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Are you new or advanced users of Excel? Searching for the best Excel training books? Don’t know which books are best to learn Excel? You’re at the
right place.

I have listed the best Excel books category wise so you can find the suitable books for you.

Let me help you find the best route and best Excel books to succeed you in learning Excel.

Videos, podcasts, kindle versions of books and online courses are the trend now. So, do you still need a book to learn Excel?

Yes! Of course!

You still need Excel books.

When I started using Excel, I tried many websites and lots of videos.

No doubt, I learned many useful uses of Excel!

But when I started with the series of Excel Bibles, I got the most of Excel and in a shorter time. As books are organized, and step by step.

So, when and how will you feel the necessity of an Excel book (on your topic) at your desk?

OK!

I see the whole learning process in the following steps.

For example, you want to master Data Analysis in Excel. What will be your steps?

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Step 1: Enroll in a Video Course

1. Start with the best video course. Take suggestions from colleagues, seniors or take the help of Google. Udemy is a good place to buy online courses
at a cheap price.
2. Finished the video course? You’re only 10 – 20% done with the topics.

Step 2: Buy a Book

1. Now grab a book for the detailed understanding of the data analysis topics. You will find instantly that many important data analysis topics are not
covered in the video course. No worry.

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1. Now go to different forums, web pages (Stack Over Flow type communities) and try to solve the questions on Data Analysis with Excel.
2. You will realize that you know nothing of data analysis using Excel
3. Solve as many problems as possible. If your work is directly related to the topics you’re learning, you will master the skills faster.
4. Facing any troubles? Get back to Books or Video Courses (YouTube or Paid Courses)

So, this is a loop.

Video courses for faster grabbing of the topics -> Books for detailed and faster references and generic problem solving -> Websites or communities for
real-life problem-solving, sharing your knowledge and learning new techniques from authoritative bloggers -> When you’re in troubles, learn from the
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books and videos.

So, the above ones are the steps I follow when I want to master something.

Seems nerdy?

OK. Learning and mastering something in cool way that will really change your life and career, you have to learn it in a nerdy way 😛

So, you got my learning process.

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Lets now talk about the books I have listed here

These books are really cool.

Many websites just have listed the Excel books for listing.

But I did not do that.

I selected books very carefully.

What are parameters I have checked before listing a book?

1. Book’s review on the site

2. My own experience with the books (if it is read by me)
3. Checking the author and publisher’s status
4. Books referred by authoritative bloggers on Excel

So, if you want to buy a book, you can use my reference.

And I have listed the books category wise for your easy pick.

Let’s start!

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Best Excel Book for Beginners

So, you’re a very beginner Excel user and searching for the best Excel books for beginners to start with. Here is the list …

Slaying Excel Dragons by Mike Girvin (Excel Is Fun)

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Best books to learn excel 2016

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Excel 2016 Bible by John Walkenbach
Microsoft Excel 2016 Step by Step by Curtis Frye
Learn Excel 2016 Expert Skills with The Smart Method: Courseware Tutorial teaching Advanced Techniques by Mike Smart

Best books to learn excel 2013

Excel 2013 Bible by John Walkenbach

Excel 2013: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald
Learn Excel 2013 Essential Skills with The Smart Method by Mike Smart
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Best books to learn excel 2010

Excel 2010 Bible by John Walkenbach

Learn Excel 2010 Essential Skills with The Smart Method by Mike Smart
Learn Excel 2010 Expert Skills with The Smart Method by Mike Smart

Best books to learn excel 2007

Excel 2007 Bible by John Walkenbach

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Excel 2007 by Nancy C. Muir

Books on Excel Charts

Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten by Stephen Few
Good Charts: The HBR Guide to Making Smarter, More Persuasive Data Visualizations by Scott Berinato

Best Excel Book for Data Analysis

Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Business Modeling (5th Edition) by Wayne Winston
Excel Basics to Blackbelt: An Accelerated Guide to Decision Support Designs by Elliot Bendoly
Guerrilla Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel: 2nd Edition Covering Excel 2010/2013 by Oz du Soleil & Bill Jelen
Analyzing Data with Power BI and Power Pivot for Excel (Business Skills) by Alberto Ferrari & Marco Russo
Statistical Analysis: Microsoft Excel 2013 by Conrad Carlberg

Best Excel Book for Advanced Users

Advanced Excel Essentials by Jordan Goldmeier

MrExcel XL: The 40 Greatest Excel Tips of All Time by Bill Jelen, Szilvia Juhasz
Excel Hacks: 100 Industrial Strength Tips and Toolsby David Hawley & Raina Hawley
101 Excel 2013 Tips, Tricks and Timesavers by John Walkenbach
This Isn’t Excel, It’s Magic! by Bob Umlas

Best Excel Macros (VBA) Books for beginners & advanced

Professional Excel Development: The Definitive Guide to Developing Applications Using Microsoft Excel, VBA, and .NET (2nd Edition) by Rob Bovey,
Dennis Wallentin, Stephen Bullen, John Green
Excel 2016 Power Programming with VBA (Mr. Spreadsheet’s Bookshelf) by Michael Alexander, Richard Kusleika
Excel 2013 Power Programming with VBA by John Walkenbach
Excel 2010 Power Programming with VBA by John Walkenbach
VBA for Modelers: Developing Decision Support Systems with Microsoft Office Excel by S. Christian Albright
101 Ready-To-Use Excel Macros by Michael Alexander

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Best Book on Financial Modeling in Excel

