Leverage features of Microsoft Excel to facilitate business decisions
Develop intelligent worksheets to quickly identify KPIs
Perform "what-if" analyses for developing budget and project plans
Summarize and analyze large amounts of data using PivotTables and Excel features
Automate Excel processes
COURSE CONTENT
Troubleshooting and Enhancing Professional Workbooks
Deciphering and correcting functions for data integrity
Accurately interpreting calculations
Implementing Names to enhance your workbook model
Monitoring KPIs using conditional formatting
Analyzing Data with FunctionsSummarizing business data with functions
Identifying the correct statistical function to aid analysis
Applying basic financial functions
Differentiating serial dates and date presentations
Calculating the number of working days
Controlling calculations and nested formulas
Interpreting data variations with the IF function
Streamlining calculations with referencing
Developing nested functions for multiple conditions
Capturing information with lookup functions
Applying techniques to implement and troubleshoot nested calculations
Optimizing Workbook Models with "What-If" AnalysisPlanning for contingencies
Managing variables in worksheets with Scenarios
Comparing and contrasting different data sets with Scenarios reports
Quantifying variables in a workbook model
Determining the magnitude of a variable with Goal Seek to achieve an end value
Calculating the optimum variable values in a worksheet model with Solve
Summarizing Business InformationOrganizing workbooks and links• Arranging multiple workbooks with Workspaces• Managing external linksConsolidating ranges• Building 3D formulas to analyze worksheet data• Summarizing multiple sources of Excel information into one worksheetFormulating Decisions from Database InformationDistilling data sets for data analysis• Managing multiple data sets on a single worksheet with the Table feature• Defining an Excel data set to ensure appropriate use of built-in features• Extracting unique lists of records from an Excel data set with the Advanced Filter• Analyzing data sets with filters and aggregationInterpreting and refining data with PivotTables• Defining data summaries interactively• Summarizing data sets with grouping and aggregation• Comparing related totals dynamically• Filtering details with Report Filters and SlicersVisualizing and exploring PivotTable reports• Presenting PivotTable reports effectively with PivotCharts• Examining data patterns with Sparklines• Analyzing multiple tables of data with Power Pivots• Discovering and presenting information with Power ViewEnhancing Excel Usage with MacrosAutomating repetitive tasks• Simplifying complex tasks and reducing errors• Bulletproofing routine editing and formatting• Invoking macros with Form controls