Good things come to those who wait: Spread Cheat was published by Springer Vieweg on 24 September 2018 and can be ordered directly from the publisher or from Amazon.

Spread Cheat published by Springer Vieweg

Spreadsheets are a widely used, general-purpose tool. If you think you already know everything about spreadsheets, this book is essential reading: you will learn not only best practices for everyday work but also specialist techniques such as named formulas and the practical use of array constants.

The first part is organised by area of use: entering, creating, designing, revising, linking, publishing, analysing, accelerating and documenting. The chapters summarise the essential principles, offer tips and tricks and point to the relevant tools.

In the second part, the "toolbox", the book covers advanced techniques in breadth and depth, illustrates them through use cases and explains their strengths and limitations.

An extensive set of reference tables covering all the important abbreviations, codes, colours and functions rounds off the book.

The book explains the concepts of working with spreadsheets in general, without being tied to a particular product; implementation details are illustrated using Microsoft Excel and LibreOffice Calc.