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Overview

This course builds on the foundational and intermediate knowledge presented in the earlier course and your previous Excel experience to help you get the most from the software. The ability to collaborate with colleagues, automate complex or repetitive tasks, and use conditional logic to construct and apply elaborate formulas and functions will give you the full power of Excel at your fingertips. The more you learn about how to get Excel to do the hard work for you, the more you'll be able to concentrate on getting the answers you need from the vast amount of data produced by organizations.

Course Requirements

To ensure success, learners should have practical experience creating and analyzing datasets using Excel. Specific tasks learners should be able to perform include: creating formulas and using Excel functions; creating, sorting, and filtering datasets and tables; presenting data by using basic charts; creating and working with PivotTables, slicers, and PivotCharts; and customizing the Excel environment.

What You Will Learn

In particular you will be able to:

Work with multiple worksheets and workbooks simultaneously
Share and protect workbooks
Automate workbook functionality
Apply conditional logic
Audit worksheets
Present your data visually

1. Pivot Tables

Creating and Using a Pivot Table
Filtering and Sorting Data within a Pivot Table
Automatically Grouping Data in a Pivot Table and Renaming Groups
Manually Grouping Data in a Pivot Table and Renaming Groups

2. Input Tables

One-Input Data Tables
Two-Input Data Tables

3. Charts

Creating a Combined Line and Column Chart
Adding a Secondary Axis to a Chart
Changing the Chart Type for a Particular Data Series
Adding a Data Series to a Chart
Removing a Data Series from a Chart
Re-Positioning Chart Title
Re-Positioning the Chart Legend
Moving and Formatting Chart Data Labels
Modifying Chart Axis Scales
Formatting an Axis to Display Using Commas
Inserting Images into Chart Columns
Inserting Images to Chart Bars
Formatting the Chart Plot Area Using a Picture
Formatting the Chart Area Using a Picture

4. Hyperlinks

Inserting a Hyperlink
Editing a Hyperlink
Removing a Hyperlink

5. Linking & Embedding

What Is Embedding and Linking?
Linking Data within a Worksheet
Linking Cells between Worksheets within a Workbook
Linking Data between Workbooks
Linking Data from Excel to a Word Document
Linking an Excel Chart to a Word Document
Updating, Locking and Breaking Links

6. Importing Text Files

What Is a Delimited Text File?
Importing a Delimited Text File

7. Sorting and Filtering Data

Sorting Data by Multiple Columns at the Same Time
Applying a Pre-Installed Custom Sort
Creating a Customized List and Performing a Custom Sort
Removing a Customised List
Using AutoFilter
Using AutoFilter to Perform Multiple Queries
Top 10 AutoFilter
Removing All AutoFilters from a Worksheet
Advanced Filter Criteria
Sub-Totalling
Removing Subtotals
Expanding and Collapsing Outline Detail Levels

8. Tracking and Reviewing Changes

Enabling or Disabling the 'Track Changes' Feature
Sharing, Comparing and Merging Worksheets

9. Scenarios

Scenario Manager
Scenario Summary Reports

10. Validating

Data Validation - Whole Number
Data Validation - Decimal Number
Data Validation - List
Data Validation - Date
Data Validation - Time
Data Validation - Text Length
Customising a Validation Input
Message and Error Alert
Removing Data Validation

11. Auditing

Tracing Precedent Cells
Tracing Dependent Cells
Cells with Missing Dependents
Showing All Formulas in a Worksheet
Inserting and Viewing Comments
Editing and Deleting Comments
Showing and Hiding Comments

12. Macros

Macro to Change the Page Set-Up
Macro to Apply a Custom NumberFormat
Macro to Format a Cell Range
Macro to Insert Fields into the Header or Footer
Assigning a Macro to a Button on the Quick Access Toolbar
Deleting Macros

13. Passwords & Security Issues

Adding 'Open' Password Protection to a Workbook
Adding 'Modify' Password Protection to a Workbook
Removing an 'Open' Password from a Workbook
Removing a 'Modify' Password from a Workbook
Password Protecting Cells and Worksheets
Hiding Formulas
Un-Hiding Formulas

Attend one of our public Excel courses:

Small Class Sizes

Maximum of 5 students per course.

Reference Manual

High quality reference manual supporting the topics covered.

Post Course Support

Unlimited post course email support on the course topics.

Delivery Options:

Virtual Online

Training Centres

We can arrange your own private Excel course.

Tailored

Have us build a custom private course tailored to your needs.

Cost Effective

If you are looking to training a group of people private courses can be very cost effective.

Post Course Support

Unlimited post course email support on the course topics.

Delivery Options:

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