About the Authors

The Baarns Consulting Group, Inc. (BCGI) has been developing corporate solutions and training with Microsoft Excel since 1987 and was one of the fourteen original Microsoft Excel Consulting Partners, before the Microsoft Solution Provider program started. Today the group specializes in Microsoft Office, BackOffice, and Internet-related technologies. They manage the world's largest third party Web site dedicated to Microsoft Office at http://www.baarns.com. They can also be reached at the following address:

Baarns Consulting Group, Inc.
12807 Borden Ave.
Sylmar, CA 91342
818-362-9235

Co-authors for this book include:

Don Baarns is the President of Baarns Consulting and an internationally known consultant, author, and speaker. Mr. Baarns has been a featured speaker at the Microsoft Excel Developers Conferences (1989-1993), Microsoft Tech Ed and many other industry events. Today he leads a team of highly focused consultants creating high-value solutions for corporations around the world.

Chris Kinsman is the Director of Development for Baarns Consulting and specializes in Microsoft Excel and Internet-related technologies. A highly sought-after speaker, author, and consultant, Mr. Kinsman focuses on maximizing the business value of today's leading technologies.

Rob Bovey is a Senior Consultant with Baarns Consulting and specializes in Microsoft Excel. He has vast experience developing high-value corporate solutions and frameworks for reusable code in Microsoft Office.

Fred Carlsen is the Training Director for Baarns Training and has personally trained over 50,000 students in corporate classrooms over the last 10 years. Today he leads an experienced group of instructors specializing in Microsoft Office and Internet-related technologies.