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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Macro fundamentals -- Getting cozy with the Visual Basic editor -- The anatomy of macros -- Working with workbooks -- Working with worksheets -- Feeling at home on the range -- Manipulating data with macros -- Automating common reporting tasks -- Sending emails from Excel -- Wrangling external data with macros -- Ten handy Visual Basic editor tips -- Ten places to turn for macro help -- Ten ways to speed up your macros…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Cybersecurity -- Chapter 1 What Exactly Is Cybersecurity? …”

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Materias:

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