, they\u2019ve covered take-out and throw out. How does Excel fit into that pattern? I guess you can use Excel to figure things out.<\/p>\n<p>Heather sent me a few questions to help me start thinking.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How exactly did you get into Excel?&#160; (were you there from day one?)<\/li>\n<li>What exactly does a Microsoft MVP do?&#160; <\/li>\n<li>Is there a typical description that you could give of a Microsoft MVP?&#160; It seems like an interesting niche! <\/li>\n<li>What are some novel uses of Excel that you&#8217;ve seen?&#160; <\/li>\n<li>Why do you think Excel is so great?&#160; <\/li>\n<li>What are some commonly encountered problems that people most often ask your help for? <\/li>\n<li>What would you say are the most basic\/important formulas\/functions of Excel that people should know?&#160; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I\u2019ll give this some thought over the weekend, and see what I can come up with.<\/p>\n<p>___________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend, Heather Mak, asked if I\u2019d like to be interviewed for her new online magazine, Five Takeaways. 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