Microsoft Excel is an application that is often not fully appreciated by many business users who fail to understand what the package can offer if exploited correctly.

Excel has a number of powerful tools for numerical analysis that can reduce complicated problems into fairly simple answers. Two of these that are covered in advanced Excel courses are Goal Seek and Solver.

There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed a desire to become a great writer. When asked to define 'great' he said: "I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, wail, howl in pain, desperation, and anger!" He now works for Microsoft, writing Excel error messages.

A highlight of the new features in Microsoft Access 2007. Where to start? A look at prebuilt solutions, results orientated user interface, simplification of table creation and the ability to share information more easily.