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Financial Modeling (MIT Press) by Simon Benninga
Mastering Financial Modeling: A Professional’s Guide to Building Financial Models in Excel by Eric Soubeiga
Next Generation Excel: Modeling In Excel For Analysts And MBAs (For MS Windows And Mac OS) by Isaac Gottlieb
Financial Analysis and Modeling Using Excel and VBA by Chandan Sengupta
Financial Modeling for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs: Developing Excel Models to Raise Capital, Increase Cash Flow, Improve Operations,
Plan Projects, and Make Decisions by Tom Y. Sawyer
Financial Modeling and Valuation: A Practical Guide to Investment Banking and Private Equity by Paul Pignataro
Financial Modelling in Practice: A Concise Guide for Intermediate and Advanced Level by Michael Rees

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Books on Excel Table

Excel Tables: A Complete Guide for Creating, Using and Automating Lists and Tables by Zack Barresse

Best Pivot Table Book

Excel 2016 Pivot Table Data Crunching (includes Content Update Program) (MrExcel Library) by Bill Jelen, Michael Alexander
Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts: Your visual blueprint for creating dynamic spreadsheets by Paul McFedries

Best Excel Formulas Book

Excel 2016 Formulas (Mr. Spreadsheet’s Bookshelf) by Michael Alexander

Excel 2013 Formulas by John Walkenbach
Excel 2013 Formulas and Functions (MrExcel Library) by Paul McFedries
Ctrl+Shift+Enter Mastering Excel Array Formulas: Do the Impossible with Excel Formulas Thanks to Array Formula Magic by Mike Girvin (Excel Is
Fun)
Excel 2010 Formulas by John Walkenbach
101 Ready-to-Use Excel Formulas (Mr. Spreadsheet’s Bookshelf) by Michael Alexander
F1 Get the Most Out of Excel Formulas & Functions: The Ultimate Excel Formulas & Functions Help Guide by Joseph Rubin CPA

Best Excel Dashboard Book

Excel Dashboards and Reports by Michael Alexander, John Walkenbach

Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data by Stephen Few
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte
Dashboards for Excel by Jordan Goldmeier

Excel Books for Marketers

Marketing Analytics: Data-Driven Techniques with Microsoft Excel by Wayne L. Winston

Excel for Marketing Managers (Excel for Professionals series) by Ivana Taylor, Bill Jelen
Basic Marketing Research: Using Microsoft Excel Data Analysis, 3rd Edition by Alvin C. Burns, Ronald F. Bush
Excel Secrets For Highly Effective Marketers: How To Use Excel For Breakthrough Performance by Jason Khoo

Excel for Scientists and Engineers

Excel for Scientists and Engineers: Numerical Methods by E. Joseph Billo

Excel 2013 for Scientists (Excel for Professionals series) by Dr. Gerard Verschuuren
Engineering with Excel (4th Edition) by Ronald W. Larsen
Advanced Excel for scientific data analysis, 3rd edition by Robert de Levie

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Business with Excel

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Excel 2010 – Business Basics & Beyond by Chris Smitty Smith

Finance & Accounting with Excel

Excel University Volume 2 – Featuring Excel 2016 for Windows: Microsoft Excel Training for CPAs and Accounting Professionals by Jeff Lenning CPA
Excel University Volume 3 – Featuring Excel 2016 for Windows: Microsoft Excel Training for CPAs and Accounting Professionals by Jeff Lenning CPA
Excel University Volume 4 – Featuring Excel 2016 for Windows: Microsoft Excel Training for CPAs and Accounting Professionals by Jeff Lenning CPA
Excel for Accountants, Second Edition by Conrad Carlberg
Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants (Wiley Corporate F&A) by Neale Blackwood
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Statistics & Prediction

Statistical Analysis: Microsoft Excel 2013 by Conrad Carlberg

Statistical Analysis: Microsoft Excel 2010 by Conrad Carlberg
Decision Analytics: Microsoft Excel by Conrad Carlberg
Predictive Analytics: Microsoft Excel by Conrad Carlberg

Best Power BI (business intelligence) books

Power Pivot and Power BI: The Excel User’s Guide to DAX, Power Query, Power BI & Power Pivot in Excel 2010-2016 by Rob Collie, Avichal Singh
DAX Formulas for PowerPivot: A Simple Guide to the Excel Revolution by Rob Collie
The Definitive Guide to DAX: Business intelligence with Microsoft Excel, SQL Server Analysis Services, and Power BI (Business Skills) by Alberto
Ferrari, Marco Russo
DAX Patterns 2015 by Marco Russo, Alberto Ferrari
Learn to Write DAX: A practical guide to learning Power Pivot for Excel and Power BI by Matt Allington
Microsoft Excel 2013 Building Data Models with PowerPivot (Business Skills) by Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo
M Is for (Data) Monkey: A Guide to the M Language in Excel Power Query by Ken Puls, Miguel Escobar
Microsoft Business Intelligence Tools for Excel Analysts by Michael Alexander

So, this is my list. Pick your essential books and be an expert in your Excel topics.

Kind regards

Kawser Ahmed

Last update: April 18, 2017

B. N. If you know some books that should be on this list (not the junk ones), please put it in the comment box. I will check your entry and
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Hello! Welcome to my Excel blog! It took me some time to be a fan of Excel. But now I am a die-hard fan of MS Excel. I learn new ways of doing things
with Excel and share here. Not only how to guide on Excel, but you will get also topics on Finance, Statistics, Data Analysis, and BI. Stay tuned!

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ANIRUDH KANSARA Reply

November 3, 2017 at 11:57 AM

Thank you for the insight on Excel. Helped a lot in making personal roadmap for learning Excel from Beginner to Advanced 🙂
Great Job. Keep doing it.

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Thank you for your feedback, Anirudh!

Best regards

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