Hi! "Treeskier" ,
As you mentioned, if you are really newbie of Excel, then
I would recommend:
"Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Step by Step" by Microsoft Press.
( This book together with nice CD-ROM eBook
is really nice for newbie,
even if you know nothing about Excel, still you can easily understand this book
and when you finish, you can be like expert of Excel...
( I mean a lot of office worker do not know much about each function of Excel
in this book.)
Firstly,Your hands-on, self-study guide to building the skills you need to
succeed with Excel 2003.
This practical, hands-on tutorial expertly builds your skills with Microsoft
Office Excel 2003?one step at a time! With STEP BY STEP,
you work at your own pace through easy-to-follow lessons
and practice exercises
to learn exactly the tools and techniques you
need!
http://www.Microsoft.com/mspress/books/5605.asp
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Next step; if you love Excel tighter with VBA.), or higher level
then,
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/6647.asp
If you learn these books(i.e. you have these kinds of Excel-Literacy),
then you can see/recognize a lot of good Home Page
around the world.... (How to, Tips with good example
with Google Search)
Good Luck!