The full title is Excel Basics In 30 Minutes: The beginner’s guide to Microsoft Excel, Excel Online, and Google Sheets. The title both under-promises and over-promises. I felt I got the basics down in an hour or so. But there are several topics in the book that I consider more than basic but someone who wants to do a good bit with Excel might consider basic. It is good that the author decided to include Google Sheets. I happen to have Excel on my computer but many people do not and find Google Sheets a good option.

This review is based on an advance reader copy (ARC) from NetGalley ( https://www.netgalley.com/ .) I thank them for the chance to read and review this book. My experience is based on an ARC that I read on my Kindle.

Although the book is called Excel Basics In 30 Minutes (3rd Edition) it took me more than 30 minutes and I did not even do the whole thing. There were parts that did not interest me and I felt I should just skip these parts. But that just reflects my situation and some might want to spend the time to do it all.

I think this is an excellent introductory guide and reference book. If at some point I want to learn more about Excel or just refresh my memory on some tasks, I would probably buy this book. I think I would buy a print book rather than a kindle version since I find print books easier to use if I need to refer to different sections of the book.